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2009

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Tonight at a glance

Platforms
NDS
Mode
Single player
Age rating
PEGI 3
Violence
Mild
Frights
None

Why tonight?

  • Reviewed better than most games in the catalogue.

The story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series of games. Players control Mario and Luigi simultaneously in the side-scrolling platform environment of Bowser's body, while also controlling the Koopa King himself in the top-down world of the Mushroom Kingdom. Similar to games like Earthbound, enemy encounters are seen as actual enemies that players can avoid or attempt to strike early. The actual battles are a combination of turn-based menu attacks, and timed reactions to enemies during battle. By watching the way an enemy reacts, you can anticipate their attack and avoid it or counterattack.

  • Action
  • Fantasy
  • Comedy
  • ghosts
  • exploration
  • minigames
  • turn-based
  • death
  • multiple protagonists
  • backtracking

Production

Players
89 / 100 · 148 players
Critics
96 / 100 · 5 critics
Developer
AlphaDream
Publisher
Nintendo