Super Mario Maker 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and game creation system developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the sequel to
Super Mario Maker, and it was released worldwide on June 28, 2019. The gameplay is largely retained from that of its predecessor, in which players create their own custom courses using assets from various games across the
Super Mario franchise and share them online.
Super Mario Maker 2 introduces new features and course assets, including a new course style and assets based on
Super Mario 3D World. Like its predecessor, the game was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised its interface, course editing tools and music, although issues with the online mode were criticized.Like its predecessor,
Super Mario Maker 2 is a side-scrolling platform game in which players create their own courses using assets from across the
Super Mario series and publish them onto the internet for others to play. Players can choose from a selection of prior
Super Mario games to base their course's visual style and gameplay on, including
Super Mario Bros.,
Super Mario Bros. 3,
Super Mario World,
New Super Mario Bros. U, and a newly introduced
Super Mario 3D World theme. Gameplay mechanics and enemy behaviors can vary between the styles, with some elements being limited to specific styles.
Key Features
The sequel adds various assets and tools, including assets and a course theme based on Super Mario 3D World. This theme is especially different from the four others, with many features and gameplay mechanics unique to it
This sequel also brings along the new vertical course feature giving creators the ability to raise the vertical height limit. It also introduces local and online multiplayer modes including co-op course creation, where up to 2 players can locally create stages together at the same time; as well as allowing up to 4 online players to complete user-made courses, cooperatively or competitively
Super Mario Maker 2 also features a new single-player campaign known as Story Mode. The story follows Mario, Toadette, and several other Toads helping to rebuild Princess Peach's Castle.
Players must traverse through over 100 Nintendo-created courses in order to collect enough coins to rebuild the castle. Non-playable characters also offer players extra tasks and jobs throughout the mode. A Nintendo Switch Online subscription is required in order to access any online functionality in the game, including accessing player-created levels
What's In the Box
Super Mario Maker 2 - Nintendo Switch Game