And the much-publicised Metro Kingdom, aping a real-world city (New York, cough), has tall buildings that add plenty of verticality to play.Įxploration is rewarded, not least because you have to collect hidden Power Moons to move from kingdom to kingdom. The Lake Kingdom, for example, is mostly underwater so a lot of the action is focused on ensuring you reach your goals without drowning. The invention comes in the wild variety of puzzles and play types in each of the markedly different kingdoms. Of course, Mario can still perform a variety of miraculous leaps and bounds, although there are no other power-ups beyond Cappy, so we feel the game is better focused as a result.
And while it seemed to be a gimmick initially, you soon realise that it is the very tenet that makes Odyssey so special. You can even takeover a Bullet Bill and fly to an otherwise impossible-to-reach platform.įinding out the different uses of Cappy is a major part of the fun throughout, including during the numerous boss battles across the 15 plus kingdoms. Lob him onto a T-Rex and you can rampage through walls. Throw Cappy onto a Big Chain Chomp and you can use it to bash down obstructions, even other Chain Chomps. You can also use Cappy to takeover many enemies and, in some cases, objects, in order to use their abilities to progress.
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In fact, it's one of the best games full stop.Ĭappy is a sentient hat creature from an alternative kingdom that not only takes the place of Mario's own cap but can be used as a weapon to dispatch many foes through a well-timed fling from the wrist. Odyssey, quite simply, is the best platformer we've played in many a year. Is Mario Odyssey the best Mario game ever? It had Super Mario Odyssey up its sleeve. Nintendo, though, wasn't quite as nervous. We even started to fear, once the hype had died down, for the Switch's future.
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If you simply look at the last few months, it'd be hard to recommend the console over a PS4 or Xbox One. And there have been a few decent third-party titles, like Lego City Undercover and Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle.īut, when compared to rival consoles, the Nintendo Switch looks positively underserved. We've had other great first-party games in the shape of the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Arms and Splatoon 2 in the interim. After its spring launch, however, things went quiet. (Pocket-lint) - The Nintendo Switch couldn't have had a better start, with a game as scintillating as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and sales figures the Wii U could only have dreamt about.