Level up!
There have been a lot of video games turned board games recently, and some (XCOM,This War of Mine) have turned out okay. But when I first sawSuper Mario: Level Up!, I could only shake my head in disappointment. Granted, I haven’t read the rules, but from what I gather from the promotional material it looks pretty dang bad.
It sounds like players try to arrange various characters from theMariouniverse in a particular order, using a voting mechanic and special power cards. Ah yes, it’s reminiscent of that classicSuper Mario Worldlevel where you look at a line of the Koopa Kids and vote to tell Ludwig to move forward one spot.
This is being produced by USAopoly, a company best known for taking a hundred-year-old design, pasting different graphics on it, and calling each iteration new. It’s not surprising it could take this random thing and plop someMariocharacters on it. It’s technically aMarioboard game now!
Super Mario: Level Up!is releasing in the United States and Canada for $20.
