Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review — a peak Nintendo puzzler for Switch

If Breath of the Wild was “peak Zelda” and Super Mario Odyssey was “peak Mario,” Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is “peak Nintendo” — a fun and charming action-puzzler for the Switch. Largely ported from a prior Wii U release, this Super Mario 3D World spinoff is packed with the attention to detail and joy of discovery that define Nintendo’s best games.

Thanks to the Switch’s screen and resolution upgrades, Captain Toad looks great on Nintendo’s latest platform, and it can be enjoyed by players of all ages. Fans will love four brand-new levels based on Super Mario Odyssey, but they will lose out on several Super Mario 3D World stages that were pulled in the process. That small omission makes the Switch version a less than definitive version of a modern puzzle classic, but there are still plenty of great puzzles to enjoy.