Super Mario Run reviews roundup: Is it worth buying?

Nintendo’s demo-like approach lets you download Super Mario Run for free and play through the first three levels, as well as get a 20-second taste of the first end-world stage-and then it stops there unless you pay $10 for the full game unlock. Millions of players keep unimaginative dreck like Mobil...

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Published in:CIO (Framingham, Mass.) Mass.), 2016
Main Author: Lynch, Jim
Format: Review
Language:English
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Interactive computer systems
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Summary:Nintendo’s demo-like approach lets you download Super Mario Run for free and play through the first three levels, as well as get a 20-second taste of the first end-world stage-and then it stops there unless you pay $10 for the full game unlock. Millions of players keep unimaginative dreck like Mobile Strike or Game of War: Fire Age on the Top Grossing apps chart, happily pumping in money for in-app purchases. [...]they’ll grumble about the one-time purchase of a game that is full of personality, not to mention precision-crafted and balanced for fun and challenge-instead of pushing players to continually spend cash. Like any solid game, these smooth moves are easy to pull off but difficult to completely master, and there's plenty of open screen space towards the bottom, so my fingers were never obstructing my view. Super Mario Run's simplified control scheme generally works well, but after three decades of Mario's evolution, the experience often feels compromised by the lack of power-ups and precise control I've grown used to. More at GameSpot TouchArcade: Super Mario Run isn’t substantial enough Shaun Musgrave at TouchArcade enjoyed what Super Mario Run had to offer, but felt that the game just didn’t have enough to compete with other endless runner games in the iOS App Store: Super Mario Run is a stage-based auto-runner that sees the plumber doing his usual bit to rescue Princess Peach from King Koopa.
ISSN:0894-9301