Bowser’s Fury is a short, action-packed, free roaming Mario Adventure

Nintendo has explained that Bowser’s Fury – the new stand-alone adventure that comes with the Switch release of Super Mario 3D World – will be a free-roaming experience that is “short but action-packed”. The new Bowser’s Fury website describes the story of the expansion: “Mario is sent to Lapcat Lake, where everything is feline – and Bowser has gone berserk! Join Bowser Jr. to help his father relax in this short, but action-packed stand-alone adventure. “

The site also confirms that the adventure is free roaming. You travel around Lake Lapcat in search of Cat Shines – which allow you to unlock the new Giga Bell Power-Up – and restore fire to clear dark areas. It sounds a little closer in approach to Super Mario Odyssey than 3D Worlds more curated courses.

On Twitter, Nintendo added that Bowser̵

7;s Fury can be selected from the title of Super Mario 3D World – it is not a playoff level, or unlocked by playing the Wii U-re-release.

The new website also confirms how amiibo will work in the expansion. Use of a Bowser amiibo will result in the new Fury Bowser appearing in the game, and a Bowser Jr. amiibo will unleash “a powerful shock wave to beat enemies and blocks nearby”. Other amiibos will also cause effects – one of them will apparently be to become a gold Cat Mario statue, as shown in yesterday’s Overview Trailer (above).

We’ve learned quite a bit about Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury in recent days, including the addition of a photo mode, and how Fury Bowser will become a timed world event in the new adventure. Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury arrives at Switch on February 12, and you can pre-order it right now.

We rated the Wii U version of Super Mario 3D World a 9.6 / 10 in our review, saying it’s amazing, and its constant variety and amazing light-hearted collaborative gameplay prove that Nintendo still knows exactly how to customize the Mario. the formula in fun ways. “

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