Super Meat Boy 3D

"Super Meat Boy 3D modernises the 2D classic in such a fleshed-out and meaty way that it&s;s really quite scrumptious what they cooked up. 🥩"

"Super Meat Boy 3D is a solid attempt to transition the series from a classic experience into a 3D one without losing its core identity. The game successfully preserves the challenging, precise, and fast-paced gameplay that defines the series, but …"

"In the transition to fully three-dimensional worlds, Super Meat Boy 3D does a phenomenal job at retaining the blistering challenge of the pioneering original. While nearly everything is retained in the dimensional shift, a few unique issues do hold it …"

"Although it maintains the spirit of the original Super Meat Boy, Super Meat Boy 3D, as a reimagining, doesn’t quite evolve on its ideas enough to strike a chord. Rather, it reframes them, and it’s these new perspectives and angles …"

"Super Meat Boy 3D isn’t the grandiose translation to 3D as fans were perhaps hoping for. Though there’s competent enough level design and plenty to see and do with its many challenges and unlockable characters, it quickly goes back into …"

"Super Meat Boy 3D succeeds in the feat of translating all the hallmarks of an inherently two-dimensional series into a thrilling 3D platformer. Team Meat and Sluggerfly have created a new incarnation of the iconic indie game that debuted sixteen …"

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"There are small design hiccups here and there in terms of a few levels that don&s;t feel fair, a couple less memorable bosses, and the added depth sometimes playing tricks on your brain. At the end of the day, however, …"

"Super Meat Boy 3D is the return of the king of pain. A worthy sequel to this indie icon. Minor stumbles in its presentation don&s;t tarnish the franchise&s;s reputation, especially with precise controls, the same charisma as always, and the …"

"Even when Super Meat Boy 3D had me moments away from rage-quitting, occasionally thanks to a death that wasn’t my fault, I couldn’t help but smile as I bashed my head on whatever wall I was struggling to jump off. …"

"Each level is designed to be a short run made to be beaten in about half a minute or less, barring the number of times you&s;ll die learning the course."

"It&s;s heavily inspired by the first game but doesn&s;t understand what made the original enjoyable, and is further let down by imprecise movement and forgettable level design."

"Super Meat Boy 3D has brief moments of fun, but messy controls make it feel a lot more frustrating than was initially intended."

"By the time the credits roll on Super Meat Boy 3D, the overriding impression is of a project that is both bold and self-aware – one that respects its heritage while fully confronting the challenges of reinvention. This is not …"

"When the perspective makes it tough to even tell how to proceed, it can be frustrating. Still, Super Meat Boy 3D makes a strong argument that Team Meat’s formula can work in three dimensions, but it needs to iron out …"

"It is neither a revolution nor a triumphant return to the top of the genre, but rather a sincere attempt to push the series in a new direction — one that comes with both strengths and weaknesses."

"Super Meat Boy 3D proves that Meat Boy can work in three dimensions, even if some perspective-related issues keep it from reaching the heights of the 2010 classic."

"Super Meat Boy 3D may not be quite the same watershed moment for indie gaming as its respected predecessor, but there&s;s a lot to love about this one and would say that Sluggerfly and Team Meat have largely stuck the …"

"We were very impressed by our hands-on with Super Meat Boy 3D on the Nintendo Switch 2, as the game successfully builds on the first installment in the series and delivers exactly what it promises"

""Meat Boy&s;s Journey from 2D to 3D" Super Meat Boy 3D successfully brings the Super Meat Boy experience to 3D without losing its core identity, with clever improvements to movement and pacing. The real strength lies in the precise controls …"

"Dying, repeating, and jumping again still works wonderfully, but the new 3D perspective introduces unfair deaths and a noticeable loss of identity compared with the original classic."

"I suspect some speedrunner will weave wizardry in their mastery of Super Meat Boy 3D and its levels. That said, this feels like a game in which you have to have more patience that ever to put up with the …"

"Super Meat Boy 3D is an interesting new take on a well-known premise. Not everything works perfectly—the switch to 3D makes it harder to see, move precisely, and maintain the mechanics."

"Great controls with tight level design that encourage the player to replay it over and over again to get the best time and find the collectibles. Yet, too many times I felt like the meat was left cooking too long. …"

"Super Meat Boy 3D is a highly successful attempt to bring the series to the third dimension, retaining the brand&s;s core elements: fast pace, high precision, and the immense satisfaction of overcoming obstacles. Not everything works perfectly, as the camera …"

"Super Meat Boy 3D had a mountain of expectations to climb, and against all odds, it conquered them. While the autoscrolling boss fights are a frustrating misstep and the grotesque 3D art style will undoubtedly divide fans, the moment-to-moment gameplay …"

"For the most part, the transition to 3D was successful - the new game is about as hard to put down as Super Meat Boy was in 2010. Sadly, in some levels you have to fight with the camera rather …"