Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure

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• GGameSpew

  Kieren Hawken · Jul 27, 2015

  8.0

  I quickly found myself addicted to Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure – it’s colourful, addictive and has some cool music too. However, the further I got into the game I noticed one quite annoying flaw: the brutal difficulty spikes. You will find yourself steaming through levels and then suddenly coming across one that seems to be almost impossible.

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• GGameSpot

  Jason Venter · Jun 29, 2015

  7.0

  Considering how long Dr. Mario has been around, the modifications here serve as a pleasant surprise and manage to inject a fresh element into a puzzling experience that is by now a bit long in the tooth. Even without the new content, Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure is a worthwhile addition to the serious puzzle fan's gaming library. It just doesn't offer enough that's new compared to Dr. Luigi to warrant a glowing recommendation if you already invested in that other recent release.

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• AOAttack of the Fanboy

  Kyle Hanson · Jun 29, 2015

  6.0

  Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure doesn’t do much to rock the boat that the series has built over the last couple of decades. This is both a good thing and a bad thing, as the game doesn’t ruin what fans have loved, but it also doesn’t offer much to bring them back either. Those who have been dying to get back into the series will enjoy Miracle Cure, but only if they plan to really put a lot of time into the multiplayer.

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• GRGame Revolution

  Blake Peterson · Jun 25, 2015

  7.0

  However, Virus Buster is the surprising highlight of the game (but doesn't include any of the Miracle Cure capsules) and offers a new gameplay take on the classic puzzler that allows for experimentation and improvisation. It's also certainly worth a buy if you're into Dr. Mario multiplayer, where it can be played locally or online with a ranking system.

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• DDestructoid

  Chris Carter · Jun 18, 2015

  7.0

  When all is said and done though, there really isn't a whole lot to Miracle Cure if you aren't going to play multiplayer with a friend who shares your passion. I really wish Nintendo showed a bit more effort when it comes to solo play, as the standard "missions" aren't cutting it. I would kill to see a new storyline (like Dr. Mario 64) incorporated into the franchise, one that unites both Mario and Luigi against a common foe. For now, there's only so much pill-dropping that I can take.

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• NINintendo Insider

  Joe Merrick · Jun 11, 2015

  8.0

  Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure is a decent puzzle title. It offers more content at a lower price than its Wii U predecessor in Dr. Luigi. It’s a fun puzzle game to play and the new Miracle Cure mechanics open the game up not only to new strategies but succeed in making the game more approachable to newcomers of the series. That said, for those of you that have played the Dr. Mario games to death, there still may be too little in the way of new content to warrant a purchase, but there’s more than enough to have fun with.

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