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Developer(s) | Arika Nintendo SPD Group No. 2 |
Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
Director(s) | Takao Nakano |
Producer(s) | Hitoshi Yamagami Ichirou Mihara |
Designer(s) | Tatsuya Ushiroda |
Composer(s) | Masaru Tajima |
Series | Dr. Mario |
Platform(s) | Nintendo 3DS |
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Genre(s) | Puzzle |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure [a] is a 2015 puzzle video game developed by Arika and Nintendo SPD Group No. 2, and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. It was released in Japan on May 31, 2015, and North America, Europe, and Australia on June 11, 2015. [2] It is the seventh game in the Dr. Mario series, and is part of the larger Mario franchise.
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure was released exclusively on the Nintendo 3DS eShop service; but was removed and made impossible to download from the shop on March 27, 2023, following it's closure. Critical reception was average. The game was preceded by Dr. Luigi , which inspired gameplay elements of Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure.
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure is a falling block tile-matching video game. Its five game modes each have optional power-ups. The first mode, "Dr. Mario", has the traditional rules of the Dr. Mario series. In "Dr. Luigi", two different capsules joined into L-shaped configurations are dropped into the playing field (as in the "Operation L" mode of Dr. Luigi (2013) for Wii U). These modes have single player and competitive multiplayer modes. "Virus Buster", a game mode in Dr. Mario Online Rx and Dr. Luigi, is played by holding the Nintendo 3DS vertically and using the touchscreen to drag the capsules. The online mode utilized the defunct Nintendo Network service. Finally, the debuting "Miracle Cure Laboratory" mode features several set challenges. Unlike previous entries in the series, the soundtrack is not selectable, and has random songs from Dr. Mario Online Rx and Dr. Luigi.
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Aggregator | Score |
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Metacritic | 69/100 [3] |
Publication | Score |
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Destructoid | 7/10 [4] |
GameSpot | 7/10 [5] |
GamesRadar+ | 3.5/5 [6] |
Nintendo Life | 8/10 [7] |
Nintendo World Report | 7/10 [8] |
Pocket Gamer | 3.5/5 [9] |
Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure received "mixed or average" reviews from critics, according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [3]
Jason Venter of GameSpot rated the game seven out of ten. He praised the power-ups new to the series and the subsequent new puzzles, but said that the game needed more than 50 puzzles. He appreciated the return of the Dr. Luigi and Virus Buster gameplay modes. [5]
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