Showing Results for “Mario”
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Fantasy Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes |
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This is an adventure role-playing game in which players help Mario rescue Princess Peach from an alien group. As players traverse whimsical worlds, they interact with characters and engage in turn-/puzzle-based combat against paper creatures. Players use various attacks (e.g., boot stomp, hammer strike, fire balls) against cartoony enemies that disappear into stars and coins. A handful of characters engage in brief flirtatious dialogue (e.g., “Aren't you a fine specimen of a man”; “Perhaps if I…grabbed you and gave you a little sugar”), and/or are designed with large chests/exaggerated proportions.
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Super Mario RPG
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Fantasy Violence | No Interactive Elements |
This is a role-playing game in which players guide Mario and his friends to find Star Road pieces and defeat a villain. From a top-down perspective, players explore whimsical environments while engaging in turn-based battles with cartoony enemies (e.g., wolves, lava bubbles, fish, boss creatures). Characters use punches/smacks, hammers, fireballs, and cartoony bombs/bullets during battle; damage is indicated by sparks/stars, wincing effects, and characters falling over/disappearing.
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Mario vs. Donkey Kong
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Fantasy Violence | No Interactive Elements |
This is an action platformer in which players help Mario rescue Mini-Mario toys stolen by Donkey Kong. As players traverse whimsical environments, they can defeat enemies by jumping on their heads or throwing objects (e.g., trash cans, barrels) at them. In a boss battle sequence, players must dodge falling objects while using barrels to hit Donkey Kong; damage is indicated by depleting hit points, smoke, and cracked glass.
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Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Fantasy Violence |
In-Game Purchases (Switch) |
This is a platformer game in which players control characters from the Mario universe as they try to stop the villain Bowser. Players traverse whimsical environments while jumping on enemies' heads, throwing shells/objects at them, or tossing small fireballs to knock them off-screen. Boss battles contain more involved combat against giant enemies that breathe fire and smash parts of the scenery.
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Mario Strikers: Battle League
Nintendo Switch
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Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief |
Users Interact (Switch) In-Game Purchases (Switch) |
This is a sports game in which players assume the roles of Mario-universe characters playing fast-paced soccer-like games. As players try to score goals, they use characters' special strikes/moves to slow/overwhelm opponents, often resulting in explosions. Special moves are somewhat over-the-top (e.g., fireballs, bursts of electricity, over-sized bombs), highlighted by slow-motion effects, close-up camera angles, screen-shaking, and cries of pain. One character is briefly depicted eating garlic before belching out a green cloud.
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Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch
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Cartoon Violence |
In-Game Purchases (Switch) |
This is a strategy game in which players control characters from the Mario and Rabbids universes as they defend a kingdom from evil. From a top-down perspective, players explore whimsical landscapes, collect coins, and engage in turn-based battles with various enemies (e.g., rabbids, Bowser, goombas, henchmen). Characters use cartoony blasters, explosives, and melee weapons to defeat enemies that disappear when health bars/hit points are depleted. Cutscenes and attack animations sometimes feature slow-motion effects; battles are highlighted by explosions and futuristic/cartoony gunfire.
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Mario Party Superstars
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Cartoon Violence |
Users Interact (Switch) In-Game Purchases (Switch) |
This is a collection of mini-games (party games) in which players compete to earn stars and coins. A handful of mini-games depict cartoony violence: players, tanks, and ships shooting oversized projectiles at each other; players jumping on opponents' heads; characters getting flattened by boulders. Damage is often indicated by blinking and/or dizzy-star effects.
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Mario Golf: Super Rush
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Cartoon Violence |
Users Interact (Switch) In-Game Purchases (Switch) |
This is a golf simulation game in which players choose characters from the Mario universe to compete in whimsical games of golf. In some game modes (e.g., Battle Golf, Speed Golf), players dash through courses as quickly as possible while knocking down opponents and collecting items (e.g., hearts). Players can also use cartoony power-ups (e.g., bombs), causing opponents to blink and lose coins as they are knocked down.
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Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Cartoon Violence |
Users Interact (Switch) |
This is a collection of action platformers in which players assume the roles of Mario and his friends on various rescue quests. Players run and jump through 3D environments, hop on enemies' heads, and use power-ups (e.g., fireballs, boomerangs, invincibility stars) to defeat whimsical characters. Enemies generally crumble into pieces, get briefly stunned, or disappear amid puffs of smoke and scattered coins. A handful of sequences depict fireball attacks and players throwing giant spikes at boss characters.
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Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Nintendo Switch
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Mild Cartoon Violence | No Interactive Elements |
This is a racing game in which players race toy cars that have mounted cameras displaying the game in augmented reality (AR). Players can create and arrange racetracks, then race as Mario and Luigi across the virtual tracks. Some powers-up (e.g., turtle shells, bananas, lightning) can be used to impede opponents' progress, resulting in spin-out effects. In some sequences, a Piranha Plant bites down on racers and lifts them out of their vehicles, causing them to flail around in cartoonish fashion.
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