Super Mario Maker 2 adds a wealth of new features to an excellent foundation, but fails to address online issues.

I think it's safe to say that the Mario platforming series has quite a storied history. From the injection of Super Mario Bros. into the console scene back in 1985, Nintendo has sustained the AAA, 2D platformer for the past thirty-four years via the Mushroom Kingdom.

Nearly endless potential for creative level design; Myriad new features including multiplayer and course tools; Subversive and engaging story mode; Robust online hub with different ways to interface with the community

Some strange creation restrictions; Shoddy online; Lacking avenues for level discovery

You're gonna need a better stylus. If you decide to build your own courses in Super Mario Maker 2 you will, at any rate. And the suite of convenient features that allows you to build your own Super Mario games is the title's primary selling point.

In Super Mario Maker 2, players can create the Super Mario courses of their dreams, with access to even more tools, items and features.

title. And now it's finally here! No longer confined to the Wii U (and 3DS, but that's a whole other thing), the ability to make fully featured Mario courses is now unleashed onto a potentially much larger audience thanks to the Switch's popularity. Given the legs that the first

It combines everything you loved about the first game with new elements and features that are sure to excite creators and players alike and is arguably one of the Switch's best games to date.

More an expansion of the original Super Mario Maker than a real overhaul, it's the small additions that make you feel closer to a Nintendo developer than ever.

Incredible customization tools; New 3D world option; Vertical levels;

Menus crammed into one screen; Capacitive touchscreen; Better suited to handheld

Great UI ; Super Mario 3D World style adds a host of new gameplay options; Decent story mode; Course World could and probably will be brilliant;

Story mode is hit and miss; Can be a bit overwhelming for new players ;

A simple Switch port of the Wii U version of Super Mario Maker would have been excellent, but this version goes further and offers plenty of room to grow. We'll miss the Amiibo costumes, and it's still disappointing that we can't go very deep into programming enemy behavior, but the game is still a...

Numerous fun tools, skins, and themes for creating Super Mario levels; Expanded online and multiplayer options; New single-player campaign mode

Can't play with friends online yet; No Amiibo costumes for Super Mario Bros; levels; Limited ability to affect enemy and object behaviors

If Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the celebration of all things Nintendo, Super Mario Maker 2 is the ultimate celebration of all things Mario! The original Wii U game expanded on what was possible in a Mario course, but the follow-up elevates the experience with true sequel status.