Is Super Mario Sunshine Hard? Difficulty Rating 4.4/10

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Super Mario Sunshine

Full Release (2002)

DIFFICULTY

4.4/10

Not Too Difficult

(25 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

Super Mario Sunshine offers an accessible experience with pockets of challenge that keep things interesting.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players describe the challenge in this game as coming mainly from a few specific areas:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Tight movement and timing requirements throughout

Who Will Find It Difficult

Super Mario Sunshine is suitable for a wide range of players. Newcomers may hit a few friction points, but should be able to progress with some persistence. Players who rated games like Moonlighter, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at a similar challenge level may find Super Mario Sunshine broadly comparable in difficulty.

User Defined Tags:

25 ratings

avg: 4.4

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Based on 25 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 4.4/10. Most players rated this game between 3 and 6.

Developer(s)

Nintendo EAD

Publisher(s)

Gradiente, Nintendo

Genre(s)

Platform, Adventure

Platform(s)

Nintendo GameCube

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About Super Mario Sunshine

Super Mario Sunshine is a Mario action-adventure 3D platformer. It follows Super Mario 64, and is the second 3D Mario platformer. Gameplay features a combination of action and puzzle solving, with numerous stages and multiple episodes to each stage, and plenty of hidden secrets and surprises. This game introduced many recurring characters and bosses in the Mario series, including Toadsworth, Bowser Jr., Petey Piranha, Gooper Blooper, Piantas, Nokis, Shadow Mario, and F.L.U.D.D. Super Mario Sunshine pays homage to Mario's Italian heritage and upbringing, with many of the locations in the game having Italian names and sometimes referencing Italian culture.

Users also rated

Players who rated Super Mario Sunshine also rated the games shown below, with Moonlighter (4.1), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (4.9), and The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (5.0) being most similar in difficulty!