This was the first “New” Mario game finished 100%, and even cared to do so. This game is by far my favorite entry in this specific type of Mario game. General Enjoyment (8.75/10) – Here is where NSMBU wasn’t given a chance: it was over saturated and over exposed to gamers, and many became tired and apathetic to any new entries in the franchise, including myself. I don’t know about others, but I would really enjoy playing these games online, and not just having Miiverse capabilities. Doesn’t that sound awesome? It might even rejuvenate levels already played, as most assuredly you’d get a few trolls trying to kill whomever they could before the end of each level, turning the game into a test of survival. Imagine player a game like this with 4 strangers online, at any given time. However, I’m going to complain here: Nintendo needs to have more online play. Online (7/10) – Miiverse is incorporated nicely, and the community is another good one. But, we all know that Mario games aren’t about story, so I’m excluding this from the entertainment factor, as it is a gameplay-based game. Nothing much else to the story than that. Story (N/A) – Mario is chasing Bowser and his Koopa Kids (yes, I’m stubborn and won’t call them the “Koopalings”) after they kidnap Peach for the billionth time. Overall, the gameplay may be familiar, but it is still fun and very well done. I considered Luigi U as a sort of “challenge” section to the Mario game (though there are challenges in NSMBU to accomplish). You could probably figure out that Luigi’s jump is much higher, but his overall controls aren’t as tight – reference Luigi of Super Mario Bros. Essentially, Super Luigi U looks just like Mario’s outing, but each level starts with only 100 seconds to finish the level (making the levels much shorter), and different physics. On top of the already sufficient content, Nintendo added Super Luigi U to the package, which I consider an addition to this game, not a completely separate one. The game is fun both as a solo experience and multiplayer experience. Multiplayer is just as fun, AND FRUSTRATING, as ever, very easily leading to fun local multiplayer heckle-fests. I won’t ruin them, but I’ll say this: these are the best levels in the game. There are also some very challenging levels to unlock in a final world that are rage inducing, but fun nonetheless – each special level having a theme. Just how I like it! Level design is average, with about 10-13 levels that stick out, and there is plenty of content within the game, especially if you’re a completionist, like myself (I completed the entire game, 100%, in about 9 to 10 hours). It was a perfect balance, and whenever I died, or succeeded, it was because of my skills. I found the physics and controls MUCH more enjoyable in this game than New Super Mario Bros. There are, however, cool uses of the music within the game we’ve seen before – each over world plays the same song, but in a different way, giving it new life, and enemies react to the music on each level (dancing turtles!)Īs expected, the controls are tight as ever.
Once again, nothing too outstanding Mario’s yelps and “Ha-HAA!” noises are there, serving there purpose as well. As far as general audio, the game sounds just fine. They simply serve the purpose of filling up the assigned level they are in. Like I said, there are a couple tunes that were well above the others (you’ll know which ones they are), but most are forgettable. The soundtrack overall, however, isn’t anything to get excited about. Once again, this is no where near the quality of SM3DW, but it fits the game.
The audio is standard fare for a Mario game – catchy, child-like tunes, a couple of which can get embedded within your memory for hours after turning off the game. Visually, this game holds it’s own, even after over a year on the market. I never had a hard time seeing what was going on, and there were many times when my wife wanted to watch something on the TV, while I played on the GamePad. What’s more is that when I played off TV, the quality still held up really well, though the screen wasn’t nearly as pretty as on the big screen. Each detail in the background, the lighting effects when you hurl a fire ball at an enemy, and the glimmer of coins really emphasizes the graphical quality of the game. Now, this isn’t up to the quality of Super Mario 3D World, but this game is still very pretty to look at. This game is Mario’s first foray into the HD world, and he is looking pretty darn good. After playing it through, did it change my mind? and this game helped to fuel my initial hatred for Nintendo’s next-gen system. I had grown tired of the New Super Mario Bros. Both games were wrapped up into one disc that came with the console. I have to admit, the only reason I ended up with this game was because it was bundled with the Wii U (along with Super Luigi U). The debut Mario title for the Wii U, and yet another “New” Mario Bros.
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