Looks like the review embargo has lifted for Super Mario 3D Land. Copy and pasted from the Metacritic page. Reviews go!

1. Modojo

   Nov 10, 2011

   100

   Is it more imaginative than Super Mario Galaxy? No. Will it revolutionize gaming like Super Mario 64. Hardly. Do either of these questions matter? Absolutely not, and don't let anyone prove otherwise. Super Mario 3D Land is the epitome of fun. Most importantly, it's a shining example of everything that's good and wholesome about video games.

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2. Gaming Age

   Nov 9, 2011

   100

   I'm literally floored by how much I enjoyed it, and I find it quickly rising in the ranks as one of my favorite Super Mario titles.

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3. GamePro

   Nov 9, 2011

   100

   The tired, princess-saving formula never seems to change, but somehow Nintendo makes every visit to the Mushroom Kingdom feel like the first time.

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4. NintendoWorldReport

   Nov 9, 2011

   95

   EAD Tokyo's 3DS debut is marvelous, and filled with almost endless creativity.

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5. IGN

   Nov 9, 2011

   95

   With an expertly balanced difficulty progression, dazzling level design and masterful Power-Ups, this is the ideal 3DS experience...As a whole, 3D Land is brilliant and addictive, and should do for 3D-enhanced platforming what the original Super Mario Bros. did for 2D platforming. If you own a 3DS system, you have no choice - you simply must own this game.

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6. Game Informer

   Nov 9, 2011

   95

   Super Mario 3D Land isn't perfect, but the few complaints I have (like the lack of variety in boss fights and some re-hashed levels) can't bring down this entertaining mix of nostalgia and innovation. It lives up to the level of quality set by previous entries and is easily the best reason to own a 3DS.

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7. Digital Chumps

   Nov 10, 2011

   94

   Super Mario 3D Land proves that there is still an innovative direction that platforming can take even after the constant innovation seen throughout the history of Mario. This game may not be as creative as Galaxy (really what is?) but the different camera perspectives and depth based gameplay, along with all sorts of platforming styles meshed into one game make for a worthy Mario title for the 3DS.

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8. Computer and Video Games

   Nov 10, 2011

   90

   Conflicted throughout, but still an undeniable 3DS achievement. Wait for it to get its act together and the game soars. Well, flutters.

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9. Videogameszone.de

   Nov 10, 2011

   90

   Super Mario 3D Land is indeed a wonderful debut on Nintendo 3DS. The 3D effect is fine and helpful because of some camera issues. Mario fans will love this new experience because of the very cool retro elements.

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10. Eurogamer

    Nov 10, 2011

    90

    You could wish for 3D Land to be a little more challenging in places, then, but you couldn't wish for it to be any denser, any more imaginative, or any more daring. Most importantly, you couldn't wish for it to be any more playful.

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11. VideoGamer

    Nov 9, 2011

    90

    A step back and a leap forward. As a gateway drug for those reluctant to embrace Mario in three dimensions, Super Mario 3D Land should be a huge success.

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12. Games Radar (in-house)

    Nov 9, 2011

    90

    Though it falls slightly short compared to other Mario titles (aka some of the greatest games ever made), it's certainly a release worthy of the character's legacy. It expertly builds on franchise history, has tons of clever ideas, and even with the rare control hang-ups, it stands tall in the realm of 3D platformers, especially compared to the paltry library of games the 3DS currently has.

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13. Wired

    Nov 9, 2011

    90

    3D Land is a grabby borrower of a game - enemies from Mario 3, music from 2006's New Super Mario Bros., gameplay from Galaxy. Eventually it starts borrowing from itself. It's an excellent game because all of these things work so well together; the only thing keeping it from perfection is that it cries out for more innovations to call its own.

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14. Joystiq

    Nov 9, 2011

    90

    And while it takes a while to build up, and lacks the rich variety of secrets you know from games like Mario 3 and Super Mario World, Super Mario 3D Land eventually becomes a demandingly hardcore, addictive platformer. It's also easily the most beautiful game on the 3DS, and one of the best-looking Mario games.

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15. Nintendo Life

    Nov 9, 2011

    90

    It's impossible not to be impressed by the vast number of classic Super Mario elements that have been squeezed into the package, especially given how fresh they all look and feel in their new 3D presentation. If you've been looking for a reason to pick up a 3DS, you've just found it.

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16. Nintendo Power

    Nov 8, 2011

    90

    Really though, Super Mario 3D Land is a triple-A title, and as good a reason as you'll ever have for picking up a Nintendo 3DS if you haven't already. [Nov 2011, p.70]

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17. Destructoid

    Nov 9, 2011

    85

    3D Land is a game in which Nintendo shows other developers how they've been doing it wrong since the 3DS launched, and provides a template from which future games ought to be built.

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18. XGN

    Nov 2, 2011

    85

    The excellent platforming and the 3D images ensure a creative mixture between the old and new Mario. Maybe a less agile Mario than we're used to, but that has it's charm in some ways. Thanks to the extremely varied environments and the succesful usage of 3D, Super Mario 3D Land is by far the best Mario game for the 3DS.

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19. Cheat Code Central

    Nov 9, 2011

    84

    The levels are incredibly fun to play, but there are omissions likely to leave Mario fans shaking their heads.

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20. 1UP

    Nov 9, 2011

    83

    Super Mario 3D Land's playful reverence for (and references to) the 8-bit days reminds us that Super Mario Bros. 3 truly was an amazing game, but it does so at the expense of its own identity. I have a hard time imagining that, 20 years from now, Nintendo's designers will be looking back at 3D Land as a template for a new game the way 3D Land builds on Mario 3's iconography. Ultimately, that's the difference between a good Mario game and a great one.

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21. games(TM)

    Nov 10, 2011

    80

    What Super Mario 3D Land does get right is what every Mario game gets right: a high benchmark for quality that virtually no other platform game series seems capable of matching. There's a level of humour, invention and a sheer sense of joy that you only find in a Mario game.

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22. Edge Magazine

    Nov 10, 2011

    80

    It homes in, with a clockmaker's precision and a playful gleam in its eye, on what Mario does best.

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23. Metro GameCentral

    Nov 10, 2011

    80

    Exactly what the 3DS needed to reenergise its fortunes and restate its purpose, and even if it's not as good as Galaxy it's still the best portable Mario since the Game Boy.

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24. GameSpot

    Nov 9, 2011

    80

    Super Mario 3D Land eases you in with creative level design and tight controls while leaving plenty of challenging content to be discovered.

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25. Gamekult

    Nov 10, 2011

    70

    Quotation forthcoming.

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"I'm literally floored by how much I enjoyed it"

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Great, another Mario game.

"I'm literally floored by how much I enjoyed it"

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This would probably be the game to finally make me give in and get a 3DS but I'm not sure if it's enough.

@AlmostSwedish said:

Great, another Mario game.

Though in this one Princess Peach kidnaps Bowser so Waluigi must save him.

First or second Jim Sterling review I actually liked.

@Cincaid said:

@AlmostSwedish said:

Great, another Mario game.

Though in this one Princess Peach kidnaps Bowser so Waluigi must save him.

Sadly, I don't think that even that could get me interested in the series again.

XGN's review makes no sense. "Super Mario 3D Land is by far the best Mario game for the 3DS." Uh...there are other Mario games on the 3DS? There will be, sure, but I'm pretty sure this is the first. Idiots.

Updated the table.

Yay! A great original game to get for my 3DS.

sweet ill probably pick this up when i go get that awesome looking zelda 3ds...... so many god dam well games to play

Thread updated.

Gamespot review was such a joke.

@Contro: Yeah, that was something I also reacted to. I played a couple of levels on a demo-station and the 3D really added to stuff that I played at least. I haven't played the game yet, but when other reviews say the opposite and when I personally felt the same way by just playing the game for like 10 minutes, something seems a bit off.

Table updated.

@AlmostSwedish said:

Great, another Mario game.

Great, another guy thinking he's clever by posting his indifference in a thread dedicated to the game in a forum dedicated to the game.

@Hailinel said:

@AlmostSwedish said:

Great, another Mario game.

Great, another guy thinking he's clever by posting his indifference in a thread dedicated to the game in a forum dedicated to the game.

Fair enough. Although I would say the term "disapointment" is more accurate than "indifference".

@AlmostSwedish said:

Another great Mario game.

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@AlmostSwedish said:

Another great Mario game.

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Eh, looks like Mario Galaxy and New Super Mario Bros had a lovechild. Not my bag... especially the NSMB side.

Hmm, will Jeff review this or what?

This game is fucking awesome. It plays nothing like NSMB. It feels completely different from other Mario games... I'm almost finished with this game (on world 8) and although it's fairly short, every level feels unique and I'll also go on to say that this game features some of the best level design yet. The 3D is also used perfectly. It enhances the game and doesn't feel tacked on (as it was in OoT).

I've heard there's a secret after you complete the main game which adds much more content... if true, that's great. But I already feel like I got my money's worth.

I predict a 4/5.

During the QL the level with the panels that flip when you jump looked exactly like the level in SMG 2. It's a Nintendo thing.

just bought it. im glad to hear about the past world 8 second quest type thing. cant wait to play it!!!

@supermonkey122 said:

@AlmostSwedish said:

Another great Mario game.

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This.

 This game is super addictive..

I picked this up yesterday and am really enjoying it so far. Only the second 3DS game I've played as I've mostly been catching up on DS titles. Really happy to play something that makes use of the 3D capability.

@TehFlan said:

@supermonkey122 said:

@AlmostSwedish said:

Another great Mario game.

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Well played, sir. Looking forward to playing this. I'll probably pick it up when I buy Skyward Sword next week.

Goddammit....

@GetEveryone said:

@TehFlan said:

@supermonkey122 said:

@AlmostSwedish said:

Another great Mario game.

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Well played, sir. Looking forward to playing this. I'll probably pick it up when I buy Skyward Sword next week.

Goddammit....

Cheer up. It was a nice attempt.

just came in the mail. the game looks great and plays great. i am blowin past the first couple of levels but it should pick up.