Super Mario Brothers 2 (American version), is a fun and
entertaining game. The control is tight, the game play is fun, the music is
fantastic, and the colors are bright. The Irate Gamer did an entertaining rant
about this game, but as entertaining as his video was, I completely disagree
with his opinions. As a youth, we did not care if the game was really called
Doki Doki Panic with text and palate swaps of all the characters. For us, it
was the ability to play separately as Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess. These
characters were not clones of each other, but each had his or her own strengths
and weaknesses.
Super Mario Brothers 2 is a side scrolling platform game.
You run either right, left, up or down to get to the end of the stage.
Sometimes there is a mini boss, sometimes not. All the stages are divided into
8 worlds, and there is a main boss at the end of the world. There are several
warp point scattered throughout so you can finish the game quicker. Unlike the
previous Super Mario Brothers from the vantage point of an American, you cannot
jump on an enemy’s head to kill them. In this game, if you jump on an enemy,
you just stand on their head! To kill them, they must walk off the screen, you
pick them up and throw them off screen, throw and enemy into another enemy,
throw a vegetable at an enemy, or get an invincibility start and touch an
enemy. There are day levels, night levels, air based levels, ice levels, and
desert levels. Eventually you make your way to a big from named Wart.
My friends, family, and myself had a blast playing this game
back in the day. Upon revisiting this game, I find that it still stands strong
as a game and has aged well.
Graphics: I think the graphics still hold strong today. Even
in the super HD updated versions, the graphics are relatively unchanged. They
are cartoony, bright, colorful, and easily recognizable. They are fantastic in
any generation.
Sound: The music is fun and catchy and fits the mood well. Good
job Nintendo!
Addictiveness: This game is very fun and I remember playing
this game over and over again with my friends. Currently, I did not find this
game as addictive, but no less fun.
Story: As typical with Mario games, not much story. I do not
remember the story well, other than you free some fairies after you beat the
last boss. But maybe it was just a dream.
Depth: You have four characters to choose from. Mario is Mr.
Average at all the skills of speed, jumping high, digging/picking up, and
jumping distance. Luigi can jump very high and remains in the air but is a
little harder to control in the air, and is a slow digger. Toad is the weakest
jumper, but can pick up/ dig things super fast, but can also run fast. The
Princess can’t jump very high, but can hover a long distance. She is the
slowest runner and slowest picker upper/digger. If you know what’s coming, you
can choose the most appropriate character for the situation. If you are on a
heavy digging level, Toad. Lots of jumping? Luigi or Princess. I have noticed
the Princess does well on the Ice Levels.
Difficulty: This game is not the most difficult. I had no
problem beating this game as a youth, or even now. But this game is not meant
for experienced adult gamers, but for children. I think the difficulty is where
it should be.
This game introduced a lot of game play mechanics and enemies
that have since become staples in the Super Mario Brothers universe such as
Birdo and throwing veggies at enemies. Playing this game is always nothing more
than fun and entertaining. You cannot go wrong with this game!
Super Mario Brothers 2 (American version), is a fun and
entertaining game. The control is tight, the game play is fun, the music is
fantastic, and the colors are bright. The Irate Gamer did an entertaining rant
about this game, but as entertaining as his video was, I completely disagree
with his opinions. As a youth, we did not care if the game was really called
Doki Doki Panic with text and palate swaps of all the characters. For us, it
was the ability to play separately as Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess. These
characters were not clones of each other, but each had his or her own strengths
and weaknesses.
Super Mario Brothers 2 is a side scrolling platform game.
You run either right, left, up or down to get to the end of the stage.
Sometimes there is a mini boss, sometimes not. All the stages are divided into
8 worlds, and there is a main boss at the end of the world. There are several
warp point scattered throughout so you can finish the game quicker. Unlike the
previous Super Mario Brothers from the vantage point of an American, you cannot
jump on an enemy’s head to kill them. In this game, if you jump on an enemy,
you just stand on their head! To kill them, they must walk off the screen, you
pick them up and throw them off screen, throw and enemy into another enemy,
throw a vegetable at an enemy, or get an invincibility start and touch an
enemy. There are day levels, night levels, air based levels, ice levels, and
desert levels. Eventually you make your way to a big from named Wart.
My friends, family, and myself had a blast playing this game
back in the day. Upon revisiting this game, I find that it still stands strong
as a game and has aged well.
Graphics: I think the graphics still hold strong today. Even
in the super HD updated versions, the graphics are relatively unchanged. They
are cartoony, bright, colorful, and easily recognizable. They are fantastic in
any generation.
Sound: The music is fun and catchy and fits the mood well. Good
job Nintendo!
Addictiveness: This game is very fun and I remember playing
this game over and over again with my friends. Currently, I did not find this
game as addictive, but no less fun.
Story: As typical with Mario games, not much story. I do not
remember the story well, other than you free some fairies after you beat the
last boss. But maybe it was just a dream.
Depth: You have four characters to choose from. Mario is Mr.
Average at all the skills of speed, jumping high, digging/picking up, and
jumping distance. Luigi can jump very high and remains in the air but is a
little harder to control in the air, and is a slow digger. Toad is the weakest
jumper, but can pick up/ dig things super fast, but can also run fast. The
Princess can’t jump very high, but can hover a long distance. She is the
slowest runner and slowest picker upper/digger. If you know what’s coming, you
can choose the most appropriate character for the situation. If you are on a
heavy digging level, Toad. Lots of jumping? Luigi or Princess. I have noticed
the Princess does well on the Ice Levels.
Difficulty: This game is not the most difficult. I had no
problem beating this game as a youth, or even now. But this game is not meant
for experienced adult gamers, but for children. I think the difficulty is where
it should be.
This game introduced a lot of game play mechanics and enemies
that have since become staples in the Super Mario Brothers universe such as
Birdo and throwing veggies at enemies. Playing this game is always nothing more
than fun and entertaining. You cannot go wrong with this game!
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