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Mario returns in one of the best titles available for the 3DS right now...
Extremely well implemented 3D effects, great level design, classic platforming challenges.
Initial parts of the game may feel a little too easy for experience players, and the difficulty curve can feel a little random at times.
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THOSE concerned for the Nintendo 3DS console in its floundering first few months should fret no more thanks to Mario, who has come to rescue in not one but two new games this Christmas. One sees the Italian plumber back at his karting best. The othe...
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Nintendos been cranking out Mario games since, well, since videogames as we know them were invented. Literally. So, despite the fact that the jumpy plumbers had the odd little hiccup - where hiccup means only great, rather than incredible - the one...
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Published November 30th 2011. Written by Gloria Preston. The release of a new Mario platform game is cause for celebration, even at their worst they are still better than just about everything else in the genre. Super Mario 3D Land is no exception to t...
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Buy now for £31 If the 3DS needs anything right now, it’s a game that makes buying one worthwhile. Nine months after launch the console’s only must-have title is Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D – a 3D update of a twelve year old game – and it’s st...
Old-school Mario action with a new-fangled 3D twist, Endlessly inventive levels and gadgets, Clever use of 3D and perspective...
Early stages very easy, Reveals hand-cramping qualities of 3DS...
The best game on the 3DS and the first original stone-cold classic on the system. Super Mario 3D Land is a wonderful fusion of both 2D and 3D Mario traditions, packed with ideas and boasting a formidable long-term challenge. A game worth buying a 3DS f...
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Mario’s first major outing on the 3DS has to walk a tightrope. On one hand it’s designed to be catnip for die-hard Nintendo fans that takes them on another wide-eyed trip into the familiar but always imaginative Mushroom Kingdom. But Super Mario 3D La...
Nintendo's venerable hero heads into the third dimension with Super Mario 3D Land – but does it leap out at us?...
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The 3D in Super Mario 3D Land is a gimmick. But it's because it's just a gimmick that it actually works. In every other 3DS game, I always turn on 3D initially, then turn it off again minutes later. It's distracting when you move the screen a quarter i...
Lots of game to explore with a brilliant 3D implementation, if your eyes can stand long exposure to it. The fixed camera angles are the only thing to push Super Mario 3D Land from challenging to frustrating at times...
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Is Nintendo's 3DS saviour finally here? As big videogame brands continue to age and entrench themselves in popular culture, the more we will see celebrations of their anniversaries marked with increasing sophistication and reverence.This year alone see...
Merely great – a disappointment only by Mario’s own standards.More Articles >>>...
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The Super Mario series spent the 80s and early 90s as the pinnacle of 2D platforming, where each core Mario title was another high watermark for the genre. Then the franchise took a turn with Super Mario 64, as it basically invented the 3D platformer a...
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If there's one reason to buy a Nintendo 3DS than SUPER MARIO 3D LAND is that reason. Although the 3DS is an amazing console, some of the games, especially by third party developers have been a little lacklustre and we won't mention any games, shall we...
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Super Mario 3D World - Hands-on from E3 2013 Nintendo's biggest problem at E3 2013 was one of expectation. Fans hoped for – even longed for – sightings of a new Mario Galaxy, a new Zelda, a new Metroid. Instead they got Mario Kart 8 , a new Donkey Kong...
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When the 3DS first launched, there wasn't a clear system seller game among the debut titles. Sure, Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Nintendogs + Cats were nice, but they didn't have universal drawing power. It wasn't until 2011 was ending that the m...
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Super Mario 3D Land was released on November 3rd, 2011, for the Nintendo 3DS handheld console. It's Mario's opening debut into the glasses-free 3D offered by Nintendo's latest handheld, and is the only Super Mario title which Shigeru Miyamoto has describe...
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The latest platformer to star Nintendo’s moustachioed icon combines the clever, three-dimensional level design and graphical polish of the Super Mario Galaxy games with the bite-sized sweetness of entries in the Super Mario Bros. series. The result is...
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Mario’s first major outing on the 3DS has to walk a tightrope. On one hand it’s designed to be catnip for die-hard Nintendo fans that takes them on another wide-eyed trip into the familiar but always imaginative Mushroom Kingdom. But Super Mario 3D...
A joyous adventure packed with primary coloured thrills that suitable for older players and younger fans alike...
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Compared with the plumber's recent console outings, such as Mario Galaxy 2, the levels here are more straightforward. Mario can attack only using jumps or power-ups and he even shrinks when touched by an enemy. It's the most classic-feeling 3D Mario yet -...
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The latest platformer to star Nintendo’s moustachioed icon combines the clever, three-dimensional level design and graphical polish of the Super Mario Galaxy games with the bite-sized sweetness of entries in the Super Mario Bros. series. The result is...
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3DSSuper Mario 3D Land is my first 3DS title. This game inspired me to buy Nintendo's struggling handheld, and as I expected, it's a worthy killer app. Super Mario Land 3D is not perfect, but it is without question an essential purchase for any 3DS own...
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It’s not hard to love Mario. He’s had his ups and downs – what, for example, was the deal with Paper Mario? And Super Mario Strikers was pretty hard to love, at least for this non-sports fan – but darn it if the little guy doesn’t keep coming back for...
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Mario is Nintendo’s mascot and most recognizable character. Mario and friends appear in a lot of games of varying genres and quality, but the “true” Mario series is a platforming series. For nearly every Nintendo system Mario platformers have been cons...
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Super Mario 3D Land captures the classic essence that has worked so manageably well in previous efforts featuring the plumber, from the sound effects that many grew up with to the retro-flavored design (question marked blocks, Koopas, Goombas) that w...
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Other writers have stated the same thing but it bears repeating: Super Mario 3D Land should have been a 3DS launch title. Here's a title where the 3D, arguably the 3DS's biggest selling feature, doesn't feel like just another bullet point...
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Super Mario Land 3D Review1 2 When you've conquered the galaxy twice, where do you go next? The universe would seem to be the logical step forward, but then Nintendo's mascot - particularly in recent years - has rarely taken the most straightforward ro...
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Always bet on Mario. It's a given that Nintendo rarely fails when dealing with its mustachioed mascot, and there's no denying that when a Nintendo system is in trouble, everybody's favorite plumber can bail it out. The 3DS is in need of some competit...
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Finally, a game for the Nintendo 3DS that makes you actually want to turn on 3D.The 3D in Super Mario 3D Land is a gimmick. But it's because it's just a gimmick that it actually works. In every other 3DS game, I always turn on 3D initially, then turn i...
Lots of game to explore; brilliant 3D implementation; challenging without being punishing...
Fixed camera angles make some jumps difficult; 3D can be tiring on the eyes during long play sessions...
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Mario has finally made his way to the 3DS, and the big boys of Nintendo are hoping their mascot can push the steadily climbing sales of the portable to loftier heights. Historical retail records and name recognition will likely give profits a good push...
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Nintendo’s EAD Tokyo studio, who made Donkey Kong: Jungle Beat and the two Super Mario Galaxy games, never worked on a portable before making Super Mario 3D Land. Fortunately, they have some sort of innate knowledge of how to make a portable video game...
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2012-04-27 04:50:29
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Nintendo has repeatedly promised that Mario's first 3DS adventure would show off what the system is really made of, cementing it as a truly unique and capable platform. The incredible part? The company actually delivered. 3D gaming has never been fully...
Super Mario 3D Land represents the first 3DS title to fully make use of the system’s capabilities. With an expertly balanced difficulty progression, dazzling level design and masterful Power-Ups, this is the ideal 3DS experience. Most of the first eigh...
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gaming-age.com Updated:
2012-04-27 04:50:29
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I'm probably not going to blow your mind when I tell you Super Mario 3D Land is totally worth picking up. After all, it's a first party developed Super Mario title, and it's kind of hard for Nintendo to really screw that up nowadays. That said, I'll fr...
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The best Mario titles mix the freedom of 3D gameplay with the tight controls and precision of 2D gaming. Super Mario 3D Land feels wonderful, with controls that come naturally to the player and plenty of moves that allow Mario to explore his surround...
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Mario’s back, in his first full game on the Nintendo 3DS. While you can enjoy new-classic side-scrolling action with New Super Mario Bros. or truly classic 3D platforming action with Mario 64 thanks to the 3DS’ backwards compatibility, Super Mario Land...
The best use of the 3DS screen to date, Excellent control and level design...
Themes are all over the place...
Super Mario 3D Land stands as one of the best 3DS games yet, and one of the best non-remake reasons to get a 3DS...
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Mario is one of the hardest-working men in video games. Whether he's competing in the Olympics or exploring outer space, this gaming icon stays busy. Super Mario 3D Land puts the plumber though his paces with yet another search-and-rescue mission to fi...
Wellcrafted stages for all skill levels, Simple, responsive controls, Playerassistance items are great in a pinch, Invokes 2D Mario in a 3D world.
Limited StreetPass and gyrometer features.
Maxwell grabs a tanooki suit and races through this video review for Super Mario 3D Land on the Nintendo 3DS...
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1up.com
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2012-04-27 04:50:29
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I make a leap for the platform, catapulting across open air to reach the nearest thing to terra firma in sight: A sheet of what appears to be a giant shortbread cookie, scrolling past with alarming swiftness. But I haven't built up quite enough momentu...
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