New Super Mario Bros. 2 IGN Review

Both the text and the score are exactly what I pictured when I read the thread title lol

I expect 7.5 here. Doesn't even seem like Ninty tried.

ActicEdge

They didn't. NSMB 2 is made by a team of newbies, NSMB U is the real deal though as far as NSMB games go.

There is still EAD Tokyo's Wii U 3D Mario to look forward to, that one has to be GOTY quality, highly original and aimed for gaming enthusiasts, anything but that is a disappointment!

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I expect 7.5 here. Doesn't even seem like Ninty tried.

SuperFlakeman

They didn't. NSMB 2 is made by a team of newbies, NSMB U is the real deal though as far as NSMB games go.

There is still EAD Tokyo's Wii U 3D Mario to look forward to, that one has to be GOTY quality, highly original and aimed for gaming enthusiasts, anything but that is a disappointment!

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[QUOTE="ActicEdge"]

I expect 7.5 here. Doesn't even seem like Ninty tried.

Bread_or_Decide

They didn't. NSMB 2 is made by a team of newbies, NSMB U is the real deal though as far as NSMB games go.

There is still EAD Tokyo's Wii U 3D Mario to look forward to, that one has to be GOTY quality, highly original and aimed for gaming enthusiasts, anything but that is a disappointment!

Cool story bro

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. Shinobishyguy

Sooo... you eat a burger and its amazing..... then years later, you are served the same awesome burger and you **** and wine about getting more awesome burgers?

New Super Mario Bros is a great great 2D platformer..... more of the same? YES PLEASE.

Only downfall I see is that its over too fast.... but since I"m the kind of person who takes enjoyment in besting my own records / and others', then I think I will get lots out of my purchase.

moistsandwich

If you try to find all secrets in the game and gather every coin star you usually get plenty of gameplay time, especially the Wii version. New to NSMB 2 is the coin collection aspect and coin rush mode, so if you enjoy the game completionists have to gather 1 million coins for a special prize, plus in the future more levels will be available through DLC (hopefully you can buy them with in game coins aswell, that would be amazing)

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. Shinobishyguy

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. AtariKidX

Hopefully it gets 6.0 on GS. Seems like IGN overrated the game when reading their own review (what a surprise), hopefully GS gives it a more appropriate score.

GD1551

I guess you played it since you know what an appropriate score is then? Please send the game my way since you obviously didn't enjoy it.

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. AtariKidX

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Should be more like a 4. This is why girls shouldn't review games. This is the one reviewing Dark Souls as well. Obviously she should be working with something else. Like for example being a principle in a high school. If she has the qualifications of course.free_milk

:lol: I hope you're joking :lol:

I'm no fan of Call of Duty (never owned a single title) but I'm just curious. Why do gamers rake CoD over the coals for never changing, but Nintendo titles, specifically Mario here, seems to get a pass? Seriously...look at this footage. How many Mario titles have you seen look exactly like this?ispeakfact

I'm no fan of Call of Duty (never owned a single title) but I'm just curious. Why do gamers rake CoD over the coals for never changing, but Nintendo titles, specifically Mario here, seems to get a pass? Seriously...look at this footage. How many Mario titles have you seen look exactly like this?ispeakfact

Its not really getting a free pass though. Just as the review says Mario has always managed to reinvent itself. Looks aside, SMB played different than SMB2, than SMB3, than SMW, than SMW2, than SM64, than Sunshine, than SMG. All these games were very different. SMG2 was not so different from SMG at the core, but it was just so much better in every way. I don't think people will be upset when the heavily borrowed game happens to be one of the best of all time.

NSMB though? Yes these games are far too similar and soulless and they arent really getting the free pass, not from Nintendo fans. But then it comes down to the fact that the games are still rock solid, have some of the best 2d platforming around and the level design is always top notch. So how do you judge that. Do you go crazy over it and shower it with praise because its a rock solid platformer with outstanding level design? Or do you slam it for being a bit too similar to the previous titles?

How would you approach reviewing this game?

Edit: and btw... this still isnt really comparable to CoD. CoD has had what 8 games this gen, some of them garbage?

NSMB is only now getting its 3rd and upcoming 4th game, across 4 different platforms. And so far they've been solid.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. Shinobishyguy

I'm no fan of Call of Duty (never owned a single title) but I'm just curious. Why do gamers rake CoD over the coals for never changing, but Nintendo titles, specifically Mario here, seems to get a pass? Seriously...look at this footage. How many Mario titles have you seen look exactly like this?ispeakfact

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. AtariKidX

I'm no fan of Call of Duty (never owned a single title) but I'm just curious. Why do gamers rake CoD over the coals for never changing, but Nintendo titles, specifically Mario here, seems to get a pass? Seriously...look at this footage. How many Mario titles have you seen look exactly like this?ispeakfact

I've never seen a Mario game that looks exactly like it.... and I've played every Mario platformer that exists.

I've seen 4 or 5 that resemble it.....

OH MY 4 or 5 games in the past 25 years that are similar...... Geez Ninty cmon!

Meanwhile we have how many CoD games this gen? CoD 2, CoD 3, CoD 4, CoD WaW, CoD 4 MW2, CoD Blops, CoD MW3... and soon CoD Blops2.... so... thats 8 games this generation vs. 4 or 5 since Mario became a household name.

SMB 3, Super Mario World, New Super Mario Bros, NSMB Wii..... and now NSMB 2.... if I'm forgetting some... please let me know.

I'm no fan of Call of Duty (never owned a single title) but I'm just curious. Why do gamers rake CoD over the coals for never changing, but Nintendo titles, specifically Mario here, seems to get a pass? Seriously...look at this footage. How many Mario titles have you seen look exactly like this?ispeakfact

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"]Rehash/10. Really wish the 3DS got better or fresher Mario platformers. Blabadon

Plus there's really no other mario game like it.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"] 3d land came out just last year

Shinobishyguy

Plus there's really no other mario game like it.

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"] Which is why I said what I said. I'm not comparing it directly to Galaxy or 64 DS, but it just felt like the 2D games in a 3D perspective but really short, plain, and with Mario/Luigi controlling like tanks. I hope we get a true 3D Mario platformer on the system soon.Blabadon

Plus there's really no other mario game like it.

It had great levels and it's one the few games on the system that actually makes great use of the 3d effect.

There was actual creativity put into it, something that this title lacks

It looks like the same stuff they have been regurgitating for years. Atleast make your game a little more complex. Then again it is Nintendo, so I am asking too much of them.

about what I expected. I'll still be getting it though.

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Hopefully it gets 6.0 on GS. Seems like IGN overrated the game when reading their own review (what a surprise), hopefully GS gives it a more appropriate score.

sandbox3d

I guess you played it since you know what an appropriate score is then? Please send the game my way since you obviously didn't enjoy it.

The review says its a straight up rehash, play one you play all.

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"] controlling like tanks? What game did you even play?

Plus there's really no other mario game like it.

Shinobishyguy

It had great levels and it's one the few games on the system that actually makes great use of the 3d effect.

There was actual creativity put into it, something that this title lacks

It looks like the same stuff they have been regurgitating for years. Atleast make your game a little more complex. Then again it is Nintendo, so I am asking too much of them.

Glutenbob

I am not surprised that IGN will gave the game a 8.5. I have predicted it will do so before reading the review.

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"] I spent the entire 7 hours it took me to finish up to World 8 having issues with controls until I played SMG and SM64DS again and they controlled much smoother. I also hate the lack of double/triple jump, backflip having to be charged, and the long jump being nigh impossible to do all with the terrible sprint button that hurt my thumb. I hope there aren't any more Mario platformers like it, unless they take the concept of this game and expand it significantly with more polish.Blabadon

It had great levels and it's one the few games on the system that actually makes great use of the 3d effect.

There was actual creativity put into it, something that this title lacks

(and SM64 DS's movement was clunky as hell comapred to 3d land, I have no idea what you're going on about)

Sounds about right.

charizard1605

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"]:lol: SM64 ds controls smoothly compared to it? A 3d platformer controlled with a d-pad?

It had great levels and it's one the few games on the system that actually makes great use of the 3d effect.

There was actual creativity put into it, something that this title lacks

Shinobishyguy

(and SM64 DS's movement was clunky as hell comapred to 3d land, I have no idea what you're going on about)

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It looks like the same stuff they have been regurgitating for years. Atleast make your game a little more complex. Then again it is Nintendo, so I am asking too much of them.

Blabadon

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="Glutenbob"]

It looks like the same stuff they have been regurgitating for years. Atleast make your game a little more complex. Then again it is Nintendo, so I am asking too much of them.

Glutenbob

[QUOTE="Glutenbob"][QUOTE="Blabadon"] How many stars did you get in Super Mario Galaxy 1 and 2?Blabadon

I was referring to New Super Mario Bros. The Galaxy games are excellent and imaginative. That is what I meant by complex. However, Nintendo seems to be taking the easy way out with their New Super Mario Bros series, and regurgitating levels with a few tweaks here and there. Even if the geometry of the level is different, it just doesn't feel imaginative.

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[QUOTE="Blabadon"] Even with a D-Pad it felt smoother than 3D Land. It did have good and fun levels, but the 3D effect, as awesome as it is in those rooms, still isn't a factor in making the game more fun for me. I played SM3DL before SMG2, which is why I was shocked at how many "new" ideas I found in SM3DL were actually originated in SMG2. That's not anything I have against it though. At least we both agree NSMB2 doesn't seem too innovative.Blabadon

(and SM64 DS's movement was clunky as hell comapred to 3d land, I have no idea what you're going on about)

[QUOTE="Blabadon"][QUOTE="Shinobishyguy"] well you have to atleast concede that it was the first mario game to really combine both the 2d and 3d playing styles

(and SM64 DS's movement was clunky as hell comapred to 3d land, I have no idea what you're going on about)

Shinobishyguy

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Should be more like a 4. This is why girls shouldn't review games. This is the one reviewing Dark Souls as well. Obviously she should be working with something else. Like for example being a principle in a high school. If she has the qualifications of course.free_milk

[QUOTE="themajormayor"]Should be more like a 4. This is why girls shouldn't review games. This is the one reviewing Dark Souls as well. Obviously she should be working with something else. Like for example being a principle in a high school. If she has the qualifications of course.Captain_Lorelli

Honestly, why do you even post? Sexism in a gaming forum...?..How original. Even if it satirical in nature..it's still trashy and ignorant.

Should be more like a 4. This is why girls shouldn't review games. This is the one reviewing Dark Souls as well. Obviously she should be working with something else. Like for example being a principle in a high school. If she has the qualifications of course.themajormayor

Honestly, why do you even post? Sexism in a gaming forum...?..How original. Even if it satirical in nature..it's still trashy and ignorant.

Honestly, why do you even post? Sexism in a gaming forum...?..How original. Even if it satirical in nature..it's still trashy and ignorant.

[QUOTE="PinnacleGamingP"][QUOTE="themajormayor"] How is it sexist? themajormayor

the worst thing is that this was the most innovative looking "new super mario" between this and the WiiU one