20 Best Nintendo Switch Games Of 2017

3. Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey Mushroom Kingdom
Nintendo

Though Mario's latest may be called Odyssey, it's pretty much Galaxy 3. Such is the rapid-fire way you jet from one location to the next - yet this is an approach to varied worlds that comes paired with Mario 64's wide-open mentality.

The aim of the game? Moons. Power Moons, to be exact.

There are literally hundreds of them. Attached to certain enemies, specific minigame challenges - maybe even wearing a particular costume or two. Odyssey's story will take you around the world and even up to the moon, but the sublime animation and loveable Mario charm is matched beat for beat by a staggering amount of pure content.

Even post-game there are additional levels and rooms that open up - and then upon completing that, you'll get another post-game series of things to see and do, with the game's final final boss run being one hell of a thing to see through.

Nintendo understand that a full-on 3D Mario should give you all sorts of excuses to indulge in his sublime animations, quips and move set, resulting in possibly the best Mario of all time, and certainly the most accomplished.

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