Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure
- This article is about the seventh console installment in the Dr. Mario series. For the key item from Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, see Miracle Cure.
Template:Infobox Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure is the seventh main installment in the Dr. Mario series, released for Nintendo 3DS in 2015. It was the final title in the Mario franchise to be released with Satoru Iwata as its executive producer before his death on July 11, 2015 (discounting posthumously-released titles).
Gameplay
The game features three modes to choose from: Dr. Mario, which is the series' standard gameplay; Dr. Luigi, which is the "Operation L" gameplay mode as seen in Dr. Luigi; and Virus Buster, in which players must drag continuously falling capsules onto the Viruses.
A new feature included only in Dr. Mario mode is the titular Miracle Cure. A Miracle Cure can be obtained by filling up a gauge that sits beside the bottle, and each Miracle Cure comes in the form of an item with a unique effect: an item that destroys all Viruses or Megavitamins of a single color, a bomb that destroys all surrounding Viruses and Megavitamins, and an item that clears out an entire row or column. Miracle Cures can be enabled or disabled from the settings.
There is also a multiplayer mode, which features online and local multiplayer. When playing locally, there are two options: Local Play, which allows two players with a copy of the game to play, and Download Play, in which the other player must connect to the system via 3DS download play to play with the player who owns the game. In this, players can play the classic Dr. Mario multiplayer, or one of two modes for Virus Buster; a mode in which players must match three capsules to destroy all Viruses, and a mode in which both players must work together to destroy the Viruses. Dr. Mario mode in multiplayer also includes its own Miracle Cures, such as speeding up the drop rate of the opponent's capsules, reversing their controls, and preventing them from rotating a capsule.
The single player mode consists of two types: "Miracle Cure Laboratory", which is a collection of pre-designed stages, and "Custom Clinic", which the player can configure the course settings and play, similar to the original Dr. Mario games.
Miracle Cure Laboratory stages
Training
- 1: Intro to Dr. Mario
- 2: Intro to Dr. Luigi
- 3: Advanced L-Capsules
- 4: Blasting Capsules
- 5: Z-Blasting Capsules
- 6: Blasting Viruses
- 7: Zap Attacks
- 8: Explosive Treatments
- 9: Miracle Cure Combos
- 10: Shocking Sabotages
Basic
- 1: On Call with Dr. Mario
- 2: On Call with Dr. Luigi
- 3: Mushroom Medic
- 4: Fire Flower First Aid
- 5: Efficient Treatment
- 6: Chain Training
- 7: Step It Up
- 8: Rainbow Riot
- 9: Step It Up 2
- 10: Rainy-Day Remedy
- 11: Head-to-Head Challenge
- 12: Head-to-Head Challenge 2
- 13: One-Move Medication
- 14: Four-Move Medication
- 15: Rapid Remedy
- 16: Pot Luck
- 17: Rapid Remedy 2
- 18: Two-Move Medication
- 19: Be the Best!
- 20: Be the Best! 2
Advanced
- 1: Coin Collector
- 2: Bottled Bottle
- 3: Grin and Bear It
- 4: Mining for Miracles
- 5: Virus Valley
- 6: Harmonic Healing
- 7: Superstar Science
- 8: Vertical Zapper Zinger
- 9: Exploderama
- 10: Musical Mayhem
- 11: P Switch Pushover
- 12: Rainbow Road
- 13: Three-Move Medication
- 14: Zap to Zilch
- 15: A Heartfelt Battle
- 16: Vertical Zapper Dropper
- 17: Strawberry Crop
- 18: Leave No Leftovers
- 19: Miraculous Recovery
- 20: Arch Nemesis
- 21: Butterfly Buster
- 22: The Hidden Heart
- 23: Ten-Chain Champ
- 24: Buried Treasure
- 25: Speedy Treatment
- 26: Controlled Demolition
- 27: Zap the Left, Blast the Rest
- 28: Stair Builder
- 29: Red and Blue Maze
- 30: Royal Radiance
Reception
| Reviews | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Release | Reviewer, Publication | Score | Comment |
| Nintendo 3DS | Marcel van Duyn, Nintendo Life | 8/10 | "Featuring three different game modes from throughout the franchise's history, as well as preset scenarios to clear and online multiplayer, this is easily the most packed Dr. Mario game yet. There's a ton of different ways to play, so if you don't fancy Miracle Cure or Dr. Luigi, for example, you can easily leave them untouched and still have a lot to do. Those that are into head-to-head battles will find the online mode quite entertaining as well." |
| Nintendo 3DS | Chris Carter, Destructoid | 9/10 | "When all is said and done though, there really isn't a whole lot to Miracle Cure if you aren't going to play multiplayer with a friend who shares your passion. I really wish Nintendo showed a bit more effort when it comes to solo play, as the standard "missions" aren't cutting it. I would kill to see a new storyline (like Dr. Mario 64) incorporated into the franchise, one that unites both Mario and Luigi against a common foe. For now, there's only so much pill-dropping that I can take. If you're a Dr. Mario junkie, you can probably pull the trigger on Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure just to see what the fuss is about in regards to the power-ups. For everyone else, just stick with Dr. Luigi until Nintendo decides to overhaul the formula a bit more." |
| Nintendo 3DS | Jason Venter, GameSpot | 7/10 | "Considering how long Dr. Mario has been around, the modifications here serve as a pleasant surprise and manage to inject a fresh element into a puzzling experience that is by now a bit long in the tooth. Even without the new content, Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure is a worthwhile addition to the serious puzzle fan's gaming library. It just doesn't offer enough that's new compared to Dr. Luigi to warrant a glowing recommendation if you already invested in that other recent release." |
| Aggregators | |||
| Compiler | Platform / Score | ||
| Metacritic | 69 | ||
| GameRankings | 70.53% | ||
Gallery
Key art
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Media
Staff
- Main article: List of Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure staff
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | Dr. Mario ギャクテン！特効薬 ＆ 細菌撲滅[?] Dokutā Mario Gyakuten! Tokkōyaku & Saikin Bokumetsu |
Dr. Mario: Reversal! Miracle Cure & Virus Buster |
Trivia
- In South Korea, this game was released as an exclusive bundle game of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. It was only downloadable from May 26 to August 31, 2016.[1]
References
- ^ Dr. Mario: Miracle Cure, Nintendo of Korea
