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Saturday 26 January, 2008
SUMMARY
The game I chose to play was Super Mario Bros. 2 via the Super Mario Bros. All-Stars collection. The collection made for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System includes all the versions of the series released for the Nintendo Entertainment System (Super Mario Bros 1-3 and Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels) and Super Mario World, which was released for Super Nintendo. Super Mario Bros. 2 is considered the most different out of all the game's editions, largely because it was adapted from another Japanese game which featured different main characters. The main method of attack comes from plucking objects and throwing them at opponents and the primary goal is to advance one of the four main characters, Mario, Luigi, Toad or Peach, through various 2D worlds that are broken down into levels involving jumping, climbing, dodging and flying.
Gameplay
The cartoonish characters of the Mario series are at their wackiest in this recreation of an already existing Japanese game. The originality and unfamiliarity of the new enemy characters make the game a special novelty. The goofy looking enemy characters make the game somewhat comical. The game innovates a technique of "plucking" objects either out of the ground, or from directly underneath the character. In this version, the bad guys aare not defeated by a "bop" on the head, they are actually rideable, cariable, and throwable which make them fun to interact with.
The levels vary enough so that the scenery does not get boring. A dinosaur shooting eggs out of his mouth appears to be the boss at the end of each level. The boss characters get progressively more challenging, as do the interesting mazes that the levels have to offer. Digging, climbing and jumping techniques are varied well enough so that they are all masterable and still fun. There is a definite flow to the game and once you are aware of a certain obstacle it becomes very easy to survive it if it is encountered again.
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