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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Reviews

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Destructoid 9/10 Sep 21 '09
Digital Chumps 9.4/10 Oct 05 '09
Gamebrit 9/10 Jan 28 '10
GameDaily 10/10 Sep 06 '09
IGN DS 9.5/10 Sep 10 '09
RPGamer 4/5 Oct 09 '09
Siliconera  --- Mar 19 '09
1UP A- Sep 15 '09
AtomicGamer 85% Oct 13 '09
Computer and Video Games 9.0/10 Oct 07 '09
EuroGamer  --- Sep 18 '09
Games Radar 9/10 Sep 11 '09
Gamespy 4.5/5 Sep 11 '09
Gamespy 4.5/5 Sep 11 '09
GameZone 8.8/10 Sep 21 '09
IGN DS 8.4/10 Oct 20 '09
Kombo DS 8.5/10 Sep 24 '09
Nintendo The Official Magazine 92% Oct 07 '09
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story Previews

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GameSpot Aug 14 '09
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"I've been trying to think of a single word to sum up Nintendo's latest role-playing game, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, and I think I've settled on one at last: "exuberant." "Disgusting" was a close second, but ultimately I think the game's infectious cheer and energy win out over the fact that you spend so much of your playtime wallowing in the soft inner tissues of a megalomaniacal turtle-dragon. Admittedly, there is a scene in which a fatty fairy-creature emerges from a pool of lipids in a grotesque parody of A Link to the Past's wishing fountain?so it's a pretty close call. But, no: Exuberance it is. Everything about Inside Story, from its battle system (in which our heroes bounce enthusiastically in syncopation to the onscreen action, and timing is everything) to its visuals (which feature some of the most colorful classic-style 2D sprite work you'll ever see) to its dialogue (which is hilariously self-referential), shines with the sort of earnestness far too lacking in the medium these days. In any other game, it might seem forced or affected; but this is Mario, and he can pull it off. Thankfully, Mario's relentless pluck is offset by his brother's shivering cowardice, and to an even greater degree, his goodness is balanced by the game's other hero -- or rather, its ostensible co-protagonist, the series' primary villain, Bowser."
"Prepare yourself for the RPG with guts..."
"Preview: Mario and Luigi turn tiny for an in-to-body experience"
"BUPA Troopa."
"Gutsy."
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