#26: Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Super Mario 3D World was already awesome enough to be on my list back when it first released, now that it comes with the amazing Bowser's Fury attached, well it's even more deserving! Let's take them one by one.
SM3DW is a halfway point between 2D Mario and 3D Mario and it's packed to the brim with fun ideas the whole way through. You'll boost your way around a Mario Kart track, make your way across a Japanese temple, cheat death jumping on block that disappear to the beat of the music all that with fun power ups like Cat Mario and the Double Cherry. If you're friendships are strong you can also opt for the multiplayer "co-op" play!
On the other hand, Bowser's Fury feels like a proof of concept for yet a new kind of 3D Mario game, open-world 3D Mario and boy do I want a full game of this! Going around from island to island, occasionally fighting a giant pissed off Bowser felt really fresh and was loads of fun. Plessie, the Nessie knockoff, makes a return, serving as a means to travel between sections quickly and he also provides some of the most fun Cat Shine challenges as you zoom around the map going through giant rings.
The Bowser fights in the game are well done but sometimes to randomness of when Bowser gets mad can be frustrating when trying to get the last few Shines and you have to wait for his wrath to break blocks. Not a big complaint for an overall exciting new addition.
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