Best Mario game since Mario 64

User Rating: 9.1 | New Super Mario Bros. DS
By Reilly86 | Review Date:
For the first time since Mario Land 2, Nintendo have made an original 2D Mario for the gameboy, which is a shame because New Super Mario Bros shows that 2D plat formers are much better then 3D plat formers. The game is every bit as good as Mario Bros on the Nes and stays true to that Mario game then any others in the collection, for example fire plants and big up mushrooms are back but the flying cape and metal Mario are not. There are also some original ideas like Mega mushrooms which turn you into a gaint, and there is also a mini mushrooms which shrinks you to a mini Mario which is needed to unlock worlds 3 and 5.
All the characters are 3D and the levels are 2D the same as Sonic Rush, the backgrounds are colourful and suit the levels very well, the character movement is excellent and responds well.
The music is a bit of a let down, with tunes that sound off key and badly put together but they don’t prove any problem when playing the game.
But sadly the game is let down by its silly Saving. The only way the game can be saved is by finishing a castle or opening a secret route. Sometimes there is 3 or 4 levels before each castle which make playing this game for a few minutes impossible.
But overall it is a fantastic game that is fun to play and easy to learn how to play, and I hope they make a second.

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