Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury

The wildly entertaining Wii U game that brought us multiplayer three-dimensional Mario for the first time gets a Switch port – and a bonus Bowser adventure

Super Mario 3D World was the first title where Nintendo’s plumber could pretend to be a cat, so a straight-up port for the Switch would have been fine by us; but with Bowser’s Fury added you’re getting two separate games in one package.

Those yet to play Super Mario 3D World are in for a treat in the mould of the 2D platformers where the mascot made his name: you’re running, hopping and stomping your way through abundantly colourful, mostly linear courses as you pursue Bowser and his royal prisoner. But don’t mistake the traditional structure for a lack of imagination, because this is Nintendo at its most relentlessly creative. You haven’t played a Mario game until you’re controlling a quartet of Cat Marios (or Luigis, Toads or Peaches) in unison.