Review: Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is the video game crossover nobody asked for but has proven to be one of 2017’s biggest surprises.

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is the video game crossover nobody asked for and one that many online commentators believed was doomed to fail, but against all odds this wonderfully zany turn-based role-playing game for the Nintendo Switch has proven to be one of 2017’s biggest surprises.

The premise is simple enough: Mario, of Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros fame, must take on a gang of Rabbids, of Ubisoft’s Raving Rabbids franchise, who have invaded the Mushroom Kingdom and are running riot across the lands.