Bowser's Fury

This article is about the campaign in Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury. For the form of Bowser introduced in this game, see Fury Bowser.

Bowser's Fury
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Developer	Nintendo EPD Tokyo Nintendo Software Technology Corporation 1-UP Studio
Publisher	Nintendo
Platform(s)	Nintendo Switch
Release date	February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021 February 12, 2021
Language(s)	Deutsch English (United States) Español (España) Español (Latinoamérica) Français (Canada) Français (France) Italiano Nederlands Português (Portugal) Русский 한국어 日本語 简体中文 繁體中文
Genre	Platformer, action
Rating(s)	ESRB: - Everyone PEGI: - Seven years and older CERO: - All ages ACB: - General USK: - Six years and older DEJUS: - General audience RARS: - Six years and older GRAC: - All ages GSRR: - Six years and older FPB: - Ten to twelve years GCAM: - Seven years and older NMC: - Seven years and older
Media	Nintendo Switch: Game Card Digital download
Input	Nintendo Switch: Joy-Con Nintendo Switch Pro Controller Nintendo GameCube Controller

Bowser's Fury is a 3D action-adventure platformer for the Nintendo Switch. It is the twenty-first entry in the Super Mario series and was released alongside Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury, serving as its own standalone adventure campaign. The game features sandbox-like elements similar to those in Super Mario 64, Super Mario Sunshine, and Super Mario Odyssey and revolves around Mario exploring Lake Lapcat. After Bowser Jr. paints Bowser with black goop, the latter turns into Fury Bowser. Mario must cooperate with Bowser Jr. to collect Cat Shines and use their power to activate lighthouses and Giga Bells, both of which enable them to gradually rid Fury Bowser and Lake Lapcat of goop. Rather than providing the Health Meter as in open-world Super Mario series games, the game uses the power-up system of the 2D platformers with the exception of Super Mario Bros. 2.

The game supports two-player co-op, allowing a second player to use a single Joy-Con or Pro Controller to control Bowser Jr. independently from Mario. amiibo can also be used to summon power-ups as well as cause Fury Bowser to burst out.

Story

Mario investigating the trail of black goop

During a bright and clear day, Mario walks down a path in front of Peach's Castle, seemingly the same path as the one seen at the beginning of the main Super Mario 3D World mode. He notices small puddles of black goop on the path and follows them, eventually stopping at a mass of black graffiti shaped like Shadow Mario's logo from Super Mario Sunshine. The graffiti expands to create a portal that Mario falls through, transporting him to Lake Lapcat, where a rainstorm is occurring.

Shortly after Mario lands, he encounters Bowser, who has become a larger and more powerful form known as Fury Bowser. Mario finds a Cat Shine in the surrounding area, which clears the goop off of a nearby lighthouse. Fury Bowser is blinded by the beam of light that shines from the lighthouse, and retreats into the Fury Sun in the middle of Lake Lapcat. Immediately afterward, several islands emerge from the water.

Mario falling into the portal

After Fury Bowser retreats, the storm clears and Mario finds a panicking Bowser Jr., who explains why Bowser transformed. He shows Mario a picture he painted of his father and paints it black with his Magic Paintbrush, showing that Bowser Jr. was the one who corrupted Bowser. He realizes that both he and his father are in trouble, reluctantly asking Mario to help him. The latter agrees to do so, with Bowser Jr. joining him for the rest of the adventure.

Mario and the kittens striking victory poses

Using the power of Cat Shines located throughout Lake Lapcat, Mario can make the Giga Bells active, which allow him to transform into Giga Cat Mario and fight Fury Bowser directly. After several battles, Fury Bowser expels all the black paint inside of and on him before exploding, but he then suddenly transforms into Giant Bowser, summoning all three Giga Bells and trapping them in a crystal ball to keep for himself. With the help of Plessie, Mario rams into this ball to weaken and eventually break it, allowing both Mario and Plessie to collect all three Giga Bells at once. In this gargantuan form, they easily launch Giant Bowser into the sky by coming in contact with him.

Finally back to normal, Bowser falls from the sky and lands near Bowser Jr. and a few colorful kittens. The former two both become excited; however, after Bowser notices Mario, now in his normal-sized Cat Mario form, he becomes angered and attempts to attack him as Bowser Jr. holds him back. Once Bowser is dragged away, Bowser Jr. pauses and threatens Mario himself before leaving. Mario shrugs before being nuzzled by the kittens. As they jump in the air and freeze, the camera zooms out, revealing that the ground on which the scene took place was the back of Giga Cat Plessie, the form Plessie took after collecting all three Giga Bells simultaneously. The credits then roll, featuring various paintings by Bowser Jr. that depict the story from his perspective.

Gameplay

The objective of the campaign is to free every island from the black goop that Fury Bowser is covered in by collecting Cat Shines across Lake Lapcat. However, at slightly varying intervals of several minutes, Fury Bowser emerges from the Fury Sun and begins to rampage. When this occurs, a rainstorm begins throughout the area, Disaster Spikes fall from the sky, and Fury Bowser attacks the entire lake with large beams of fire and fireballs. All kittens and Neko Parents on Lake Lapcat also become corrupted, and attack Mario if he approaches them. Fury Bowser returns to the Fury Sun either after a brief time or if a Cat Shine is collected, as the Cat Shine powers a nearby lighthouse, and the brightness of this light forces Fury Bowser to retreat.

Mario and Bowser Jr. collecting a Cat Shine

Extending the sandbox concept of Super Mario Odyssey, Lake Lapcat is a vast open-world setting, with more islands being gradually unlocked as Fury Bowser is defeated by Giga Cat Mario. Mario can run around the island, climb up lighthouses, and go between islands quickly by riding Plessie, who teleports around the water to stay close to Mario. Every island makes usage of Mario's different power-ups and abilities. Throughout all islands, there are a variety of gameplay concepts, objects, and enemies from the main Super Mario 3D World campaign.

Giga Bells are situated in three different areas of Lake Lapcat, denoted according to the three major regions: the Lakeside, Ruins, and Wasteland. Each region contains four major islands, each with five Cat Shines, with various other Cat Shines located between major islands. The Giga Bells are corrupted due to the black goop, and can only be activated by collecting a certain amount of Cat Shines. When this happens, they will awaken during Fury Bowser's rampages and can be collected by Mario to become Giga Cat Mario, who is then able to fight and damage Fury Bowser directly.

A minimum of 40 Cat Shines is required to finish the campaign. However, to complete it this way, Fury Bowser's health must be lowered to less than 50% of its full value through collecting Cat Shines. If this is done before starting the fourth battle against him, it enables the player to defeat him during it. If Fury Bowser retreats during the fourth battle, the player must instead collect 50 Cat Shines to initiate the fifth battle. If 47 Cat Shines are collected, Fury Bowser begins a rampage that does not end until the player collects 50 Cat Shines, awakens the Giga Bells, and defeats Fury Bowser for the final time. If he is defeated during his fourth or fifth battles, Bowser then transforms into Giant Bowser, and Mario must ride Plessie across the entire lake to chase him down. While avoiding Giant Bowser's attacks, Mario can launch off of ramps with Dash Panels on them to hit and break the crystal ball protecting the three Giga Bells.

Giga Cat Mario claw swiping at Fury Bowser

After Giant Bowser is defeated and the credits are viewed, the game returns to the Bowser's Fury title screen. The first time it is resumed after this, Bowser Jr. tells Mario that he was relaxing with Bowser on the lake until the latter turned back into Fury Bowser, requesting that Mario collect more Cat Shines to help restore peace. To thank Mario for helping, he then grants the ability to warp to islands he has already visited and marks the locations of new Cat Shines on the map. After this, Plessie permanently remains as Cat Plessie and gains the ability to carry kittens on its back.

If all one hundred Cat Shines are collected and Giant Bowser is defeated again, an additional painting by Bowser Jr. is shown after the credits; following this, Mario's Cat Suit changes to look like a much smaller version of Giga Cat Mario, and Bowser Jr. and his Junior Clown Car become cat versions of themselves. Fury Bowser's appearance also changes, as the orange sections of his spikes, belly, and eyebrows all turn white. However, all of these changes are purely visual.

Controls

Mario controls identically to how he does in the Super Mario 3D World campaign. However, Bowser Jr. can also be controlled by a second player.

Mario

Main controls

Action	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller Controls	Single Joy-Con Controls
Stage controls
Move
Look around	Tilt	N/A
Dash	+ /	+
Jump	/	/
Crouch	/
Item storage
Open amiibo prompt	Hold	N/A
Snapshot Mode		N/A
Use touch cursor	; touch the screen in handheld mode	; touch the screen in handheld mode
Reset camera / touch cursor		N/A
Menu		(left Joy-Con); (right Joy-Con)
Menu controls
Select option
Confirm
Cancel

Action Guide

Image	Action	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller Controls	Single Joy-Con Controls
	Hold items	Press near an item	Press near an item
	Throw items	While holding an item, press	While holding an item, press
	Spin	Rotate	Rotate
	Spin Jump	While spinning, press	While spinning, press
	Crouch Jump	Hold , then press	Hold , then press
	Ground Pound	While in midair, press	While in midair, press
	Ground Pound Jump	Press in midair, then press when hitting the ground	Press in midair, then press when hitting the ground
	Long Jump	While moving, press +	While moving, press +
	Roll	+	+
	Rolling long jump	During a roll, press	During a roll, press
	Midair roll	While in midair, press +	While in midair, press +
	Side Somersault	While running, tilt in the opposite direction and press	While running, tilt in the opposite direction and press
	Wall Jump	While touching a wall in midair, press	While touching a wall in midair, press
Exclusive to the Super Bell
	Claw
	Pounce	+	+
	Claw dive	While in midair, hold	While in midair, hold
	Climb walls	While touching a wall in midair, tilt	While touching a wall in midair, tilt
Exclusive to the Fire Flower
	Throw fireballs
Exclusive to the Boomerang Flower
	Throw boomerang
Exclusive to the Super Leaf
	Tail attack
	Float downward	While in midair, hold	While in midair, hold

Bowser Jr.

Action	Dual Joy-Con or Pro Controller Controls	Single Joy-Con Controls
Move
Look around	Tilt	+
Reset camera	Press	Press
Attack; investigate graffiti spot	or	or
Fly up	or	or
Warp to Mario's location	+	+

Characters

Playable characters

Character	Description
Mario	The main playable character in Bowser's Fury, and the only one to return from the playable cast in Super Mario 3D World. He controls identically to how he does in the main campaign, and can utilize power-ups to traverse Lake Lapcat and collect Cat Shines.
Bowser Jr.	The deuteragonist of the game, Bowser Jr. reluctantly helps Mario collect Cat Shines in an attempt to save his father from corruption. In single-player, he is an AI-controlled helper; the player can choose to have him help a little, a lot, or not at all. Alternatively, he can be controlled by a second player in two-player mode. Unlike Mario, Bowser Jr. cannot use power-ups, but instead can fly freely in his Junior Clown Car, and use his Magic Paintbrush to attack enemies or reveal items from special graffiti spots on walls. Additionally, he can use a Ground Pound attack to defeat enemies from above, and he produces items the player selects from the item storage. Mario is able to jump on him up to two times after leaving the ground; attempting to do so a third time before touching the ground again will fail, however. In single-player, the player can use the cursor (with touch or gyro controls) to send Bowser Jr. to any location on the screen by selecting it. He then swings his paintbrush once he reaches his destination. By doing this, the player can have Bowser Jr. collect items such as Cat Shine Shards and coins for them, as he collects these items on contact. Certain locations have a yellow glow while Fury Bowser is active, and Bowser Jr. points at them while they glow; the player can send him to these spots at any time to make him investigate, usually producing a small number of coins. The only item Bowser Jr. cannot interact with that Mario can are Cat Shines, which must be contacted by Mario to register as collected. If Bowser Jr. moves too far away from Mario in single-player, he automatically teleports back to Mario; in multiplayer, the second player can do this manually. When all 100 Cat Shines are collected, Bowser Jr. gains a cat form and his Junior Clown Car gains whiskers, although both of these changes are cosmetic.

Supporting cast

Character	Description
Kittens	The residents of Lake Lapcat. They run away from Mario unless he is Cat Mario, Lucky Cat Mario, or White Cat Mario in which case they are affectionate by nuzzling him and following him around. If Mario picks a kitten up, it scratches rapidly in front of him, which can be used to attack enemies. After the main story is completed, kittens can ride on Cat Plessie's back. If a kitten comes into contact with water or lava, then it instantly teleports back to its original location. Except for calico kittens, their colors reference those of the main playable characters in Super Mario 3D World. When Fury Bowser is active, kittens become corrupted and attack Mario.
Neko Parents	Three larger cats found in each region of Lake Lapcat, who each have missing calico kittens. If Mario brings all of the kittens back to their Neko Parent, he is rewarded with a Cat Shine. Like kittens, Neko Parents become corrupted when Fury Bowser attacks.
Plessie / Cat Plessie	Plessie returns from the Super Mario 3D World adventure, now with a more prominent role as transportation between the islands of Lake Lapcat. It now has the ability to dive, which allows it to avoid low obstacles or attacks. If it jumps right after resurfacing, it performs a high jump. After collecting the three Giga Bells at the end of the Giant Bowser battle, Plessie becomes Giga Cat Plessie, and permanently remains as Cat Plessie after the main story is completed.
Toad Brigade	After the main story is completed, Toadette appears next to a tent on Fur Step Island and asks Mario and Bowser Jr. to find Captain Toad, Hint Toad, Banktoad, and Yellow Toad around Lake Lapcat, who each give a Cat Shine when found. Each Toad Brigade member then stays at the camp with Toadette.
Rabbits	Rabbits from the original Super Mario 3D World return in Bowser's Fury. While not as big as Mega Rabbits, they are significantly larger, much faster, and now have the ability to run on water, making them impossible to catch without riding Plessie. Upon touching them, they release a Cat Shine and then disappear.
Cat little birds	Gull-like creatures with cat ears and a blue crest on their chest. They fly away if a moving character or object approaches them, or if it begins to rain in Lake Lapcat.

Enemies

New

Image	Description
Disaster Neko	All kittens and Neko Parents become corrupted when Fury Bowser begins rampaging. They chase Mario upon sight and can damage him upon contact. They can be stunned if Mario or Bowser Jr. attack them, and revert to normal when Fury Bowser stops rampaging.
Fury Shadows	Dark, goop-covered enemies resembling Luigi that Mario must chase to get a Cat Shine, much like Shadow Mario in Super Mario Sunshine. They must be hit three times to defeat them, and every time they are hit, they transform into a spiky black goop ball and dash away.

Cat variations

While Bowser's Fury does not introduce many new enemies, many of those that come from the Super Mario 3D World campaign are seen as cat versions of themselves. While they possess cat-like features, such as cat ears, fur, and tails, their behavior is identical to that of their normal counterparts, with the one exception being Cat Bullet Bills, which still home in on Mario. As such, Cat Goombas in Lake Lapcat do not have the abilities of Cat Goombas from Super Mario 3D World, and instead have their standard brown color.

Name	Location(s)
Big Cat Piranha Plants	Roiling Roller Isle
Cat Biddybuds	Lakeside Crisp Climb Castle Wasteland
Cat Blocksteppers	Pounce Bounce Isle
Cat Bob-ombs	Ruins Clawswipe Colosseum Roiling Roller Isle
Cat Boomerang Bros.	Pounce Bounce Isle
Cat Bullet Bills	Pounce Bounce Isle
Cat Bullies	Fort Flaptrap
Cat Cheep Cheeps	Lakeside Ruins
Cat Coin Coffers	Fur Step Island Fort Flaptrap Ruins Clawswipe Colosseum Crisp Climb Castle Wasteland Mount Magmeow
Cat Conkdors	Scamper Shores Mount Magmeow
Cat Fire Bros.	Pipe Path Tower Mount Magmeow
Cat Fire Piranha Plants	Scamper Shores Ruins Roiling Roller Isle
Cat Flopters	Crisp Climb Castle
Cat Fuzzlers	Mount Magmeow
Cat Fuzzies	Risky Whisker Island
Cat Goombas	Lakeside Fur Step Island Scamper Shores Ruins Slipskate Slope Wasteland
Cat Goomba Towers	Fur Step Island Ruins Slipskate Slope Wasteland Roiling Roller Isle
Cat Hammer Bros	Wasteland
Cat Innertube Goombas	Ruins Wasteland
Cat Koopa Troopas	Ruins Clawswipe Colosseum Trickity Tower
Cat Magikoopas	Fort Flaptrap Risky Whisker Island Roiling Roller Isle
Cat Para-Biddybuds	Crisp Climb Tower Coin Heaven Wasteland
Cat Piranha Creepers	Scamper Shores Mount Magmeow
Cat Piranha Plants	Scamper Shores Roiling Roller Isle
Cat Piranha Plants (potted)	Risky Whisker Island
Cat Rammerheads	Ruins
Cat Skating Goombas	Slipskate Slope
Cat Skipsqueaks	Slipskate Slope
Cat Snow Pokeys	Crisp Climb Castle
Cat Spikes	Wasteland Trickity Tower
Cat Splounders	Wasteland
Cat Stingbies	Fort Flaptrap Slipskate Slope

Bosses

Image	Description
Fury Bowser	A gigantic, powerful form of Bowser accidentally created by Bowser Jr. by painting him with black goop. He is referred to as "the beast" by the Giga Bells and lighthouses. Every few minutes, he emerges from the Fury Sun and begins rampaging, only taking damage if Mario collects a Cat Shine. However, Giga Cat Mario is able to battle him directly, as they are both at a similar size. Defeating Fury Bowser in direct combat gradually reveals new islands of Lake Lapcat to explore. Going between Fury Bowser's legs while he is active rewards the player with a Super Bell.
Cat Boom Boom	A miniboss that appears in Clawswipe Colosseum, during the "Clash with Cat Boom Boom" mission. He spins around in a closed battle arena, and retreats into his shell when jumped on. After being jumped on three times, being struck five times by Bowser Jr.'s Magic Paintbrush or Boomerang Mario's Boomerangs, or getting hit by 15 fireballs from Fire Mario, he is defeated, and yields a Cat Shine as a reward. He reappears during the "Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom" mission in the same arena, now with alternating Spike Traps in place of the ground, and yields an additional Cat Shine when defeated again.
Cat Pom Pom	A miniboss that appears in Clawswipe Colosseum, during the "Cat Pom Pom's Counterattack" mission. She creates clones of herself, then throws shurikens at Mario, who must find and attack the real Pom Pom. After being jumped on three times, being struck five times by Bowser Jr.'s Magic Paintbrush or Boomerang Mario's Boomerangs, or getting hit by 15 fireballs from Fire Mario, she is defeated, and yields a Cat Shine as a reward.
Cat Prince Bully	A miniboss that appears in Mount Magmeow, during the "Back Off, Cat Prince Bully!" mission. He breathes fire and charges at Mario, who must knock him into one of the Clear Pipes surrounding his battle arena to leave him vulnerable to kicks. After being hit three times, he is defeated, and yields a Cat Shine as a reward.
Giant Bowser	A gigantic form of Bowser that he transforms into after Giga Cat Mario defeats Fury Bowser for the fifth time. He retains the ability to shoot fury blasts, fireballs, and Disaster Spikes. Mario must ride Plessie to damage and break the crystal ball Giant Bowser is protecting, which contains the three Giga Bells in Lake Lapcat. Upon hitting this ball four times, Mario and Plessie break it, collect the three Giga Bells, and defeat Giant Bowser, ending the main story of the campaign.

Locations

Lake Lapcat is split into three main regions, each represented by a Giga Bell. Each region contains four major islands, and each island has a lighthouse covered in black goop. By collecting a Cat Shine on any island, its power removes this goop. If Mario collects a Cat Shine, leaves the island, and returns at a later point, the layout of platforms and enemies will often be slightly changed to accommodate a newly available mission. However, upon returning, the goop on that island's lighthouse also returns, and does not permanently disappear from a lighthouse until all five Cat Shines have been collected on its island. When this occurs, a Fling Pole appears atop that island's lighthouse, with a cat variation of Mario's Goal Pole flag attached to it.

There are a total of one hundred Cat Shines in the campaign, some of which can only be collected after completing the main story. Sixty Cat Shines are earned from the five different missions on each of the twelve major islands. Each island always contains a mission where five Cat Shine Shards must be collected, and a mission where Fury Bowser must break Fury Blocks with a fury blast. Other missions reappear throughout multiple islands, such as collecting Blue Coins from a P Switch, or using a key to open a Neko Kago. Thirty-five Cat Shines are earned throughout Lake Lapcat, which contains many individual Cat Shines not based in any island. Five Cat Shines are earned from a special golden island called the Lucky Isle, which only begins to appear after the main story is completed. It appears in one of five set locations during Fury Bowser's rampages, and disappears when he stops rampaging. Mario must visit each of the five locations to obtain one Cat Shine each time.

Fury Bowser must be battled a total of five times to complete the story. To do so, Mario must collect enough Cat Shines to activate the Giga Bells he currently has access to. Each time Fury Bowser is defeated, the number of Cat Shines needed to activate the Giga Bells increases, from 5 initially to 15 to 20 to 40 and finally to 50 Cat Shines. However, to make collecting more Cat Shines easier, more islands rise out of the water and become available to explore upon defeating Fury Bowser for the first and third times.

While Fur Step Island is the first location visited in the campaign, only the first Cat Shine can be obtained before completing the main story. A large amount of black goop surrounds the area before this point, and an invisible barrier is present to prevent any attempt to bypass the goop. After the main story is completed and the player opens the save file again from the title screen, gameplay resumes on Fur Step Island, which is now clear of goop.

Table of locations

^* indicates that a Cat Shine is only available after seeing the credits once.

Region	Islands	Island Cat Shines	Other Cat Shines
Lakeside Giga Bell	Fur Step Island	Make the Lighthouse Shine Junior's Graffiti Gratitude* Fury Shadow on Deck* Five Cat Shine Shards* Blast the Fury Blocks*	Climb to the Shine Shoreside Rabbit Plays Tag Hurry! Dash and Dive! Lost Kitten by the Shore Bounce and Trounce in the Clouds* Toad Brigade: Lost Leader* Plessie Medal Collector* Plessie Medal Catcher*
	Scamper Shores	Make the Lighthouse Shine Fury Shadow by the Shore Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Pounce Bounce Isle	Make the Lighthouse Shine Hurry! Jump High, Jump Fast! Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Fort Flaptrap	Bully the Cat Bullies Blue Coin Bustle Show's Over, Cat Magikoopas Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
Ruins Giga Bell	Slipskate Slope	Make the Lighthouse Shine Blue Coin Bustle Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks	Ruins Rabbit Plays Tag Go with the Floe Hurry! Slide through the Sky! Dash and Smash in the Clouds Slippery Skirmish Gazing Down at the Islands Hurry! Swim and Slide! Cold Cove Combat Lost Kittens near the Ruins Lake Rabbit Plays Tag* Toad Brigade: Stuck under the Slope* Toad Brigade: Cuddly Castaway* Plessie Medal Mania*
	Clawswipe Colosseum	Clash with Cat Boom Boom Cat Pom Pom's Counterattack Final Bout with Cat Boom Boom Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Trickity Tower	So Close Yet So Far Blue Coin Bustle Hurry! Watch Your Step! Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Crisp Climb Castle	Make the Lighthouse Shine Hurry! Fly through the Frost! Fury Shadow on Ice Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
Wasteland Giga Bell	Risky Whisker Island	Fury Shadow Hops to It Feasting on Fuzzies Hurry! Hop behind the Wall! Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks	Footprint Free-for-all Spin, Scramble, Shine On the Floodgate's Edge Hurry! Climb the Falls! Gazing Over the Falls Surprise Prizefight Jump and Thump in the Clouds Lost Kittens in the Wasteland Wasteland Rabbit Plays Tag Shining on a Hidden Isle Hurry! Slip to the Shine! Gazing Down at Lava Toad Brigade: Hot Pursuit* Plessie Medal Master*
	Pipe Path Tower	Make the Lighthouse Shine Blue Coin Bustle Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Roiling Roller Isle	Make the Lighthouse Shine Hurry! Hot Cross Run! Key to the Cat Shine Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
	Mount Magmeow	Back Off, Cat Prince Bully! Atop Mount Magmeow Hurry! Steer the Switchboards! Five Cat Shine Shards Blast the Fury Blocks
None	Lucky Isle	First Lucky Shine* Second Lucky Shine* Third Lucky Shine* Fourth Lucky Shine* Fifth Lucky Shine*

Items

Power-ups

Image	Transformation	Description
New
Giga Bell	Giga Cat Mario	Three Giga Bells (giant versions of Super Bells) are present in each region of Lake Lapcat. They are initially covered in goop, and require a certain amount of Cat Shines to uncorrupt them and use them. When used, Mario transforms into Giga Cat Mario, a giant version of Cat Mario that resembles a komainu. This giant form enables him to fight Fury Bowser directly and also grants immunity to goop. When all 100 Cat Shines are collected and Giant Bowser is then defeated again, the appearance of Cat Mario changes to resemble Giga Cat Mario, though this is merely aesthetic and does not change Cat Mario's abilities. This change does not appear in Super Mario 3D World.
Invincibility Bell	White Cat Mario	The Invincibility Bell also appears in the Bowser's Fury campaign, but still can only be accessed by scanning the Cat Mario or Cat Peach amiibo. It functions identically in both campaigns.
Returning
N/A	Small Mario	The weakest form of Mario. Small Mario is defeated after taking a single hit and cannot break Brick Blocks. He also lacks his cap. During battles with Fury Bowser, if Giga Cat Mario takes damage twice, he reverts to Small Mario, although he remains giant.
Super Mushroom	Super Mario	A red mushroom with white spots that transforms Small Mario into Super Mario, making him grow in size. This allows him to break Brick Blocks, take a hit from an enemy without immediately being defeated, and find higher-tiered power-ups in blocks. This is the default form of Mario. As of the 1.1.0. patch of the game, if Mario collects 100 coins before leaving Fur Step Island, only Super Mushrooms are rewarded, rather than any power-up. If Giga Cat Mario takes damage once while battling Fury Bowser, he reverts to Super Mario, but keeps his gigantic size. This state is similar to Mega Mario.
Super Bell	Cat Mario	A golden bell that transforms Mario into Cat Mario, allowing him to climb walls, pounce at enemies, and swipe at enemies near him. This also allows him to attract kittens rather than scare them.
Lucky Bell	Lucky Cat Mario	A bronze bell that transforms Mario into a special variation of Cat Mario with a red collar and a bronze bell resembling the Lucky Bell. This allows him to turn into an invincible golden statue called Lucky Cat Mario when Ground Pounding, which is similar to Tanooki Mario's Statue form. In this state, he collects coins while falling, and defeats most enemies that cannot otherwise be defeated.
Fire Flower	Fire Mario	A flower that transforms Mario into Fire Mario. This allows him to throw fireballs to defeat enemies.
Boomerang Flower	Boomerang Mario	A boomerang-shaped flower that turns Mario into Boomerang Mario, which lets him throw boomerangs to collect items or defeat enemies. The form strongly resembles Boomerang Bros., but the colors of its boomerangs are inverted (red with a white stripe, rather than white with a red stripe).
Super Leaf	Tanooki Mario	A brown leaf that makes Mario become Tanooki Mario, allowing him to float through the air for a short time and whip enemies with his tail.
Invincibility Leaf	White Tanooki Mario	A white and yellow striped leaf that makes Mario become White Tanooki Mario, which gives him the abilities of Tanooki Mario and permanent invincibility (except to black goop). Due to no Assist Blocks appearing in Bowser's Fury, no Invincibility Leaves can be found naturally in Lake Lapcat. However, if the player scans the Cat Peach amiibo, an Invincibility Leaf sometimes appears.
Super Star	Invincible Mario	When Mario collects a Super Star, he becomes Invincible Mario, and cannot be defeated by any enemy or object (except black goop). He also runs faster for a short time and defeats most enemies he touches. The only Super Stars found naturally in Lake Lapcat are in Coin Heavens and Fort Flaptrap, but additional Super Stars can be produced anywhere by scanning an amiibo of a Super Mario character.

Support items

Image	Description
Green Shell	Shells originally from Cat Koopa Troopas. If Mario crouches while holding one, he will enter the shell and can slide around for a few seconds, defeating enemies and bouncing off walls. The shell also changes color to match Mario’s theme color.
Ice Skate	Items based on Goomba's Shoes. After defeating the Goomba riding it, Mario can ride the Ice Skate found at the beginning of Slipskate Slope. He can also immediately ride other Ice Skates found throughout the island by coming into contact with them. While riding an Ice Skate, Mario moves faster and can defeat most enemies by coming into contact with them, but at the expense of poor movement control and the inability to stop until collding with a wall.
Cat Piranha Plant	Cat versions of potted Piranha Plants that Mario can hold. When Mario approaches them, they will attempt to damage him by biting him, but will be unable to if he is far enough from them. Mario can hold it, and when doing so, they eat any enemies they come in contact with.
Propeller Box	Some ? Blocks turn into Propeller Boxes when hit, which can be worn by Mario and allow him to fly for a short time.
Coin Box	If a ? Block on top of a Disaster Spike contains coins, Mario can hit it several times to turn it into a Coin Box. Jumping into it allows Mario to gain up to 100 coins while running until it disappears or he takes damage.

Collectibles

Image	Description
New
Cat Shine	A sun-shaped object with a cat's face on it, which functions similarly to Power Stars, Shine Sprites, and Power Moons. They are used to uncorrupt the lighthouses and Giga Bells found across Lake Lapcat, and can send Fury Bowser back into slumber if he is active.
Cat Shine Shard	A piece of a Cat Shine shaped like a cat's head. On each of the twelve major islands, five of them must be collected to make a Cat Shine appear.
Plessie Medal	Medals with Plessie's face on them. They are found across the waters of Lake Lapcat. If they are collected, they start timed challenges that, when completed, make a Cat Shine appear.
Returning
Blue Coin	Coins generated from P Switches, four of which are found during four different missions titled "Blue Coin Bustle". After one set of them is collected, another set appears, and once all sets are collected, a Cat Shine appears.
Coin	Collecting 100 coins grants the player a random power-up, unless they have not yet left Fur Step Island for the first time, in which case it always grants a Super Mushroom instead. Prior to the 1.1.0 update of the game, a random power-up would always be generated upon collecting 100 coins, even during this section.
Coin pile	Coin piles give the player several coins at once. Three of them are found near each Giga Bell.
Gold Ring	Gold Rings give the player three coins when passed through. They are mostly found in areas where riding Plessie is required.

Differences from Super Mario 3D World

• Bowser's Fury runs at a variable resolution in TV mode, which can drop to as low as 1280×720.
  • In handheld mode, gameplay runs at 30 frames per second.
• This is the second game Super Mario series to lack an extra life system, after Super Mario Odyssey. Instead, a random power-up is given for every 100 coins collected. Mario loses up to 50 coins if he is defeated, similarly to Super Mario Odyssey.
• The HUD for the coin count is placed in the bottom-left corner of the screen rather than the top-left.
• Instead of the item storage holding a number of items corresponding to the number of players, the player can store a maximum of five of each item: Super Mushrooms, Super Bells, Fire Flowers, Super Leaves, Boomerang Flowers, and Lucky Bells. The Lucky Bell icon does not appear in the item storage until the player has stored at least one.
• The camera is fully controllable by the player.
• Only one or two players are supported instead of up to four players, and it does not support online or local wireless play.
• Mario is the only playable character in single-player. In multiplayer, the first player must play as Mario and the second must play as Bowser Jr., who appears exclusively in the Bowser's Fury campaign.
• Mario has full 360-degree movement instead of being restricted to eight directions.
• Plessie can turn around or stop moving and can be dismounted at any time. Plessie has the ability to dive underwater before jumping. There are also new visual effects for its high jump, which can be performed in single-player instead of requiring multiple players to jump simultaneously.

amiibo

Cat Mario and Cat Peach amiibo

Bowser's Fury features amiibo support for all amiibo figures, with Cat Mario and Cat Peach amiibo figures launching alongside the game.

The player is granted a different item depending on which amiibo is scanned:

• Scanning the Cat Mario amiibo produces an Invincibility Bell that turns Mario into White Cat Mario.
• Scanning the Cat Peach amiibo produces a Super Bell, Fire Flower, Boomerang Flower, Super Leaf, Super Mushroom, Lucky Bell, Super Star, Invincibility Leaf, or Invincibility Bell.
• Scanning any Bowser amiibo makes Fury Bowser appear in Bowser's Fury.
• Scanning the Bowser Jr. amiibo makes a shockwave appear that knocks out blocks and enemies.
• Scanning any other amiibo of characters in the Super Mario series produces a Super Star.
• Scanning any amiibo outside of the Super Mario series a Super Mushroom.

amiibo cannot be scanned at any point before leaving Fur Step Island and teaming up with Bowser Jr.

References to other games

• Super Mario Bros.: In Bowser's Fury, the loading screen features Super Mario Bros.-styled sprites of Small Mario (in his modern colors), Bowser Jr., Fury Bowser, and Plessie.
• Super Mario Bros. 2: A portion of the music of Scamper Shores references the start of this game's "Ground Theme".
• Super Mario World: The music that plays when Bowser emerges from the Fury Sun is an arrangement of Bowser's intro in this game's final battle. Plessie Medals slightly resemble Dragon Coins.
• Super Mario 64: The mission "Bully the Cat Bullies" is a reference to the mission "Bully the Bullies" in both the title and the theme of knocking Bullies into lava. There are also missions where Mario must return calico kittens to their parents, similar to the mission "Li'l Penguin Lost". Bowser laughs when Mario dies, just like in this game.
• Super Mario Sunshine: Bowser Jr. is seen wielding his Magic Paintbrush from this game. Mario encounters Shadow Mario's M graffiti on the ground during the intro cutscene. The way Mario chases the Fury Shadows to get a Cat Shine is similar to how he has to chase Shadow Mario to get a Shine Sprite in this game. Likewise, Cat Shines themselves seem to reference Shine Sprites in name and function.
• Super Mario 3D Land: Cat Boom Boom's second fight is similar to Boom Boom's fight in Special 4-Airship, as they both take place on top of retractable spikes.
• Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker: Toadette appears here, using her appearance from this game.
• Super Mario Odyssey: The structure of Bowser's Fury greatly resembles that of this game. Snapshot Mode and the map feature return from this game, and characters can Ground Pound through upright pipes and roll into sideways pipes to enter them faster, with the resulting sped-up warp noise being reused from this game. Saving and loading games work the same way as in this game. Mario's animation when he collects a Cat Shine resembles the animation when he collects a non-story-related Power Moon in this game. Rolling in midair is similar to the dive. When Mario is defeated in the Bowser's Fury campaign, he loses coins similar to in this game (albeit instead of losing 10 coins, they lose 50 coins). Mario's voice clips for when he falls into different kingdoms are reused for when he is transported through a portal to Lake Lapcat in this game's opening cutscene. After this cutscene, the way the player must press the jump button to gain control of Mario is similar to scenes when entering the Cap, Lost, and Ruined Kingdoms for the first time.
• Super Mario Maker 2: Some of Toadette's voice clips are reused from this game.

References in other media

• Mario Kart Tour: The Calico Parafoil's design is a reference to the calico kittens in Bowser's Fury.
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Giga Cat Mario, Fury Bowser and kittens appear as spirits, first becoming available during a Spirit Board event themed after Bowser's Fury.
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Fury Bowser's theme plays when Bowser rallies his army for his plan to destroy the Mushroom Kingdom.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フューリーワールド Fyūrī Wārudo	Fury World
Chinese (simplified)	狂怒世界 Kuángnù Shìjiè	Fury World
Chinese (traditional)	狂怒世界 Kuángnù Shìjiè	Fury World
Korean	퓨리 월드 Pyuri Woldeu	Fury World

External links

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• Mexican website
• Australian game page
• Japanese website
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• European game page
• Korean website
• Chinese website