New Super Mario Bros. (Dsi and DS Lite)

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Release Date: 30/06/2006

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The first new 2-D Mario platformer since Super Mario World has arrived. Boasting incredible 3-D graphics to accompany classic 2-D game play, this fast-paced adventure will have Mario fans cheering.

Developer: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo

Twenty years after Nintendo’s biggest franchise was born, the Mario Bros. return in a dazzling, all-new platformer sure to set players’ fingers twitching. Fans from Mario’s classic days will see their dreams answered in this return to the Mushroom Kingdom, while a new generation of Mario players will learn what true platforming greatness means.

Run, jump and battle enemies through multiple levels in each world. Every time players finish one world, they can move onto the next, but each level features impediments in the forms of fortresses, Hammer Bros. and bosses. After defeating the boss of each world, players can move on to the next, culminating in the final fight in the last world.

Mario and Luigi can do all kinds of jump maneuvers: increasingly high triple jumps, wall jumps and high bounces off enemies. Mario also can use power-ups like Mushrooms (grow big), Fire Flowers (throw fireballs), Starmen (become invincible), Blue Shells (turn into a speedy, blue Koopa shell) and other mushrooms that make him tiny or huge.

In addition to the main game and the wireless two-player mode, players also can use the touch screen to play tons of minigames (either by themselves or over DS Local Area Network with 1 to 4 players via DS Download Play). These include card games, targetbopping-type games and much more.

Features:

Jump, bounce and power-up through visually stunning side-scrolling worlds filled with Mushroom Kingdom madness. Mushrooms make Mario ultra-tiny or ultrahuge, and new items like the Blue Shell (which transforms Mario into a spinning shell that wipes out enemies) will keep players on their toes.
The worlds are swarming with classic enemies like Goombas and Koopas, but watch out for new foes, big bosses and unbelievable challenges.
As Mario and Luigi, two players can battle for stars on specially designed levels over local wireless. The game won’t end until one bro. reigns supreme.

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Dungaree'd-up fun on-the-go!

It's over twenty years since Mario made his side-scrolling debut as Jumpman in the old Donkey Kong Game & Watch titles, and still a heck of a long time since we last saw a proper 2D Super Mario platformer. Nintendo, it seems, has finally twigged that gamers want to see Mario in all his retro glory - but, typically for the Big N, they've put an unexpected spin on things.

Boasts brand new design, gameplay and graphical sensibilities.

Cue New Super Mario Bros. on DS. The title is apt for a number of reasons. Sure, this is a good, old-fashioned Mario Bros. game… but it also boasts brand new design, gameplay and graphical sensibilities.

The DS Difference

Put your fears away, plumber lovers; this, unlike the DS remake of Mario 64, completely ignores the stylus control option and opts instead for a traditional D-pad/buttons setup. What that means is more left-to-right movement and butt-bopping, goomba-squashing action added to the same genius level design we've come to expect from the Myamoto-created series.

butt-bopping, goomba-squashing action added to the same genius level design we've come to expect.

It's not entirely old-school, however. Mario's established 2D conventions are presented here in parallel with some striking 3D visuals, fluid animation, an added array of moves, and a horde of novel new abilities. In fact, throughout the adventure you'll see the moustachioed maestro run, bounce, flip, fly, wall-jump, kick, punch, and, using one power-up, even grow to fill pretty much the entire screen (!). The touchscreen meanwhile is used to house spare power-ups, and sometimes the action will even transfer to it Sonic Rush style when the dungaree-wearing hero goes down one of those famous green pipes.

If that's not enough, there'll be a bunch of minigames, and a novel wi-fi multiplayer mode where Mario and Luigi race to be the first across a level, using Mario Kart style power ups to foil each other's plans. In all, that rounds off what can only be labelled a stellar DS package, designed to sate the truly discerning Nintendo fan.

Of course, it's still familiarly Mario at heart, so New Super Mario Bros may seem a bit basic to hard-nosed Nintendo haters; but for everyone else the the mix of old gameplay and new ideas makes New Super Mario Bros. amongst the best handheld games around.

GAME's Verdict

Classic Mario gameplay with an added DS twist
Pretty darn attractive mix of 2D and 3D visuals
Fun multiplayer mode to boot

If you don't like old-skool Mario, this won't be for you
Doesn't reinvent platformers with a bright new control system (though some would say that's a good thing!)
The odd iffy boss battle

Review by: Mark Scott
Review Published: 06.07.07

User Reviews

Jasmine Bacon posted on 07 Jun 2009

It's a fun game until you've completed it then it sit in a corner on a shelf waiting and waiting. But on the brighter side 8 worlds of inpacked fun is worth the money. It is hard to get to worlds 4 and 7 I know how to but it would be cheating if I told you but I asure you if you buy this game and keep on working at it you will soon find it out!

Chloe Demie posted on 10 May 2009

Okay this is a fab game! I was stuck because I couldn't get into worlds 4 and 7 but then i figured it out: ON LEVELS 4 AND 6 YOU NEED TO FIGHT AGAINST BOWSER AS MNI MARIO.

Kevin Mc Stravock posted on 01 May 2009

I enjoyed it although it was a bit on the easy side

Toby Carless posted on 07 Apr 2009

It wasn't excactly the best but was quite good however I think it could be improved ALOT!!

Robert Lloyd posted on 15 Mar 2009

Presentation: Typical nintendo 'save the princess' fare. Nicley pulled off, though, with original flair. Graphics: It's 2.5D - so, the backgrounds are 2D, but the character models are 3D. Looks amazing and works even better than the original side-scrollers. Sound: Not as catchy as original SMB music, but is good nonetheless. Gameplay. Classic. Plays like the original, and is just as enthralling. Lasting appeal: 5-7 hour storlyine. Some secret levels to unlock, and special coins in every level extend the time you will spend playing. Score: 9.0 - recommended.

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