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There are some games that just needed to happen. Super Mario Brothers,
Professor Layton, Legend of Zelda, or perhaps a new legend...Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Captain Toad Treasure Tracker...It's a fantastic game, where Nintendo realizes that Toad was their true mascot, and they embraced this fact by giving him his very own game! Ok, sarcasm aside, time to get (mostly) serious. It is a full game based off of four bonus levels in Super Mario 3D World. I actually liked those bonus levels, so I was actually pretty excited to get this game. But, if I were to slide this under the Vizzed-Review-a-Scope how well would it look? Graphics: 8/10 The graphics are pretty nice, even for the Wii U. But it uses all the same textures and landscapes from Super Mario 3D World. Which is pretty good, but, it's nothing you've never seen before. (Okay, outside a few new enemies...) Still, you can see a rolling sky, beautiful water, butterflies coming out of the flowers, and those weird Biddybug enemies. It's all going to look as fantastic as you'd expect! Sound: 9/10 Sound here is great! The voice acting is expertly done. It's crisp, clean, and pleasing to the ears. You won't soon forget the many screeches of Toad. The Shy Guys sound just as you'd expect them to, with all their...I actually don't know how to spell out that sound they make! But I'm sure you can hear it in your head now. With that aside, the music is nice, but most levels will get to feeling pretty repetitive. The main level theme is a remix of the Toad Brigade jingle from Super Mario Galaxy. It's a glorious little tune, but it felt a bit repetitive to me after a few levels. The music changes on some levels to more fitting, or foreboding tunes. When the Toad War Song stops, things are gonna get serious. The music is well done, the voices (in all seriousness now) are pretty good, but, it's Toad, so don't expect anything like Markiplier or Morgan Freeman's voices. Addictiveness: 7/10 This game is pretty fun for both casual and intense play. It's unique gameplay will keep you coming back for more. And if that's not enough, each level has a bonus challenge! You can shoot for 100% completion and have fun doing it also. If anything; it's a extremely addicting first playthrough. It will without a doubt leave you with a smile on your face. I for one will be playing it quite often. Story: 4/10 The story, sadly, is really weak. More time went into reasoning why he can't jump than the actual story! So most of this score comes from their reasoning. Toad and his Toad Brigade, plus Toadette, are still on that quest for Power Stars. Whether for their own personal gain, for Rosalina, or for the good of the Mushroom Kingdom is left for debate. But they're out there for treasure, and power stars. Upon Toad and Toadette's collection of a power star; a giant bird, the likes of which Mario has never faced, swoops down and steals the star, along with Toadette. Toad's backpack is extremely heavy, so he falls off the star and can only chase that bird down. Nintendo even admits that Toad seriously overpacked for this trip. That backpack is so heavy he can't even jump! But how will he navigate the tough world of the Mario Universe? Well, by his wits of course! His big head must have a lot of brain power*! (*Brain power to follow the controller. All brain power must be supplied by a responsible player) So, go forth brave Toad, treasure, glory, and the chance to beat Mario at his own story awaits! Depth: 7/10 There's a shocking amount of depth to this game. It's a 3D puzzle game, so there's going to be some depth by default. But there is also a hidden object or bonus challenge to each level too! Some levels have a bonus around finding a golden mushroom, or another gold item worth a nice stack of coins. Others will have you taking a different route, or defeating every enemy in the level, and some (Actually hard) stealth challenges! And if your Wii U has a Mario 3D World file on it, it opens up a whole bonus story too! There's a good amount of levels, with a shifting level of depth to every one of them. Difficulty: 6/10 This game can be simple if you're just going for the Star. But if you're doing challenges, or trying to find the rest of your crew, you're in for a much more challenging game. You can't jump, so the only real strategy you have against baddies is to RUN LIKE HECK!!!! There are two other options, but they're going to be mentioned later because of a few reasons. But along with the baddies, each level is a puzzle on hot to get to the Star at the top. There are obstacles like doors to random locations, ladders, tight corridors with Shy Guys patrolling them, blocks that move when touched, and plenty more. Conclusion and More: This game is half Mario 3D World and half original. There are reused enemies from 3D World such as the Para-Biddybug, Goombas, Piranha Plants, Boos, and the like. But there are new enemies as well such as: Shy Guys (Not totally new, but they were never in 3D World so new to the game engine), Flaptors, Mud Troopers, and a GIANT DRAGON!!!! There are a small number of powerups, but a mixture of old and new. There are Mushrooms, Turnips, 1-Up Mushrooms, Double Cherries, and the Super Pickaxe. Mushrooms work how you'd expect, the double cherries work the same as 3D World. But the Turnips you pull from the ground and throw at enemies like in Super Mario Bros 2. The Super Pickaxe lets you fulfill your Minecrafting dreams and swing a mighty pickaxe at foes and blocks alike! Breaking and or opening them up. Captain Toad is a great game all in all. It's a fun twist from a normal Mario game. And it's a pretty decent standalone title too. What it lacks in story it makes up for in fun and gameplay. Overall: 8.2/10 Professor Layton, Legend of Zelda, or perhaps a new legend...Captain Toad Treasure Tracker. Captain Toad Treasure Tracker...It's a fantastic game, where Nintendo realizes that Toad was their true mascot, and they embraced this fact by giving him his very own game! Ok, sarcasm aside, time to get (mostly) serious. It is a full game based off of four bonus levels in Super Mario 3D World. I actually liked those bonus levels, so I was actually pretty excited to get this game. But, if I were to slide this under the Vizzed-Review-a-Scope how well would it look? Graphics: 8/10 The graphics are pretty nice, even for the Wii U. But it uses all the same textures and landscapes from Super Mario 3D World. Which is pretty good, but, it's nothing you've never seen before. (Okay, outside a few new enemies...) Still, you can see a rolling sky, beautiful water, butterflies coming out of the flowers, and those weird Biddybug enemies. It's all going to look as fantastic as you'd expect! Sound: 9/10 Sound here is great! The voice acting is expertly done. It's crisp, clean, and pleasing to the ears. You won't soon forget the many screeches of Toad. The Shy Guys sound just as you'd expect them to, with all their...I actually don't know how to spell out that sound they make! But I'm sure you can hear it in your head now. With that aside, the music is nice, but most levels will get to feeling pretty repetitive. The main level theme is a remix of the Toad Brigade jingle from Super Mario Galaxy. It's a glorious little tune, but it felt a bit repetitive to me after a few levels. The music changes on some levels to more fitting, or foreboding tunes. When the Toad War Song stops, things are gonna get serious. The music is well done, the voices (in all seriousness now) are pretty good, but, it's Toad, so don't expect anything like Markiplier or Morgan Freeman's voices. Addictiveness: 7/10 This game is pretty fun for both casual and intense play. It's unique gameplay will keep you coming back for more. And if that's not enough, each level has a bonus challenge! You can shoot for 100% completion and have fun doing it also. If anything; it's a extremely addicting first playthrough. It will without a doubt leave you with a smile on your face. I for one will be playing it quite often. Story: 4/10 The story, sadly, is really weak. More time went into reasoning why he can't jump than the actual story! So most of this score comes from their reasoning. Toad and his Toad Brigade, plus Toadette, are still on that quest for Power Stars. Whether for their own personal gain, for Rosalina, or for the good of the Mushroom Kingdom is left for debate. But they're out there for treasure, and power stars. Upon Toad and Toadette's collection of a power star; a giant bird, the likes of which Mario has never faced, swoops down and steals the star, along with Toadette. Toad's backpack is extremely heavy, so he falls off the star and can only chase that bird down. Nintendo even admits that Toad seriously overpacked for this trip. That backpack is so heavy he can't even jump! But how will he navigate the tough world of the Mario Universe? Well, by his wits of course! His big head must have a lot of brain power*! (*Brain power to follow the controller. All brain power must be supplied by a responsible player) So, go forth brave Toad, treasure, glory, and the chance to beat Mario at his own story awaits! Depth: 7/10 There's a shocking amount of depth to this game. It's a 3D puzzle game, so there's going to be some depth by default. But there is also a hidden object or bonus challenge to each level too! Some levels have a bonus around finding a golden mushroom, or another gold item worth a nice stack of coins. Others will have you taking a different route, or defeating every enemy in the level, and some (Actually hard) stealth challenges! And if your Wii U has a Mario 3D World file on it, it opens up a whole bonus story too! There's a good amount of levels, with a shifting level of depth to every one of them. Difficulty: 6/10 This game can be simple if you're just going for the Star. But if you're doing challenges, or trying to find the rest of your crew, you're in for a much more challenging game. You can't jump, so the only real strategy you have against baddies is to RUN LIKE HECK!!!! There are two other options, but they're going to be mentioned later because of a few reasons. But along with the baddies, each level is a puzzle on hot to get to the Star at the top. There are obstacles like doors to random locations, ladders, tight corridors with Shy Guys patrolling them, blocks that move when touched, and plenty more. Conclusion and More: This game is half Mario 3D World and half original. There are reused enemies from 3D World such as the Para-Biddybug, Goombas, Piranha Plants, Boos, and the like. But there are new enemies as well such as: Shy Guys (Not totally new, but they were never in 3D World so new to the game engine), Flaptors, Mud Troopers, and a GIANT DRAGON!!!! There are a small number of powerups, but a mixture of old and new. There are Mushrooms, Turnips, 1-Up Mushrooms, Double Cherries, and the Super Pickaxe. Mushrooms work how you'd expect, the double cherries work the same as 3D World. But the Turnips you pull from the ground and throw at enemies like in Super Mario Bros 2. The Super Pickaxe lets you fulfill your Minecrafting dreams and swing a mighty pickaxe at foes and blocks alike! Breaking and or opening them up. Captain Toad is a great game all in all. It's a fun twist from a normal Mario game. And it's a pretty decent standalone title too. What it lacks in story it makes up for in fun and gameplay. Overall: 8.2/10 |
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Great review as always, user! The only real complaint I had was the layout you used made it pretty hard to read without going to the reply page. But the actual review was fantastic as always! Good depth, good detail, and a nice use of humor in it as usual. Keep up the good work! |
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This is actually an awesome game, I bought it for my wife for Christmas and both my wife and daughter have played the heck out of it. My wife has already completed it and my daughter is almost there.
To be honest, I would've given the graphics a higher score than 8. This game is so colorful and I love the graphics, it's one of those games that just makes you feel good and smile while you play it and the graphics have a lot to do with that. I agree that the difficulty isn't that high but if you try to do everything on every level then it can get a little tricky. Great review, I feel like I should be writing a review on this as well lol. To be honest, I would've given the graphics a higher score than 8. This game is so colorful and I love the graphics, it's one of those games that just makes you feel good and smile while you play it and the graphics have a lot to do with that. I agree that the difficulty isn't that high but if you try to do everything on every level then it can get a little tricky. Great review, I feel like I should be writing a review on this as well lol. |
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No offense, but I think it was quite foolish of nintendo to make a game off of a simple bonus level in a bigger game. Feels like they're milking every square inch of their games nowadays. I've never tried it out, so I may be not giving it slack idk. Also awesome review as always. |
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Mega Mewtwo X : That's not the case at all actually. The game has a lot of replay value and there are a lot of cool unique elements in this game. A lot of the levels are very unique from each other, they're not just re-using the same concept from each level like a lot of games. Of course the game is a puzzle platformer so almost every level follows that but each level feels fresh enough where you don't get a feeling of repetitiveness. |
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Davideo7 : I really need to start playing this again. Got it for christmas and then a few days later i got a vita TV. Does it get better after the first Boss? Cause its been fairly simple so far |
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mourinhosgum : It stays about the same after the first boss. You eventually get to play as Toadette which is cool. If the game seems to simple for you then I highly suggest you try and do all of the objectives of each level. |
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Wow man, another good review! I don't have this game, but it looks like one of those classical Nintendo games: Next to no story, easy for a long time until the last few levels but great graphics, sound and gameplay. And I think it's a really cool twist you can't jump, since Mario and Luigi are both known for their amazing jumps and it makes everything easier for them, so it's a big limit. Just like Patar said, the only real complaint about your review would be that you use a small layout for your review. Since my reviews always get huge, I turn off my layout so that it is easier to read. And I spotted a small spelling error in the addictiveness section, where you said "It's unique gameplay will keep you coming back for more." But that's all Keep up the good work! PS, Davideo7 : This is the second time that I've ever seen you reply to a review or a guide. Do you check more of them? Or did you check this out because you own this game? I don't have this game, but it looks like one of those classical Nintendo games: Next to no story, easy for a long time until the last few levels but great graphics, sound and gameplay. And I think it's a really cool twist you can't jump, since Mario and Luigi are both known for their amazing jumps and it makes everything easier for them, so it's a big limit. Just like Patar said, the only real complaint about your review would be that you use a small layout for your review. Since my reviews always get huge, I turn off my layout so that it is easier to read. And I spotted a small spelling error in the addictiveness section, where you said "It's unique gameplay will keep you coming back for more." But that's all Keep up the good work! PS, Davideo7 : This is the second time that I've ever seen you reply to a review or a guide. Do you check more of them? Or did you check this out because you own this game? |
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A user of this : I just realized you spelt the game wrong, you put 'Captain Toad Treature Tracker' (unless that was intentional). Anyways, I fixed it for you. |
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Hey, I want to say, this is quite a interesting and well written review. I know I don't have a Wii U, but once I do, this would be one of those games I would get. I hope you make more great reviews like this one I hope you make more great reviews like this one |
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Davideo7 : Oh, thanks! I didn't notice that until now. ^.^' And thanks for liking and replying to my thread. I promise the next one will be easier to read. lol |
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