New Super Mario Bros Wii: first impression

Kaijuu — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:28:00 GMT

Boy, that was quick. :)

Picked up the game today at Mediamarkt and took the Wii out of its flightcase. After a few updates, the game started and off I went. :)
At first glance, it's very easy. If you are an experienced Mario player, you'll be through to the first castle in no time. Three hops on Larry's head and you've got the first key.
Fortunately, the second world already proves to be a bit harder. :)

Nice to see that many elements from Super Mario World are incorporated in this game. Yoshi is back, for instance, and the Koopa Family has returned as well to be a menace to the Mushroom Kingdom once again.
It also has a distinct NSMB-DS feeling, but not so much that you start to wonder why you bought the same game twice; there's enough difference to enjoy both.

The propeller mushroom is a nice touch, and needed to get those precious Star Coins in some levels.

I'm sure I'm going to enjoy this instalment as much as my DS-cartridge.

Cheers, K.

New Super Mario Brothers Wii

Kaijuu — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:20:00 GMT

Nintendo polishes up their most lucrative franchise again, with the release of New Super Mario Brothers for the Wii, and I must say; this will most likely end up in my collection as well. :)
I've always been a big fan of the Mario platform games and the DS game of New Super Mario Brothers was very good and has a good replay value, better than Super Mario Galaxy. Here's hoping the latest instalment is as addictive as the DS one.

Cheers, K>

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New Super Mario Bros Wii: first impression

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