Dr. Mario World

 iOS
User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 51 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 51
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 51
  3. Negative: 32 out of 51
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  1. Captiosus
    Jul 11, 2019
    2
    In its current state, this game is an absolute mess. Frequent crashes on multiple iOS platforms, insanely long load times for little to no reason, requires a persistent online connection just to play so if you have a network hiccup, you get dumped out with a connection error (0007 or 0009). Even on solidly stable WiFi, the connection to game's servers tends to be sketchy at best.

    And    In its current state, this game is an absolute mess. Frequent crashes on multiple iOS platforms, insanely long load times for little to no reason, requires a persistent online connection just to play so if you have a network hiccup, you get dumped out with a connection error (0007 or 0009). Even on solidly stable WiFi, the connection to game's servers tends to be sketchy at best.

    And that's before we even get into the gameplay, which is essentially just your standard match three type mobile game. There are literally thousands of these match three style mobile games and I can't find a single thing that Dr. Mario World does better than any of them. Except crash. It crashes better.

    If this were a retail Switch or DS release, it wouldn't even get the Nintendo Seal of Quality.    … Expand
  2. Mew20
    Jul 12, 2019
    2
    Now I like puzzle games such as Tetris but that can be played for hours but with Dr.Mario World it's basically a toilet game where you play on the toilet and that's it. This is basically another lazy game by Nintendo mobile.
  3. THRREALEXPERT
    Jul 19, 2019
    0
    This game is so boring it's not dr Mario it's a easier virus buster with Mario and friends. With cramped in micro transactions and not caring about it in its current state the game is awful. Also the ending is dumb and expected. The music is great though
  4. Mats2468
    Aug 10, 2019
    0
    When you come far enough into the game, it gets harder and it becomes a paywall. Full of microtransactions and boring progression makes this unplayable. RIP to those parents who forgot to turn on the parent control into Apple store or Google Play...
  5. AJCk19
    Aug 3, 2021
    1
    Why play this match game, when Pokemon Shuffle is superior? That is not even including all the other 3 match clones.
  6. Digibutter64
    Oct 12, 2020
    3
    For the first 20 or so levels, I had a fair amount of enjoyment with this, and it was somewhat addictive, with new strategies added regularly.

    Following that though, the game was ruined by timers; if you're out of "hearts", you can't play. This combined with microtransactions, loot boxes, and the obnoxious "Ready, Go!" voice have turned me away from willing to progress further.

Awards & Rankings

38
#38 Best iOS Game of 2019
5
#5 Most Discussed iOS Game of 2019
3
#3 Most Shared iOS Game of 2019

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Metascore
58

Mixed or average reviews - based on 17 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 17
  3. Negative: 5 out of 17
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2020
    70
    I prefer the Dr. Marios that I can pay for just one time, then play as much as I want for a few decades thereafter. [Issue #41 – September 2019, p. 20]
  2. Games.cz
    Sep 30, 2019
    40
    Dr. Mario World is Nintendo at its weakest. It’s solid, it’s colorful, but also greedy, unoriginal and… well, somehow redundant.
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  3. Edge Magazine
    Aug 15, 2019
    40
    Nintendo's most boring smartphone outing so far. [Issue#336, p.120]
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