New Super Mario Bros. Wii Review
Fans have been patiently awaiting the arrival of a new Mario game for two years. Personally, as someone who prides myself on a record of completing Super Mario 3 in 16 and a half minutes, I was really excited. If that wasn’t enough pressure, the new platformer has 20 years of great games to live up to. Placing classic gameplay style and memorable elements into a new game is a big risk in itself, opening Nintendo up to a ton of criticism and complaints from gamers who grew up playing Mario games.
Thankfully, this isn’t the case. The New Super Mario Bros. Wii offers players a fresh new experience of a beautiful classic. This new Mario game features gameplay on a 2D plain, with graphics rendered in a 3D engine, making the graphics and gameplay rather exceptional. This style of gameplay shines in the game, reintroducing the 2D platformer to a new generation of gamers and pay tribute to the veterans of the original Mario classics.
The big edition to this game is the ability to have up to 4 people playing simultaneously through each world and for players to join a game on-the-fly. This extremely chaotic gameplay becomes more difficult with each person you add into the game. After Mario and Luigi are in the game, the next two players will join in as toads. Some of the chaotic gameplay is reduced with the ability to spread out really far, due to an in-game camera that zooms out pretty far. No matter how spread out you are, it’s inevitable that teammates will eventually leave you behind or jump off your head at the wrong time causing you to fall down a pit. However you die end up being killed by your teammates, it’s all in good fun and you’ll have a blast.
The game itself is much more difficult than most other Mario games. You will definitely come across some hard obstacles that will take several tries to complete. It is much easier in single player mode, when you don’t have to worry about anyone getting in your way, but what’s the fun in playing alone?
The only real negative that I have for this game is the lack of online multiplayer. If you are going to expand a classic like Mario to a multiplayer, I say do it correctly the first time and give people the ability to play online. Nintendo is still lacking the true online multiplayer they need to continue their large market share in the gaming industry, and I think this game would have been a perfect place to start.
You’ll find a lot of hidden passages, new items, and elements added to the game. All of these things are great additions to the game and really add to the overall experience.
So, if you are new to this style of gameplay, or have been playing Mario games since the first arcade game released in 1983, there’s no doubt that you will find yourself glued to your screen. This game is truly incredible and deserves a spot on your game shelf right next to your NES classics, so buy it!
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