A NEW review for a not so NEW game....

Well no doubt about it. Nintendo games ROCK!
Rehashes of Nintendo games BLOW!
There for rehashes of Nintendo Games BLOW ROCKS!

What am I getting at here? Well perhaps I should tell you about one of Nintendo's most rehashed of recent games. New Super Mario Bros...

Back in 2006 a whole new generation of consoles had just been set free. The X Box360, PS3, and Wii were the consoles to rise up in this year. But one of the most looked at consoles that year was actually the new DS.

Nintendo is known for being the guru of portable gaming. With the only competition being Sony with the Play Station Portable (how great was that?), the DS was a guarantee for attention. But it wouldn't be long before Nintendo would put their all famous plumber on the system. Not long after we received the game NEW Super Mario Bros. Back in the day this seemed like an awesome idea. Super Mario bros with 2.5d graphics, new game play moves, a whole assortment of new bosses and power ups, it seemed like an awesome idea and it was.

Fast forward to 2009 and we once again recieve another New Super Mario Game. New Super Mario Bros Wii was the first 2-D Mario platformer to be on a home console since Super Mario World back in 1991. MY GOD THAT'S A LONG TIME!

Mario Wii sold like hot cakes. Millions of copies were purchased world wide and everyone that had a Wii had to get it. Problem with this game was that even though it was a multiplayer game it was built for a single player experience. That and it got kinda repetitive after a while. It was still good just wouldn't be my first choice.

Fast forward to 2012 and the DS and Wii's successors, the 3DS and Wii U have been released and now have NEW Super Mario Bros games as well.....

As a matter of fact yes. Both New Super Mario Bros 2 and New Super Mario Bros U were released within 5 months of each other. This is the problem. What exactly is so NEW about it if 2 installments are released with in that kind of time span? On another note, what's so new about a series established in 2006? But 

I may be a hard core Mario fan but I know when to stop and think about these things. I've played all four of these games and in my order of favorites.

1.New Super Mario Bros U

2.New Super Mario Bros 2

3.New Super Mario Bros DS

4.New Super Mario Bros Wii

Fun Fact.... Mario U is Mario's first HD game. Yes, after almost 30 years he gets an HD game. Well there's always a first for something. 

Here we see what makes New Super Mario Bros U really stick out. The Map. It takes note from Super Mario World by way of one large continous map as opposed to separate individual ones. I loved this addition to the game. It was really interesting to see this set up again. Starting from Acorn Plains to.... Peach's castle? Okay... odd destination... I mean aren't we supposed to be going to Bowser's castle? Why would she be held captive in her own castle?

Ah you find out for yourself. SO with an assortment of secrets, shortcuts and a multitude of levels, the map's levels are full of fun. The whole game is amazing and I highly recommend it.

As for my second favorite. New Super Mario Bros 2. Though I consider it to be the worst in the series, the only reason why it's my second favorite in the series is because it's a portable installment and it's a lot more posh.

<--NOSTALGIA!!!




True New Super Mario Bros DS was also a portable game but that's a 2006 game. I prefer the nicer looking, more recent game. Another thing is that the DS was the most diverse when it came to enemies and power ups but again, it's obsolete. Only problem with 2 is that..... ooohhhhh

Coins..COins...COINS....COINS!!!!

This game makes Zimbabwe look like the richest country on Earth! The Mushroom Kingdom probably doesn't even have an economy any more because of this.  

Yeah so. With that many coins it's as easy as to get 1ups as it is to get a pass in Stroup's Class. That and it's probably the laziest attempt at a New Super Mario Bros game EVER! No new soundtrack, reuse of graphics. Only things that make it NEW are the coin rush and the Raccoon Tail.

DS and Wii are pretty good but like I said I prefer the latest installments and compared to 2 and U they're really not that special. DS is better mostly because it's the one that has the most variety in Bosses (not much but hey I'd rather fight someone new after each world as opposed to fight the same guy twice each world.)

So in the end, are these game really worth it? Indeed they are. As similar as each one is to each other they all have their own identity. It all depends on which console you have. You got a DS and a Wii. Get either one but if you have a 3DS and a Wii U, get any one you want but I highly suggest you get one of the later ones. 

Hope you enjoy and I'll be doing so more writings and reviews another time. So see ya!

LIES!!