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Common knowledge states that the last month of any given year tends to be pretty dry when it comes to outstanding game releases, but December 2014 took that tired notion and slapped it around the head. The last month of the previous year may not have been as prodigious as November when it came to the sheer number of releases, but what did come out was of impressive quality.

One of the best puzzle games of 2014 (, you'd be forgiven for thinking that this game would just continually recycle the same simple yet fun Captain Toad is anything but monotonous, despite the main characters' physical limitations (there's no jumping or butt stomping for Toad or Toadette). There's a surprising amount of platforming variety available here, from inventive levels where you're controlling multiple Toads, to mine cart sections that make great use of the Wii U gamepad, and even large-scale boss battles. Captain Toad stretches your mind, challenges your skills, and just as importantly, puts a smile on your face. Few games have the surplus of charm and whimsy that Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker has, making it a deserving recipient of our Game of the Month award for December 2014.

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The Wii Us Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker looks simplistic, but other developers could learn from the purity and polish of its design.

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Irish Independent: At the start of each of his stages in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the mushroom kingdoms resident loot-truffler shouts ready for adventure!, a cute summation of one of Nintendos most ingenious spin-offs.

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Non Fiction Gaming: The sad part about this is Captain Toads Treasure Tracker is exactly what I was expecting it to be. Its not bad but its not exactly good either. How it took almost two months for Australia to get this game after everyone else, Im not sure.

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New Game Network: To most other companies, an idea like Captain Toad would likely be constrained to a smaller downloadable game or left on the cutting room floor entirely. But not to Nintendo. Thats no detriment to what amounts to a highly enjoyable and charming game, but more a comment on the industry at large, and how rare a treat an offbeat gem like this is, especially in the retail space.

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GoodGamers: The Mario series has had several spin-offs in its time, from the Paper Mario series to Luigis Mansion, but Captain Toad takes the cake. Gameplay revolves around the same basic mechanics that were in the Captain Toad levels in Super Mario 3D World.

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Super Phillip Central: Let's pause the SuperPhillip Central Best of 2014 Awards festivities with the last review of 2014. It's for a game from a developer that is a showstopper. That developer is the immaculate Nintendo EAD, and their game is Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.

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The Independent: At the start of each of his stages in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, the mushroom kingdoms resident loot-truffler shouts ready for adventure!, a cute summation of one of Nintendos most ingenious spin-offs.

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Cult of Mac: If you played last years Super Mario 3D World for the Wii U, you probably remember the Adventures of Captain Toad minigame in which an adorable little mushroom guy combed a series of square worlds in search of fortune and glory.

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20 games in 40 minutes from veteran games writers Chet Roivas and Jon Denton. This week: first-person thuggery in Grand Theft Auto V, animal antagonism in Far Cry 4 and shifting perspectives in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. Also: Latin.