Finally, 39 years since she first debuted in Super Mario Bros., Princess Peach is taking centre stage – quite literally. This game is no case of the missing princess (British royalty conspiracy theories aside). Instead, Peach gets to be the hero of every single show as she treads the boards.
Princess Peach: Showtime! opens with a theatre troupe coming to town, but no sooner has our erstwhile princess set foot inside for the grand performance than it is taken over by the malevolent forces of Grape and the Sour Bunch. Don’t worry, they’re easily identifiable by the dimming of the stage lights and their campy villain garb in shades of mauve.
