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The stage is set, and you\u2019re in the spotlight The theater is home to many talented Sparklas Peach needs to stand in for, so there are plenty of roles for you to play.\u00a0Princess Peach: Showtime!\u00a0features 10 different transformations\u2014theater roles for Peach to step into\u2014which range from a Detective to a Patisserie, with each introducing a new way to play the game and complete levels. For example, in Detective levels, you find clues and interrogate visitors, while as a Patisserie, you have to bake cookies and decorate cakes. These gameplay elements slightly evolve throughout the levels. As a Kung Fu Peach, you start by spinning on poles to defeat enemies, but as you progress, the game encourages you to use these poles for movement. Simple changes like this add something new to each transformation but aren\u2019t so big they overwhelm you. As I explored the floors of the Sparkle Theater, I was stunned by the variety and uniqueness of each transformation. No two levels are the same, and every time I started a new play, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder what awaited me behind the door. After immersing yourself in one of the roles, it\u2019s time to take the stage.\u00a0 Showtime\u2019s levels are stages filled with props, interactable elements, and hidden secrets. Whether it\u2019s a lamp post that needs a bit of your magic or a Theet that wants some cookies, there are plenty of things for you to discover in the theater.\u00a0 The detail and care put into each role and its respective levels, gameplay elements, secrets, and enemy encounters make Princess Peach: Showtime! a lot of fun. What\u2019s more, as a 3D platformer, Showtime allows for more freedom than other Nintendo offerings, like Super Mario Bros. Wonder, because levels can take any point of view and switch up throughout the game. One moment you\u2019re playing a 2D side-scroller, and another, you have a Hotline Miami-like top-down view. 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The stage is set, and you\u2019re in the spotlight The theater is home to many talented Sparklas Peach needs to stand in for, so there are plenty of roles for you to play.\u00a0Princess Peach: Showtime!\u00a0features 10 different transformations\u2014theater roles for Peach to step into\u2014which range from a Detective to a Patisserie, with each introducing a new way to play the game and complete levels. For example, in Detective levels, you find clues and interrogate visitors, while as a Patisserie, you have to bake cookies and decorate cakes. These gameplay elements slightly evolve throughout the levels. As a Kung Fu Peach, you start by spinning on poles to defeat enemies, but as you progress, the game encourages you to use these poles for movement. Simple changes like this add something new to each transformation but aren\u2019t so big they overwhelm you. As I explored the floors of the Sparkle Theater, I was stunned by the variety and uniqueness of each transformation. No two levels are the same, and every time I started a new play, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder what awaited me behind the door. After immersing yourself in one of the roles, it\u2019s time to take the stage.\u00a0 Showtime\u2019s levels are stages filled with props, interactable elements, and hidden secrets. Whether it\u2019s a lamp post that needs a bit of your magic or a Theet that wants some cookies, there are plenty of things for you to discover in the theater.\u00a0 The detail and care put into each role and its respective levels, gameplay elements, secrets, and enemy encounters make Princess Peach: Showtime! a lot of fun. What\u2019s more, as a 3D platformer, Showtime allows for more freedom than other Nintendo offerings, like Super Mario Bros. Wonder, because levels can take any point of view and switch up throughout the game. One moment you\u2019re playing a 2D side-scroller, and another, you have a Hotline Miami-like top-down view. The show must go on But once you get into your starring role, the show is already nearing its finale. The main con of\u00a0Princess Peach: Showtime!\u00a0is it\u2019s pretty short. Every transformation has only three levels, and after just over eight hours of playing, I finished the game, which left me slightly disappointed. Three levels per role also means if I wanted to play more as, for example, a Ninja (one of my favorite transformations thanks to the stealth mechanics), my only option was to revisit those three levels and try to find every possible Sparkle Gem. There are also so-called \u201crehearsals\u201d available on every floor, which are score-attack minigames taken from regular levels, so they are not exactly new. I\u2019m not much of a completionist, but even if I collected all the Sparkle Gems, spent them on decorations, and got my reward photos,\u00a0Showtime\u00a0would still feel incomplete. 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Princess Peach: Showtime! <\/em>turns what was supposed to be a simple trip to the famous Sparkle Theater into an eventful adventure featuring some of the most fun platforming I\u2019ve ever experienced.<\/p>

Trapped inside the theater by Grape and her Sour Bunch, Peach must kick them out of every play and rescue Sparklas\u2014the star performers. Even though you were supposed to be simply a visitor, with the help of Sparkle Theater\u2019s guardian, Stella, you can interact with the stages, aid actors, and discover new transformations that change how you play as you aim to stop Grape\u2019s evil plans.<\/p>