Princess Peach: Showtime! Review - All Style, No Substance

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Princess Peach: Showtime! offers a rich, engaging experience that transcends the traditional bounds of platforming and adventure games. The marriage of a theatrical setting with the beloved character of Princess Peach creates a narrative and gameplay dynamic that is both refreshing and nostalgically familiar. The game's inventive costume mechanic stands as a testament to the creativity at the heart of its development, offering players a multifaceted approach to challenges and enemies.

A review code was provided by the publisher for review purposes.

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[GamingG]

I wanted it at first, but I thought the demo was kinda boring. It looks good, but it's a bit too simple for my taste.

[joeyisabsb]

I just finished this game recently and took it for what it is, a jolly single player magical girl game with different styles of gameplay.

Sometimes you have to allow yourself to be a kid again and give into the jolly nature without a heavy narrative or even difficult combat.

[torino]

Played the demo … no way this is a 60 dollar game

[sombrego]

I think the developers went for an ultra casual audience more than usual with mario games. I could see kids loving this game because the lack of depth might actually become a plus for younger players as to not overwhelm them with a billion things to unlock and do.

But for an adult it seems like a hard sell, it's a shame it looks very cute and the costumes are more original than what usually Nintendo serves us.

[EAloeLi]

I love this game, for me it’s the aesthetic and theater genre themes. I love the costumes and the subtle theme of optimism. If you pay attention to the dialogue of the background characters you help they feel hopeless to take back the show, the sparkle gives them hope and they then aid Peach.

[diamond_dust]

This game is literally just the official Nintendo version of Balan Wonderworld

[MikeyInsanity]

Rolled credits on the game already. Enjoyed it enough for what it was.

[PikaLink]

I had hoped Peach could shift around between the costumes she collected on demand, and that each stage would then be intricately design to require clever use of each or some of them. Oh wait, this is Nintendo = Easy barebones kids games.

[GenkiStarLeaf]

The frame drops and loading screens are a shame but it just goes to show the Switch’s successor can’t come soon enough.

[grayfox]

Funny, with such a title I would have expected like 5/10.

I mean, I really enjoyed my time with the game myself, but it IS a game I would rate between 7.5 and 8.5 (not less no more), so the score is totally fair. Still I find funny you guys gave that score with a title of the review like that.

[S_Hyde]

This is a very good way to introduce kids into games, or as a palette cleanser in between more involved or addictive games

[WhatsOnMyShelf]

This will be like the last Peach game on the DS. Reviewers are disappointed, turning off people on the edge from considering it, then some years down the line, a YT'er will get hyped at the Nintendo presentation, and the copies will shoot up in value.

[BrainWasherAttendent]

Hard disagree. If you enjoy 100%’ing levels it is a worthwhile game and could be greatly expanded on in the future.

[ireallydontcareabouthandles]

The lead-ins to this review were gearing my expectations up for a particularly harsh critique, but I agree wholeheartedly with both the score and the rationale and I say this as someone who has wanted a new Peach game for longer than I'd care to admit. Spot on with just about everything, though I'd maybe argue that the rehearsal stages and boss challenges are the game's attempt at rewarding skillful engagement with the mechanics. Still, it's clear at the end of the day that this is more an action platformer for young kids than a bone aimed at longtime Peach fans like myself, whatever that would even look like, and honestly I'm fine with that.

[DieselJT]

I think that is a fair score. I'm playing it currently and would give it about the same rating.

[HansAlRachid]

Aw man, that's what I feared. The style and concept is so cool though! Normally I'd probably wait for a sale, but since this is a first-party Nintendo game that's obviously never going to happen. Bummer.

[Davisjryoung]

Is the frame rate frequently terrible or was this just a slightly rough video render? I mean no disrespect, I know video production is time consuming and rendering takes forever. I just feel like the performance here looks especially rough, even outside of the stage transitions.

[LightFG]

It's a decent little game. I may pick it up when it goes on sale.

[patrykzukowski]

Yeah, the demo pretty much showed me what the game is: barebones, super simple.... something. Nah, even for Nintendo that was just too barebones.

[dennisl]

I guess you could say its all for show

ill see myself out