Puzzle & Dragons Z + Puzzle & Dragons: Super Mario Bros. Edition

 3DS
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 55
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 55
  3. Negative: 8 out of 55
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  1. Mando44646
    Oct 23, 2015
    6
    Not really all that impressed with the game. Story is passable, gameplay is decent, but it just *feels* like the mobile game it came from. Not really a game made for a dedicating gaming system. I'd pass unless you get it cheap
  2. JJTX
    Mar 24, 2019
    7
    Puzzle & Dragons is a unique take on the tired and true "match three" puzzle genre that has dominated mobile gaming for more than a decade. That said, even with familiar Super Mario characters added, it failed to capture me quite like it has done for millions of fans of the original game in Japan. The mechanics are complicated, and I never did figure out exactly how to be consistently successful.
  3. JackMahBoi
    Apr 21, 2017
    7
    There's enough strategy and simplicity that the game is at least worth buying and playing,, but after a bit it can get quite repetitive and boring. Puzzle & Dragons just feels too much like it's trying to be Pokemon mixed in with puzzle elements, so I'm afraid I can only give this a sort of meh, sort of good review.
  4. Nielssie0420
    Sep 11, 2019
    5
    The gameplay mechanics are solid, but I think it is repetitive. You do get two games for the price of one so there's that, but I didn't find myself playing this game for hours on end.
  5. AlexMakesToast
    Nov 23, 2022
    5
    Puzzle and dragons + mario = 5/10
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Awards & Rankings

22
#22 Best 3DS Game of 2015
21
#21 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2015
32
#32 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2015

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 59 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 37 out of 59
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 59
  3. Negative: 1 out of 59
  1. Atomix
    Jun 30, 2015
    88
    GungHo Entertainment knew perfectly well how to make a match-three that was different from its predecessors, it added depth by using RPG elements and took advantage from tactile technology that, obviously, adapted greatly in the Nintendo 3DS.
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  2. games(TM)
    Jun 27, 2015
    50
    It provides a bit of fan fare and not much else. [Issue#162, p.103]
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Jun 21, 2015
    50
    A whole lot better on phones than it is on 3DS. [July 2015, p.115]
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