Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker was an interesting and incredibly smart release for Nintendo during the Wii U's 2nd year struggles. It is essentially an expanded game built from the Captain Toad levels from Super Mario 3D World, using that games assets and mechanics and putting them into a 70+ self contained puzzles.
This may sound like im implying this is a quick fix title not worthy of your time but in fact, it is quite the opposite.
In Captain Toad you guide the Captain (And Toadette) through each level to collect 3 gems, a star and a bonus objective that ranges from collecting a Gold Mushroom to not being seen by enemies. The game uses the gamepads gyro and touch screen to manipulate the camera and levels in order to aid your progress and overall the game does a pretty good job of utilising the Wii U's often maligned tablet controller. Thanks to the Amiibo update you can now scan a Toad Amiibo and play a bonus hide and seek objective on every level which is a nice little bonus is you have the Amiibo and want keep playing.
The story is presented in an interesting episodic format that tells the story of Toad and Toadette hunting for Stars and saving each other from Wingo, a large bird enemy. The short cutscenes and episodic style fits the game perfectly. It feels like the perfect game to lay on the sofa and play a few levels off tv on the Gamepad which was one of the consoles biggest attractions during its run on the market. The only issue i have with the game campaign is the reuse of the bosses throughout the game. Although the levels built around them are slightly different, its still a little boring if you are playing the game in large play sessions. That being said i completely understand why, the game was clearly built quickly on the cheap and as such reusing assets is simply required for the development time.
Overall im very pleased with Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Its a fun puzzle game built from arguably the most interesting and memorable aspect of Super Mario 3D World and at the time its was not a full priced release in the UK with a RRP of £30. The game is fairly short but if you want to 100% the game with the Amiibo Hide and Seek the 12-15 Hours is still great value for money.
Nintendo again showcases why they are so beloved with a unique, polished and fun puzzle platformer. Aside from a few camera issues and the reuse of boss assets Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a marvel of design and is simply a must have if you own a Wii U.
8/10
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