Mario Clash - Reception

Reception

The game has received mixed reception. Screwattack named it the second worst Mario game of all time., while others were much more positive, like The Video Game Critic, who gave it an A rating, calling it "a satisfying mix of strategy and arcade action" and "a must have for Virtual Boy owners." IGN called it "mildly clever little game that could have succeeded without the strange limitations of the Virtual Boy itself", citing the systems red-only graphics, and an awkward controller as things holding it back. They also named it as one of the five 3D games of Nintendo's past that were most deserving of a rerelease on the Nintendo 3DS, and called it "underrated". Nintendo Life gave the game a 6 out of 10, stating that it " can be pretty boring and with its flat sprites, lack of a save function and other minor niggles, it's hard to recommend as an essential purchase. However, if you stick with it you'll find it does provide something of a challenge... it hardly deserves the title of 'Worse Mario Game Ever.'" Nintendojo was more positive about it, give it an 8 out of 10, stating "While not without its pitfalls, Mario Clash proves to be an innovative departure for a Nintendo interpretation of Mario Bros... The modern iteration found in Super Mario Advance 1 and 2 may be very faithful to the original and include 4-player support, but Mario Clash is still a worthwhile romp through the 3rd dimension..." GamesRadar praised the game,stating "it actually made brilliant use of 3D...The level designs featured a huge amount of variety, and figuring each one out was enormously fun." Official Nintendo Magazine called it a "fun little game", but criticized the Virtual Boy hardware for causing headaches during gameplay.