It just isn’t as accessible and satisfying as in the handheld mode. Captain Toad isn’t an action-driven experience by any means, so you can play every single stage of the game on the console mode, no problem.
When playing on console mode, though, you’ll have to input all these commands with a pointer, using the joy-con (or pro-controller) gyroscope. As a handheld game, Captain Toad works as intended, because every single interaction is bound to touch screen, like the original game. The result was a game that can be split into two different experiences.
Due to the hybrid nature of the Switch, changes were necessary.
Therefore, on many stages, the game requires you to interact with the scenario itself using the touch controls to do things like moving platforms, turning valves, and scaring enemies. Consequently, it was meant to be played with a touch screen all the time. However, all the interactions with other elements from the scenarios happens in non-conventional ways, and I’d say that here lies one of the few flaws of the game.īefore talking about the non-conventional controls of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, it is important to remember the fact that it was a game initially designed for the Wii U. On some levels, he can pull turnips from the ground with the B button. Similar to other 3D platformers, his movements are tied to the left stick, and the camera to the right one (or the L and R shoulder buttons). In order to do all the exploration and puzzle solving, you have direct control over Captain Toad’s movements. In addition, each level also has a special objective, which will require you to find a hidden golden mushroom, collect a certain amount of coins, and defeat all enemies, among other things. Collecting them will require you to explore each corner of the map, often manipulating all the elements in unique ways, and looking into places that seems to be out-of-camera. At each level, you’re able to find three diamonds. While the ultimate objective at each stage doesn’t change – Captain Toad is always looking for that shiny gold start at the end – the biggest challenge resides in getting all the collectables and completing an extra objective. Each stage seems to present a brand new mechanic, or at least a smart spin into what you have seen before. However, the main catch of Captain Toad resides on how many surprises you’ll encounter on each level, both when it comes to collectibles and on the level design itself.Ĭaptain Toad: Treasure Tracker truly transpires with creativity. Some levels seems so small, with such a clear objective, that you may wonder where the games appeal lies. When you compare that to other platform games, it may sound odd. When you begin to play each one of the diorama-like Captain Toad stages, you’ll often have a zoomed out vision of what seems to be the entire level, sometimes even including your ultimate goal – a golden star you need to reach. Previously launched in 2014, in this adventure starred by the titular hero (and Toadette), you’ll be presented to almost a hundred bite-sized stages in which you must use Captain Toad’s skills – or lack of – to defeat enemies, overcome obstacles, and gather collectables, all while you manipulate elements from the scenario, as if the level itself was a small puzzle-box that you’re holding on your hands. If Super Mario Odyssey was the Mario take on the sandbox genre, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is basically the Mario universe turned into a puzzle-platformer game. So, when I encountered Captain Toad in Super Mario Odyssey, I was left wondering which kind of adventures that single Toad has got himself into – until now.
As a member of this group, every time a previously exclusive Wii U title is ported to Switch, it opens up an opportunity to experience a unique and often amazing game that was inaccessible to those who skipped the Wii U. A treasure puzzle-box at the palm of your hands.Ĭonsidering the difference in numbers between the Wii U lifetime sales and Switch current sales, I think it is safe to assume that the Switch was, to many people, a comeback to owning a Nintendo console.
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