Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker
Captain Toad stars in his own puzzling quest on the Nintendo Switch system! Our stubby hero must dodge dangers and track treasures across many trap-filled courses. Survive smoldering volcanoes, hazardous steam…
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a platform developed by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development, released 13 July 2018 on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
What Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is a platform game developed by Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development and released in 2018. It was published by 1-UP Studio. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Captain Toad and Toadette are out treasure hunting, climbing a structure to get a Power Star. They soon after notice feathers falling from the sky when Wingo, a large bird who's described as "a lover of all things shiny", grabs the star. Toadette attempts to retrieve it while Captain Toad is temporarily knocked over. Wingo makes off with both the star and Toadette, leaving the Captain on his own. Captain Toad must then go through stages collecting Power Stars to reach Wingo and save Toadette. Once Captain Toad reaches Wingo's fortress, they fight, and after Wingo is defeated, Toadette is rescued and they continue treasure hunting. However, Wingo returns to steal their treasure again and…
How it plays
It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Mario series
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is the 586th of 668 entries we hold in the Mario series. The next entry was Super Mario Party in 2018. Its critic score of 84 is 7 points above the series average of 77. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.
How it was received
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker holds a critic score of 84 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 2,372 rated platform games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored 15 points above the year average.
What it launched against
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker launched on 13 July 2018, within three weeks of Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit and Sonic Mania Plus. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the Nintendo Switch's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Octopath Traveler, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, The Awesome Adventures of Captain Spirit, Sonic Mania Plus.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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