Princess Peach: Showtime!might be on the easy side of theSuper Mariodifficulty spectrum, but that doesn’t make the Darkle bosses any less memorable. That’s because each boss in Princess Peach: Showtime! has a unique design and attack pattern that offers a fun challenge to overcome.
While the bosses of Princess Peach: Showtime offer quite the spectacle, some are better than others. Now that the game is available and everyone has had time to go through the short adventure, let’s rank every boss according to how satisfying it is to take them down.
5Spotlion
Beastly Master Of Light
Visually, Spotlion is one of the best bosses in Princess Peach: Showtime. Inspired bya lion made of spotlights, the appropriately named boss awaits Peach on the fourth floor of the theater asthe final member of the Sour Bunch before Madame Grape herself. Unfortunately, Spotlion is not that fun to fight.
Spotlion controls its arena byturning the floor, ceiling, and walls into mirrored surfaces. These mirror surfacesreflect the dark globes of light the boss shoots at Peach. The goal is to hit these globes of lights so that they hit Spotlion instead. However, since Peach can only attack in four directions,it’s not so easy to perfectly reflect Spotlion’s projectiles in a way they hit the boss. Because of that, the battle against Spotlightoverstays its welcome, forcing you to dodge all of their attacks before trying to hit them again.
4Disco Wings
Winged Gravitational Bender
Disco Wings isthe first boss you’ll face in Princess Peach: Showtime, guarding the path to the theater’s second floor. The boss looks like an owl whose body is a mirror disco globe, shining colorful lights in every direction.
There’s absolutely nothing wrong with Disco Wings' attack patterns. First, they willdrop egg-like projectilesthat are easy to avoid andwhich you’re able to throw back at Disco Wings, damaging them. Then, the boss will fly across the screen, forcing you to jump over it. Disco Wings also conjures platforms that can crush Peach or make dodging their flying attack easier.
Finally, to spice things up,Disco Wings also revert gravity, forcing you to dodge its attacks on the ceiling. There are better Darkle creatures in Princess Peach: Showtime, but Disco Wing is the perfect introduction to the game’s boss battles.
3Madame Grape
Leader Of The Sour Bunch
The woman behind the attack on the theater isMadame Grape, the personification of tragedy. Madame Grape lurks around for the entire Princess Peach: Showtime! gameplay until she rises as amighty boss at the end of your journey.
The battle against Madame Grape is spectacular in every sense of the word. Powered bythe Radiant Ensemble, Peachgains the power of flight and shoots Sparkle projectiles at the villain. Meanwhile,Madame Grape hides behind Sour Bunch’s enemiesand tries to hit Peach with fire bursts and moving trains.
Once Madame Grape is defeated, she returns for a second phase, during whichshe turns into a gargantuan creature. The only thing that prevents Madame Grape from being more memorable is that the boss battle is too easy, echoing one of the biggest problems with the game.
2Purrjector Cat
Conjuror Of Illusions
Purrjector Cat is the third boss you’ll face in Princess Peach: Showtime. Youfight this giant cat on a stage that mimics a living room, where a mouse turns into a bomb when you hit it. The goal is toprotect the bomb from Purrjector Cat’s attacks and position it in the center of the screenso the boss will blow his face when making his most devastating attack.
Purrjector Cat’s unique design makes them stand out from the rest of the Sour Bunch. In addition, this isthe only Princess Peach: Showtime boss that might present you with an actual challenge. To protect the bomb, you often put yourself in danger, which means you actuallyhave to learn Purrjector Cat’s attack patternand react to it instead of mindlessly navigating the boss fight.
1Light Fang
Time-Bending Watcher
Instead of a direct fight,Light Fang’s boss battle structures itself as a stealth challenge. You aim tohide from the boss using the rubble on the leveluntil you can reach an electric device that causes Light Fang to short-circuit.
By now, everyone is aware thatPrincess Peach: Showtime is accessible to a fault, failing to offer challenges that would keep you engaged for longer. That’s no different with Light Fang, a boss that will not likely defeat you. However,Light Fang was designed with Prince Peach: Showtime’s difficulty philosophy in mind. That’s why, instead of draining your health,Light Fang rewinds time and drags you to the beginning of each stealth section if caught.
That’s the perfect punishment for failure in a game actively trying to be easy. Light Fang also adds a fun twist to the stealth boss formula, making it all the more memorable.
