As much as I've enjoyed my hours playing Mario & Luigi: Brothership so far, it's a very familiar formula for Nintendo.

Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.

Now we have Mario & Luigi: Brothership which keeps the streak alive with a blend of charm, humor, and clever gameplay.

Brothership (out Nov. 7) has a lot pressure riding on it. It’s the first new entry in the Mario & Luigi sub-series since its original developer AlphaDream filed for bankruptcy in 2019. It’s also ...

Mario, Nintendo’s famously high-voiced plumber, is known to most fans for his action platformers. Less celebrated are the Mario & Luigi role-playing games, which inspire imagination but require a ...

When writing game reviews, it’s usually an important factor to consider the game within its intended context. For example, if ...

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is an excellent return to Nintendo’s otherwise languishing role-playing game (RPG) spin-off series ...

Mario and Luigi are back for what may go down as their greatest adventure yet. Nintendo has spent the past year reliving the ...

While we’ve already had two Mario-centric RPGs in the last year on the Switch, it’s been over a decade since Nintendo ...

Having the Mario Bros. sail a giant island-ship hybrid to uncover and explore new islands is a great idea on paper, but in practice, navigation boils down to a pretty unspectacular ocean map where you ...

This one, titled 'UFO Spin', sees the pair deploy their new UFO move in an attempt to remove a runaway coin from a nearby ...

Early reviews of Brothership can’t seem to agree on whether or not the latest RPG is disappointing or delightful ...