Review 19 - Brian Moore - New Super Mario Bros
From DIT Experimental Gaming Group
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Introduction
New Super Mario Bros. is platform game created by Nintendo for their DS console. In the game players help Mario rescue Princess Peach after she is kidnapped from her castle by Bowser Jr..
Gameplay
NSMB is a side-scrolling platform game where you guide Mario through eight different worlds; normal, desert, tropical island, forest, glacier, mountains, sky, and the Koopa Kingdom. Mario must run, climb, swing, swim and fly through these worlds, fighting koopa jr. halfway through the world, in his tower, before facing an end of world boss at the last castle.
During this worlds mario collects many different power-ups, a variety of Mushrooms, Shells, a Fire Flower. Mario also collects small coins, while each level has three Star coins, which are used for unlocking hidden areas( which allows the player to save the game)
Sound & Visuals
The visuals in this game are bright and colorful, although not very powerful. There are not many cut-scenes in this game(and the ones in it are short and not really necessary). The background music is recognizable to anyone who has played any of the earlier games on Nintendo previous consoles.
Multiplayer & Mini-games
There are 18 mini-games included, ranging from Action, Table, Puzzle and Variety. Ten of these games are multiplayer, and allow up to ten players compete against each other over a wireless LAN.
