So, I just recently finished New Super Mario Bros. 2. Just yesterday, in fact. I can't really tell if I really like the game or if I hate it just a little bit. It was released for the 3DS on July 28, 2012. Like I said, I have mixed feelings on this game and I don't quite know where to put them. Hopefully this review of the game will help me figure out where this game stands on my list.

Graphics - 8

The graphics in New Super Mario Bros. 2 are very clean. However, there are some instances where I do find Mario or some of his surroundings to look a little blurry. That rarely happens, though. I think my favorite instance of the graphics showing off is the final boss fight. I'm not going to spoil anything too much, but we all already know who the final boss is right? I find his model to be very clean, and there was never an instance of blurriness in my playthrough. I can easily see each individual appendage moving like it's an actual creature, and I love it.

Sound - 7

Seven? Seven!? Just hear me out. The music in this game is good, don't get me wrong. However, there's just this one HUGE issue I have with it that probably only bothers me because I'm weird. In every single track I hear, there's always this distinct, annoying xylophone noise that goes with the beat. This wouldn't be such a big problem if it wasn't more distinct than every single other instrument in the track. I hear it everytime and it drives me absolutely crazy. Now that that's out of the way, let's talk about noises. The sound that plays when you stomp on something is as satisfying as ever. I particularly like Bowser's roars in this game. I have no idea why, but they actually scare me a little bit. Something i don't really see in a Mario game.

Addictiveness - 9

It's Mario. You're going to play this game again eventually. There's a lot of replay value in Mario games. Once you beat the game, you unlock the Star World. And if you were like me and didn't bother to find any secret exits on a normal playthrough, then you just kept on going ahead and missing the secrets and then finding them after you beat the main game. There are many secret exits to be found, and there are two secret worlds. In addition to that, since this game has a lot to do with coins, there's a secondary mission that aims for you to collect 1,000,000 total coins. That's a lot, and it takes a while. However, you should be able to do it before you complete the game 100%.

Story - 8

It's fairly known that Mario games don't have the deepest storyline, and it's no different here. Peach gets kidnapped, you go through many levels, beat the bad guy, rescue the princess, the end. There's really not much more to it than that. Even though I sometimes wish for more of a story, it works for what it is. Mario isn't about deep storylines, and it works with what it is given.

Depth - 8

Like I said previously, Mario games have a lot of replay value. Once you beat the main game, you unlock the Star World. You can try to collect a ton of Star Coins. You can find the many secrets this game has contained within the levels. Lots of stuff to do. However, the main game is WAY too short. I find it to be even shorter than the original New Super Mario Bros. on the DS, which is pretty sad. However, the replay value sort of makes up for it, I guess. A part of me wants a longer main game, but because of the replay value, I guess it's alright.

Difficulty - 7

Mario games aren't known for being WAY too difficult, and the same applies to this game. I'll be honest, I did die a lot. Not way too much, but enough to get you really angry at the game. Most of my deaths come from World 6, mainly because that's the last world of the main game. The final boss fight took me around 5 tries, since it was surprisingly difficult in a way. But like I said, not difficult to the point of near impossibility.

Overall - 7.9

New Super Mario Bros. 2 does have its positives to it. However, there are also a lot of negatives, some of which I don't usually find in a lot of Mario games. I was hoping for a more fun expierence, and while there were some parts that delivered well, there were other parts that just didn't get me invested into the game as much as I had hoped. I wish this review was a bit longer, but there's not really much to talk about with this game. It's another entry into the Mario series that has many mixed opinions, due to a plethora of reasons, but it still manages to be playable. Thank you for taking the time to read this review.

And still till this day I have never played this game on the 3ds....I played the one on the original. I don't really plan on getting a 3DS though sadly I don't think its my kind of console I could be wrong though.

This review is... gold! Sorry, I had to. I like puns too much.

In all seriousness this is a really good review I haven't played New Super Mario Bros. 2 in quite a while. I'm trying to beat some other Mario games at the moment, like NSMBU and Super Mario 3D Land.

I suggest next time for your introduction, give a basic description of the game. Keep making reviews! I usually can't resist reading reviews of Mario games XD