<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
platform	O
game	O
bundled	O
in	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
release	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
+	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
through	O
Lake	O
Lapcat	O
to	O
complete	O
challenges	O
and	O
collect	O
items	O
to	O
dispel	O
a	O
black	O
sludge	O
that	O
is	O
infecting	O
the	O
land	O
and	O
free	O
Bowser	O
from	O
its	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
is	O
an	O
open	O
world	O
platform	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
completes	O
challenges	O
to	O
collect	O
Cat	O
Shines	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
free	O
Bowser	O
and	O
Lake	O
Lapcat	O
from	O
the	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
black	O
sludge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
core	O
gameplay	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
the	O
2013	O
platform	O
game	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
while	O
also	O
adopting	O
elements	O
introduced	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
noted	O
the	O
influence	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
on	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
from	O
its	O
scrappy	O
approach	O
to	O
new	O
concepts	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
and	O
debt	O
to	O
Shadow	O
Mario	B-Application
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
described	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
as	O
having	O
put	O
elements	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
into	O
the	O
structure	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Odyssey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
character	O
Mario	B-Application
jumps	O
between	O
platforms	O
and	O
obstacles	O
in	O
a	O
3D	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
collects	O
bodysuit	O
power	O
ups	O
that	O
grant	O
him	O
special	O
abilities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Fire	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Tanooki	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Boomerang	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
area	O
of	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
collects	O
Cat	O
Shines	O
by	O
completing	O
challenges	O
less	O
than	O
10	O
minutes	O
in	O
length	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
traversing	O
platforms	O
or	O
collecting	O
shard	O
fragments	O
of	O
a	O
Cat	O
Shine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
rides	O
the	O
dinosaur	O
Plessie	O
to	O
navigate	O
between	O
each	O
island	O
area	O
of	O
the	O
archipelago	O
and	O
to	O
reach	O
Shine	O
challenges	O
throughout	O
the	O
lake	O
's	O
waters	O
,	O
outside	O
the	O
island	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
all	O
areas	O
of	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
are	O
openly	O
accessible	O
without	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
hub	O
world	O
—	O
traditional	O
Mario	B-Application
levels	O
connected	O
without	O
loading	O
screens	O
or	O
boundaries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
unlike	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
full	O
,	O
unfixed	O
camera	O
control	O
in	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
and	O
is	O
not	O
restricted	O
to	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
"	O
lives	O
"	O
—	O
instead	O
,	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
dies	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
loses	O
50	O
coins	O
from	O
their	O
counter	O
,	O
which	O
gets	O
reset	O
every	O
100	O
coins	O
due	O
to	O
granting	O
Mario	B-Application
a	O
power-up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Every	O
few	O
minutes	O
,	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
fury	I-Application
transforms	O
the	O
daytime	O
setting	O
of	O
Lake	O
Lapcat	O
into	O
an	O
apocalyptic	O
nighttime	O
setting	O
,	O
with	O
fireballs	O
raining	O
down	O
toward	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Godzilla-esque	O
fury	O
event	O
can	O
interrupt	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
activity	O
every	O
few	O
minutes	O
,	O
but	O
also	O
gives	O
new	O
gameplay	O
opportunities	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
generating	O
new	O
platforms	O
in	O
the	O
sky	O
and	O
using	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
bait	O
Bowser	O
's	O
fiery	O
breath	O
to	O
destroy	O
otherwise	O
indestructible	O
obstacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
joined	O
by	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
,	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
direct	O
to	O
interact	O
with	O
wall	O
markings	O
and	O
,	O
optionally	O
,	O
can	O
be	O
configured	O
to	O
assist	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
attacking	O
enemies	O
and	O
collecting	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
on	O
a	O
walk	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
discovers	O
a	O
mysterious	O
black	O
sludge	O
M	O
(	O
resembling	O
Shadow	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
logo	O
from	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Sunshine	I-Application
)	O
in	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
being	O
absorbed	O
by	O
it	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
finds	O
himself	O
in	O
an	O
archipelago	O
of	O
cat-themed	O
islands	O
called	O
Lake	O
Lapcat	O
that	O
have	O
become	O
overrun	O
with	O
black	O
sludge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
his	O
arrival	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
encounters	O
Fury	O
Bowser	O
,	O
a	O
dark	O
version	O
of	O
Bowser	O
that	O
has	O
grown	O
to	O
colossal	O
size	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
collects	O
a	O
Cat	O
Shine	O
,	O
causing	O
Bowser	O
to	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
appears	O
and	O
pleads	O
for	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
help	O
to	O
restore	O
his	O
father	O
to	O
normal	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
reluctantly	O
agrees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
obtaining	O
a	O
certain	O
number	O
of	O
Cat	O
Shines	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
gains	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
Giga	O
Bell	O
,	O
a	O
super-powered	O
variation	O
of	O
the	O
Super	O
Bell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Giga	O
Bell	O
transforms	O
Mario	B-Application
into	O
Giga	O
Cat	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
a	O
colossal	O
version	O
of	O
his	O
regular	O
cat	O
form	O
,	O
allowing	O
him	O
to	O
battle	O
Fury	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
manages	O
to	O
retake	O
the	O
Giga	O
Bells	O
,	O
using	O
all	O
three	O
to	O
turn	O
Plessie	O
into	O
a	O
giant	O
and	O
crush	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	O
is	O
returned	O
to	O
his	O
normal	O
size	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
breaks	O
off	O
his	O
alliance	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
the	O
two	O
retreat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
the	O
cats	O
of	O
Lake	O
Lapcat	O
celebrate	O
atop	O
the	O
still-giant	O
Plessie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Entertainment	O
Planning	O
&	O
Development	O
department	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
was	O
first	O
teased	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
trailer	O
advertising	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
re-release	O
on	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
during	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	O
.	O
35th	O
Anniversary	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
on	O
September	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
The	O
Game	O
Awards	O
show	O
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
commercial	O
was	O
showcased	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
did	O
n't	O
reveal	O
any	O
new	O
footage	O
of	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
trailer	O
showcased	O
the	O
theming	O
,	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
gameplay	O
of	O
Bowser	B-Application
's	I-Application
Fury	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
February	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
World	I-Application
+	O
Bowser	O
’s	O
Fury	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
game	O
for	O
February	O
2021	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
experimental	O
"	O
nature	O
,	O
both	O
in	O
its	O
inventive	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
first	O
fully	O
open	O
world	O
,	O
foretelling	O
future	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
technical	O
polish	O
relative	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
standards	O
,	O
exemplified	O
by	O
its	O
noticeable	O
drops	O
in	O
framerate	O
and	O
unperfected	O
ideas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
foray	O
into	O
a	O
fully	O
open	O
world	O
challenged	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
tradition	O
of	O
leisurely	O
,	O
"	O
meticulously	O
designed	O
obstacle	O
courses	O
"	O
,	O
wrote	O
Polygon	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
presented	O
as	O
an	O
improvisational	O
rumpus	O
room	O
filled	O
with	O
colorful	O
distractions	O
,	O
messy	O
and	O
warm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
appreciated	O
the	O
fury	O
countdown	O
's	O
visibility	O
,	O
likened	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
level	O
timers	O
of	O
prior	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
