hopping adventure starring Mario and Luigi
Set sail with Mario and Luigi on Shipshape Island (part ship, part island) to search for the drifting islands of Concordia. When the brothers work together, you never know what you might find!
Plot your course on the Ocean Map, looking for points of interest like islands, reefs, and tiny islets. You can choose the order you visit islands in, and your approach to the challenges you’ll face, as you chart your path through the story!
When you spot an island, launch out of Shipshape’s cannon to explore a range of locations from tropical rainforests to bustling cities. Meet the locals, solve puzzles, fight baddies, and more.
Overcome each island’s unique challenges to form an island link with your ship. The more islands you reconnect, the more fun discoveries you’ll unlock, like side quests and access to new areas!
Mario & Luigi : Brothership!
Allsand Island : A hot and sandy desert oasis…but look out for the Sharkbones!
Lottacoins Island : A bustling city full of busy office workers.
Heatfreeze Island : Half fire. Half ice. All treacherous!
Merrygo Island : A carnival-themed island centered around a giant maze.
Unleash the mighty power of Mario and Luigi’s brotherly bond to overcome adversity and thwart foes!
Use Bros. Moves to get past obstacles while you explore, and powerful Bros. Attacks in a dynamic twist on turn-based combat. You’ll need every edge this “brothership” will give you to save the day.
When Mario and Luigi are together, they can work as a team to attack.
Equip Battle Plugs for extra abilities, like guaranteed critical hits against flying targets, to get a strategic advantage on your enemies. Swap Battle Plugs whenever you want, and experiment with creative combinations to create different effects
Use Bros. Moves to bypass obstacles while you explore by turning into a ball or UFO, or even throwing fire and ice balls to melt or freeze something in your way.
The story spends far too much of its bloated runtime rehashing !
Brothership makes an admirable attempt at telling a story about the importance of friendship and connections and the dangers of isolation.
Meesh Games
The writing is just so unoriginal, and I didn’t get attached to any of Brothership’s large cast in the same way I have with so many characters and partners from past Mario RPGs. Some of that may come down to character design: I love how Mario and Luigi look in this cartoony art style, and many of the enemies look great, too, but the friendly power outlet-shaped residents of Concordia just didn’t resonate with me.
Nov 7, 2024:
The whole adventure would probably pop more if it didn’t run so.
- Luigi Takes the L
- Brothership fundamentally misunderstands
- Turn-based combat is Brothership’s
Learning enemy patterns from Brothership’s large roster of dangerous foes is always satisfying, as you have to memorize their tells to figure out when to hit the dodge button during their attack animations. One of my favorite enemies is the Snaptor, a bird that picks up one of the brothers before flying at the other. You have to listen for Mario or Luigi’s scream to know if you need to jump to counterattack the Snaptor or if it’s going to try and bowl you over with your rolled-up brother.
