Highlights
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Spider-Man 2 are highly-rated games, both earning universal acclaim and vying for the title of Game of the Year.
- The release of these games on the same day, October 20, creates a big showdown between Nintendo and PlayStation, with both companies likely to come out as winners.
- The positive reception of these games highlights the success of the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, giving gamers strong reasons to own these consoles.
The reviews are in for Super Mario Bros. Wonder, establishing the Nintendo Switch exclusive game as one of the highest-rated new releases of 2023 and putting it just three points ahead of the game it's going head-to-head with on Friday, October 20, Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Hype has been incredibly high for both Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Spider-Man 2, with both games set to be absolutely massive for their respective fanbases.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is the latest in the long line of 2D Super Mario games, a legacy that dates back to the 80s. Nintendo hasn't made a brand-new 2D Super Mario game in over a decade, so many are excited to revisit the concept. Marvel's Spider-Man 2, meanwhile, is the latest installment in Insomniac's critically-acclaimed Spider-Man series, and if the reviews are any indication, it's the best Insomniac Spider-Man game to date.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder Officially Confirms New Mario and Luigi Voice Actor
With only a week before the release of the highly-anticipated Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the new voice actor for Mario announces his role.
Both Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 have earned universal acclaim. Super Mario Bros. Wonder's reviews have earned it an impressive 93 overall rating, whereas Spider-Man 2 is sitting at 90. There is still time for both scores to shift, but they are unlikely to move too far in either direction. And while Super Mario Bros. Wonder technically has a higher score than Spider-Man 2, it is worth pointing out that Super Mario Bros. Wonder has one mixed review, whereas all of Spider-Man 2's reviews have been positive.
The takeaway is that while Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a few points ahead of Spider-Man 2, the extremely high scores for both games indicate that they are two GOTY contenders and massive wins for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5. Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Spider-Man 2 are exclusives on their respective platforms, giving gamers big reasons to pick up a Switch or PS5 if they haven't already.
What's remarkable is that these two highly-rated games are both coming out on the same day, Friday, October 20. Everyone knew that October 20 was going to be a big showdown between Nintendo and PlayStation, and now that it seems both games have lived up to the hype, it seems both companies are walking away the winners.
2023 has been an incredible year for gaming, and it's exactly because of critically-acclaimed, landmark releases like Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Marvel's Spider-Man 2. Regardless which game one is picking up first, it seems gamers everywhere are going to be extremely busy this coming weekend.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder and Spider-Man 2 launch on Friday, October 20 for Switch and PS5, respectively.
Source: Metacritic
