Reception
| Reception | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Aggregator | Score |
| GameRankings | 76% (57 reviews) |
| Metacritic | 75% (48 reviews) |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| 1UP.com | B+ |
| Allgame | |
| Eurogamer | 6 out of 10 |
| Famitsu | 34 out of 40 |
| GamePro | |
| Game Revolution | C+ |
| GameSpot | 7.2 out of 10 |
| GameSpy | |
| GamesRadar | 7 out of 10 |
| GameZone | 8.8 out of 10 |
| IGN | 7.8 out of 10 |
| Official Nintendo Magazine | 72% |
| X-Play | |
Super Princess Peach currently has an average rating of 76% on Game Rankings, and of 75% on Metacritic.
The game's lack of difficulty was intensely criticized. Gaming website GameSpy noted that the number of shop items and the "Joy" vibe made it "quite hard to die". Another web site, IGN, was more critical, criticizing Nintendo for "going out of its way" to "spoon-feed" the player full of tips and information. Reviewer Ryan Davis from GameSpot similarly wrote that the game was "way too easy for the average platformer player." X-Play's Morgan Webb gave it a 4/5, commenting that the game was very easy to play and should be played by first timers to platform games.
The nature of the vibes and Nintendo's marketing campaign were also noted in many reviews. Davis accused Nintendo of putting "weird sexist undercurrents" into the game, while GameSpy's Bryn Williams wondered if Nintendo was trying to say that all females were "emo". Craig Harris from IGN said that the copy that Nintendo sent to him came in a box scented with perfume.
As of July 25, 2007, Super Princess Peach has sold 1.15 million copies worldwide.
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