Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle

Platforms

• Nintendo Switch

  Aug 29, 2017

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  8.5

  playscore

  8.4

  60 Critics

  8.9

  3.54K Players

60 critic reviews · 50 community reviews across all platforms

Critic Reviews

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  Giant Bomb

  6.0

  It's an unfortunate shift that mars the final product quite a bit. This is still a wild ride with a handful of amazing moments, but the gameplay part of it needs more variety than it has, so the whole thing ends up coming back down to earth and feeling a little disappointing by the end.

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  Gaming Bolt

  9.0

  Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is a wonderfully pleasant surprise that masterfully accomplishes almost everything that it tries to do.

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  Attack of the Fanboy

  8.0

  An unlikely mash-up, Mario+Rabbids is a very unique game. The turn-based strategy elements aren't going to be for everyone, but for Mario fans this alternative look into the Mushroom Kingdom isn't worth passing up.

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  Hey Poor Player

  8.0

  A game that I laughed at for merely its concept alone has quickly become a huge surprise and joy for me. Mario + Rabbids Kingdom isn’t perfect by any means, and it isn’t the best of the non-main series Mario titles. The gameplay, visuals, joyful tone, and most of all Rabbid Peach (editor’s note: gross) have convinced me that this is a title worth owning if you have a Nintendo Switch. The game is a bright, beautiful, and truly wacky experience that proves what can be done when another studio works on a Nintendo license. Hopefully this game convinces you, as it has convinced me, that video games truly can be anything, and maybe at times should be given the chance to be anything – even if there’s Rabbids.

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  Way Too Many Games

  9.0

  I fully recommend Mario + Rabbids if you own a Switch. Never thought I’d actually say that, but this is one of the most original and funny Mario games in years, a very decent beginner-friendly entry into the tactics genre. This game is proof that, sometimes, being completely crazy pays off.

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  The Jimquisition

  8.5

  Oh, and because people have probably been waiting for me to acknowledge this, yes it feels damn good to be vindicated after nine months of people saying “No way that there’s a Mario and Rabbids RPG coming to Switch called Kingdom Battle with music by Grant Kirkhope”. Suck it nerds, it was a real thing all along, and a pretty good thing at that.

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  Wccftech.com

  7.8

  Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle looks, plays and sounds better than you would've ever expected from such a confusing crossover - an interesting take on the X-COM formula that can start to feel tedious, but starts amazingly and will keep many players stuck into the turn-based strategy shooter.

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  ZTGD

  9.5

  Clearly the developers have a great love of Mario and an even greater understanding as to what makes a Mario game special. All of the nods to the Mario universe, how many staples of said universe feature in how the gameplay works with this unique title and the attention to every little detail makes this not only a fresh take on a classic character, but possibly my favorite Mario game ever.

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  Video Gamer

  8.0

  While Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle may have been the crossover that no one wanted, it's materialised as a really good one with some interesting systems, despite its smattering of shortcomings. It shouldn't work, but it does.

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  Cheatcc

  9.2

  Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a game that will surprise people. The level of quality and depth here is absolutely extraordinary. It is one of the most charming and detailed games I have played in 2017 and I suspect it will go on to become one of the Switch’s most memorable titles.

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