GameCenter - November 2017 - 31

The Kingdoms
Mario's ship, the Odyssey, transports
our hero through a series of colorful
worlds. Nintendo's keeping a few of
them a mystery, but we know of these
so far.
Metro Kingdom
An urban world full of skyscrapers,
the Metro Kingdom makes many
references to the original Donkey Kong
games, including an appearance by
Mayor Pauline, now the mayor.

he Nintendo Switch is off to a great
start, but it's been missing the mustachioed man, the dauntless explorer,
the former plumber, Mario himself. With Super
Mario Odyssey entering the scene, that's about
to change.
Nintendo's upcoming Mario game harkens
back to the days of Super Mario 64 and Super
Mario Sunshine's sandbox-style gameplay, giving Mario a huge open world to explore. As its
name implies, Mario's journey will whisk him
far outside the Mushroom Kingdom as he pursues Princess Peach, who has been kidnapped
by Bowser to be his bride, and puts a stop to
the wedding plans that have turned various
Kingdoms upside down.
Mario won't be alone in his journey, however.
His newest ally, Cappy, takes the form of Mario's

Cap, and it's only with Cappy's help that Mario
can face down his stronger enemies. Cappy can
be thrown, boomerang-style, in a straight line
in front of Mario, or serve as an extra jump point
to cross particularly wide gaps. Toss him straight
or in a circle, and he'll do damage to surrounding enemies. That's not Cappy's most important
skill, however. If you throw Cappy at certain
enemies and objects with exposed heads, it will
temporarily capture them and grant Mario full
control of that creature's abilities.
Throw Cappy at a Bullet Bill, for example,
and Mario will effectively take over that Bullet
Bill, allowing him to fly horizontally across
gaps that are too wide to cross normally. Take
over a Hammer Bro, and you'll be able to toss
hammers just the same. The possibilities are
endless: Some enemies can fly, cross lava,

Nintendo's upcoming Mario game harkens
back to Super Mario 64 and Super Mario
Sunshine's sandbox-style gameplay.
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Sand Kingdom
The deserts of the Sand Kingdom have
been frozen over, putting Tostarena
Town and the Desert Oasis in peril.
Wooded Kingdom
Plants have taken over this once-industrial land, where Mario finds radios and
rather anxious robotic watering cans in
a lush forest.
Luncheon Kingdom
This colorful kingdom is full of crystals,
food, crystalized food and a few sentient fork people.
Cascade Kingdom
As the name implies, this world has
lots of waterfalls - but it's also full of
dinosaurs!
Cap Kingdom
This misty world features an elegant,
yet mysterious, black-and-gold
color scheme and is filled with - you
guessed it - caps and hats.

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