Jump Up, Super Star! “Super Mario Odyssey” Review

“Super Mario Odyssey” is the latest entry in the Super Mario series and was developed and published by Nintendo. I played and finished it recently on the Nintendo Switch.

For “Super Mario Odyssey,” I was a little late playing it as it was released in 2017. But as a new player to this new entry I was not disappointed and had fun the whole time playing it.

Like any beginning of any Mario game, Princess Peach has been abducted by Bowser and Mario has to go rescue Princess Peach from Bowser’s wedding plans. With the help of Cappy, a new character introduced in the game, he teams up with Mario as his hat, and that provides him with new moves which are different and refreshing from the typical Super Mario game.

The graphics are stellar as you board the airship called the “Odyssey,” and travel to unique and amazing places in the pursuit of Bowser. These new areas are really fun to explore and learning Mario’s new moves with Cappy at first was a bit challenging, but once I got the hang of them, it was rewarding and helpful for exploring these new places.

Once you are at a new destination, you have to collect Moons to power up the ship, so you could go to the next new destination and explore it. And that’s the fun part because each new destination is unique and different from the previous one. From a jungle full of water falls, to the beach, and to a destination that looks like a candy land you never get bored with exploring them.

Another fun thing about the game is buying Mario new costumes at every destination. Each new costume fits the theme of each new destination. But to buy these costumes you have to collect enough coins to purchase the costumes and hats.

Of course the soundtrack is great and it fits the new destinations that you are exploring, but the stand out song is “Jump Up, Super Star” sung by Pauline and you can’t help but jam out to it.

The boss battles in “Super Mario Odyssey,” were challenging, but were still fun enough to go up against Bowser’s minions. And the final boss battle of the game is a fun time, but I won’t say much so I won’t spoil too much of the game.

Overall, “Super Mario Odyssey” is a fantastic and colorful 3D adventure game that is perfect for the Super Mario series. You’ll never get bored of exploring new destinations and learning new fighting and jumping techniques with Cappy. A new refreshing Mario game that is worth checking out and playing.