90
Jordan Minor
PCMag
“Wacky enough for casuals but with enough mechanics to reward people like me who seek gameplay depth, Mario Tennis Fever is my new favorite sports title and an Editors' Choice winner for Switch 2 games.”
Critical Assessment
What Critics Praise
- Solid tennis mechanics
- Large roster of characters
- Fever rackets to unlock
- Wide variety of content
- Fast-paced matches
- Intuitive controls
Points of Contention
- Lack of any hardware gimmicks
- Whole campaign over in about 4 hours
- Aiming at an enemy weak spot
- High skill ceiling alienates
- Paper thin story
Professional Reviews
3 reviews from 3 critics76
Alex Perry
Mashable
“All of that works in tandem with a fun story mode that does a great job of tutorializing Fever's intricacies and enough secondary modes to keep Fever fun at almost any level of engagement.”
70
Alan Wen
TechRadar
“Fever feels like it takes the most inspiration from Mario Kart, while retaining the solid tennis mechanics of its predecessors to make for a more fulsome Nintendo Switch 2 game.”
