Super Mario Run

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 8 expert reviews

Excellent:

2
Good:

4
Average:

1
Bad:

1

Pros:

Single-handed gameplay, Great level design, Superb sound, Mario's animations are pretty cool
Controlling Mario with one hand is fun, World Tour and its colored coins
Highly refined, good-looking game, Engaging and entertaining, Fun for all ages

Cons:

Expensive, World Builder mode is fairly pointless, Facebook Comments, ShareTweet
Kingdom seems undercooked, World Tour is very short

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Last revision on November 3, 2020

Reviewers Liked

Single-handed gameplay, Great level design, Superb sound, Mario's animations are pretty cool
Controlling Mario with one hand is fun, World Tour and its colored coins
Highly refined, good-looking game, Engaging and entertaining, Fun for all ages

Reviewers Didn't Like

Expensive, World Builder mode is fairly pointless, Facebook Comments, ShareTweet
Kingdom seems undercooked, World Tour is very short
Extremely addicting, Designed to draw the user toward the purchase, For $9.99, should have more levels

Expert reviews and ratings

Issues aside, Super Mario Run is a fine example of Nintendo and Miyamoto's mastery in level design and gameplay. It is so simple a concept that a young child could pick up and play it, while the structure is clever enough that you'll be studying levels...

By Pocket-lint on March 23, 2017

Slightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy this game, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled. How we score: The Destructoid Reviews...

By Destructoid on December 20, 2016

One of my very first memories of gaming is spending hours and hours on a cheap 8-bit ‘Attacker' console playing Mario on a cartridge that claimed to offer 99,999 games (all lies!). All the kids in my locality would assemble at my house after school and...

By 91mobiles.com on December 17, 2016

This game's first 10 minutes or so of gameplay is free. On top of that, this is the first game Nintendo has really, truly invested themselves and their brand into the mobile gaming universe. Super Mario Run is worth a download just to see how it plays....

By SlashGear on December 15, 2016

Aside from this annoyance, Super Mario Run is a slam dunk of a smartphone debut for Nintendo's mascot-in-chief. One that's gonna have you hooked for hours in an attempt to unlock new Worlds, challenges and characters. Because if there's one thing...

By Stuff on December 15, 2016

The question, then, is if it's worth £8 – which is no doubt a premium price for an iPhone title. The novelty of having Mario on Apple's device is probably worth it alone, but it's only fair to say you're paying a little extra given whose name is...

By Trusted Reviews on December 09, 2016

For a company that's known for innovating and taking risks, Nintendo played things really safe with Super Mario Run. Too safe. The game is only challenging when you're specifically going after a challenge coin goal but otherwise it plays like a nerfed...

By Android Central on March 28, 2017

We liked Super Mario Run, but it isn't anything we haven't seen before. As we mentioned earlier, the concept is pretty similar to games like Temple Run and Subway Surfers, so we didn't anything new about it. Also, there are two major downsides to the...

By gadgetsnow.com on December 28, 2016

If you were worried that Nintendo's move into mobile gaming would change the quality of their games, Super Mario Run should be a relief. Auto-running and screen orientation aside, it's a full-featured Mario game that just happens to run on your...

By kotaku.com on December 21, 2016

It's been more than thirty years since Mario came to the NES, and he's showing no signs of aging.From the Game Boy to the Wii U, the iconic mascot has remained a constant figure for Nintendo spanning several console generations, most recently featuring...

By technobuffalo.com on December 20, 2016

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