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Cover artwork, featuring various characters from the Mario and Raving Rabbids series
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Developer(s) | |
Publisher(s) | Ubisoft |
Director(s) | Davide Soliani |
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Designer(s) | Damiano Moro |
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Composer(s) | Grant Kirkhope |
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Engine | Snowdrop |
Platform(s) | Nintendo Switch |
Release | 29 August 2017 |
Genre(s) | Turn-based, tactical role-playing |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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Aggregator | Score |
Metacritic | 85/100 |
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Publication | Score |
Destructoid | 7.5/10 |
EGM | 8.5/10 |
Eurogamer | Recommended |
Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
GameSpot | 9/10 |
GamesRadar+ | |
IGN | 7.7/10 |
Nintendo Life | |
Nintendo World Report | 9/10 |
Polygon | 8/10 |
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a turn-based tactical role-playing video game developed and published by Ubisoft for the Nintendo Switch. The game is a crossover of Nintendo's Mario and Ubisoft's Raving Rabbids franchises, and features both single and cooperative gameplay. The game's story sees players controlling Mario, his friends and a group of Rabbids dressed as them, dealing with the aftermath of a sudden invasion by a group of Rabbids, who have accidentally misused a powerful invention that has brought chaos to the Mushroom Kingdom.
The game, developed by Ubisoft's Paris and Milan studio divisions, was conceived in 2014 by Davide Soliani, creative director of the Italian studio, who presented the prototype to Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto. It was released in Europe and North America in August 2017, whilst Nintendo published the game for East Asian countries in January 2018.. It was met with generally favorable reception from critics, who praised its gameplay, depth, and graphics.
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle is a tactical strategy game in which Mario teams up with his friends; Luigi, Princess Peach, and Yoshi, along with four Rabbids dressed up like them, to battle against enemy Rabbids that hinder their progress. The main single-player campaign has players control a robot named Beep-O and lead a team of three heroes, including Mario, through four worlds split into multiple chapters, each composed of one or more battles. Along the way, the player can find alternate paths and solve puzzles on the game's overworld to locate hidden chests containing new weapons or bonus material such as 3D models and concept art. As the player progresses through the game, Beep-O can learn new abilities such as pushing blocks and carrying statues to access previously inaccessible areas.