Quantcast
Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase - Destructoid
DestructoidJapanatorTomopopFlixist
New? Take a tour   |   Suggestions   |   Themes:   Aah   Ohh   Foe

games originals community video shop xbox360 ps3 wii u pc 3ds psvita iphone android

Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase

Abel Girmay, Contributor
10:00 AM on 10.17.2012
Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase photo


Since its announcement, we seen a small trickling of the new game types in Nintendo Land. The latest is Mario Chase, a Mario themed game of tag where players have to chase after Mario. Player one is Mario, and with a ten second head start, you'll be doing all the running, ducking, and dodging needed to avoid the other players.

Up to four others can play as Toads, chasing Mario all around the course until one of them tackles him out. To even the playing field, the person playing as Mario uses the GamePad to get an overhead view of the arena and the other players locations. Mario can also periodically get a Rainbow Star for a few moments of invincibility if you safely get him back to the center of the arena. It is a risk though, as running back to the center can get you cornered easier.

Not to count the Toads out, they come equipped with a handy little meter that lets you know your distance to Mario, as well as a dash move to tackle Mario when close enough.

Nintendo Land's offerings have been small and tame so far, impressing not with its fancy visuals or mechanics, but rather the simplicity of it all. With Mario Chase, it feels like the Nintendo Land devs sat in a room and said themselves, "You know what's fun? Tag!" And you know what, it is, it really is.


Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase photo
Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase photo
Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase photo
Quick hands-on with Nintendo Land's Mario Chase photo








Mercenary Kings will be playable at PAX East

2D action game Mercenary Kings continues to look nice in the latest screenshots posted by developer Tribute Games in a Kickstarter update. As you'll recall, the title was successfully funded last year and managed to raise eno...   more

Mercenary Kings will be playable at PAX East photo

God of War: Ascension single-player demo in the works

The half-minute teaser video for single-player in God of War: Ascension looked good, but there wasn't a whole lot of substance to be found in the footage. Thankfully, the powers that be are gearing up to put multiplayer on th...   more

God of War: Ascension single-player demo in the works photo

Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America

Project X Zone, the crazy crossover game featuring Namco Bandai, Capcom, and Sega characters all working together, is coming to North America! Namco will be bringing the role-playing fighting game hybrid to North American, Eu...   more

Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo


Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo
Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo
Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo
Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo
Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo
Project X Zone getting localized, coming to North America photo



Street Fighter X Mega Man unofficially hits Mac

Capcom made the decision to bring Street Fighter X Megaman solely to PCs initially so that they could test the download count -- but despite the fact that they still could have tested it for Mac based systems, they never repr...   more

Street Fighter X Mega Man unofficially hits Mac photo

The Street Fighter X Mega Man update is here

Remember when Capcom released Street Fighter X Mega Man without a number of core features -- like, oh I don't know, a password or a save system?Well, they had a change of heart, and now you can reap the benefits of fan demand...   more

The Street Fighter X Mega Man update is here photo

Become a cowboy detective in browser game Westerado

Developed by Ostrich Banditos and published on Adult Swim's website, the cleverly titled Westerado has you running around the Wild West to perform odd jobs and, eventually, find out enough information to track down the scumba...   more

Become a cowboy detective in browser game Westerado  photo

Gas Powered Games sees layoffs, might close Kickstarter

When thinking of what-if scenarios that you wouldn't want to happen while running a Kickstarter campaign, I feel like "layoffs" would be up there pretty high. Days after seeking crowdfunding support for its action-RPG/RTS Wil...   more

Gas Powered Games sees layoffs, might close Kickstarter photo

Interview: Disney Infinity's John Blackburn on toys

An hour after taking the stage to unveil Disney Infinity, "Disney's most ambitious video game initiative ever" (a press release states), I sat down with Avalanche Studios chief creative officer John Blackburn to discuss where...   more

Interview: Disney Infinity's John Blackburn on toys photo

Have a short God of War: Ascension single-player teaser

Much of the promotional work on God of War: Ascension has been centered around the game's new multiplayer mode. Which is fine, but I think most long-time fans will be buying this prequel for its single-player campaign, leavin...   more

Have a short God of War: Ascension single-player teaser photo

Assassin's Creed III DLC is now available on the Wii U

For weeks now, Ubisoft has remained tight-lipped in regards to Assassin's Creed III DLC on the Wii U. We knew it was confirmed, but we had no dates or confirmation of which pieces would be coming. As of now, the Hidden Secret...   more

Assassin's Creed III DLC is now available on the Wii U photo


Back to Top




Advertising on destructoid is available through Please contact them to learn more