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===Critical reception===

''Super Mario Odyssey'' has received widespread critical acclaim. Prior to its release, EDGE Magazine gave ''Super Mario Odyssey'' a perfect score of 10, praising the game for "taking big risks with an established formula and having them all pay off handsomely."<ref>[https://www.rllmukforum.com/index.php?/topic/302369-the-next-issue-of-edge-is-delayed/&page=3 EDGE issue showed up in stores]</ref> Ryan McCaffery of IGN had a similar view, also giving the game a perfect score of 10. Despite criticizing the camera controls, McCaffery was ultimately very impressed with the game, saying that it "is a brilliant adventure and love letter to the series that made Nintendo a household name."<ref>http://au.ign.com/articles/2017/10/26/super-mario-odyssey-review</ref> Phillip Kollar and Allegra Frank of Polygon also praised the game, scoring it 9.5 out of 10. While Allegra somewhat criticized the boss battles, the two reviewers ended with "''Super Mario Odyssey'' is almost certain to be counted among the best games in Nintendo's star series."<ref>https://www.polygon.com/2017/10/26/16551724/super-mario-odyssey-review</ref> Andrew Webster of The Verge called the game "A weird, wild world bursting with ideas," praising how the game was always surprising, saying, "Because each world is so different from the last, I found myself constantly discovering things I didn't expect or hadn't seen before."<ref>https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/26/16552118/super-mario-odyssey-review-nintendo-switch</ref> Peter Brown of GameSpot praised the game for its variety of platforming challenges and puzzles and how "The opportunities introduced by possessing others isn't just an easy source of laughs, but also works hand in hand with Odyssey's ever-present challenges," while criticizing how some of Cappy's actions require motion controls. He gave the game a 10/10.<ref>https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/super-mario-odyssey-review/1900-6416795/</ref> Dave Thier of Forbes praised how unique the game was, saying, "''Super Mario Odyssey'' is a wide-open challenge that never stops changing, even dozens of hours in," while heavily criticizing the game's motion controls. He gave the game a 9.5/10.<ref>https://www.forbes.com/sites/games/2017/11/02/super-mario-odyssey-review-a-perfect-game-with-a-problem/#25c565b21e48</ref> The game currently averages 97% on review aggregate site Metacritic (based on 67 reviews)<ref>http://www.metacritic.com/game/switch/super-mario-odyssey</ref> and 97.42% on GameRankings (based on 58 reviews), making it the third-highest-rated game on the latter website.<ref>http://www.gamerankings.com/switch/200275-super-mario-odyssey/index.html</ref>

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