Super Mario Bros. was released around 31 years ago. To celebrate the game that saved the gaming industry's 30th aniverssary, Nintendo released Super Mario Maker, where players can create their own levels with limitless possibility. The game was released on September 11, 2015

for the Wii U. How good really is this game?

Graphics - 9
The

graphics in this game are obviously used from the older Mario games. There aren't really any new graphics other than the Mystery Mushroom

costumes. The costumes always do a great job of showing off which

character is which. If you press up on the control pad, some of the

characters will have this unique sound they make along with a pose. If

you press down on the control pad, the characters make a different pose,

but with no sound. The fact that there are so many different character

costumes in the first place makes me want to get them all!

Sound - 9
Again,

like the graphics, the sounds in this game are from the older Mario

games. The only new sounds you'll find are de-mixes for the older games.

For example, there is no airship theme in the original Super Mario

Bros., so they made a Super Mario Bros. airship theme. It's actually

really good when they do stuff like that, too. But by far, my favorite

thing related to sounds in this game is when you're making a level. Each

time you place any tile down, a noise in the background will play and

say something depending on what tile you put down. Its voice matches

with the song, and it's really really cool.

Addictiveness - 10
There

is so much to do in this game, and each time you do something it's

almost different every time, making for a very fun experience. I play

this game a lot because of how entertaining it is to both play a bunch

of levels and make a bunch of levels. Of course, I prefer playing them

more, but making the levels is also fun. You're going to find yourself

coming back to this game a lot, and you won't be able to escape it.

Story - N/A
Super

Mario Maker does not feature a story due to the nature of the game. The

closest thing that you could call a story would be the 10 or 100 Mario

mode, where it's basically a short version of a typical Mario adventure

where Peach gets kidnapped and you have to save her.

Depth - 10
Games

like these always have the most depth. More than any other game out

there, in my opinion. Since levels can be created from all over the

world and uploaded to the internet, there's almost a limitless amount of

levels to play, as well as levels to make. There are always interesting

and new ideas I find in Mario Maker levels that are just so much fun.

Not to mention the mystery mushroom costumes. You can unlock them by

either beating the 10 or 100 Mario challenges multiple times or with

amiibo. You can also clear event stages to get them I think there are

around 150 costumes, so it'll take some time to do.

Difficulty - 10
The

difficulty in this game varies depending on the level you are playing,

but when it gets hard, it's HARD. And I mean REALLY hard. A lot of the

levels seem almost impossible. You may think that there must be levels

that are impossible to beat, but that's prevented thanks to the great

idea of having to beat the level yourself before being able to upload

it.So glad they made it like that.

Overall - 9.3
Super

Mario Maker is the perfect game for anyone who's just looking for

something fun. Not only does it practically re-invent some of the older

Mario games, but it introduces some new concepts as well, such as

stacking enemies on top of each other. If I was stranded on an island

and I could only have 3 games, Super Mario Maker would be one of them

for sure.



EDIT: Stupid formatting messed up and it won't let me edit it, sorry about that.