![]() ![]() game on the non-3D DS handheld, you've got a pretty good idea of what to expect. If you've played the previous New Super Mario Bros. The idea reminds me of the classic animated Marvel shorts from the 1960s, which added movement to Jack Kirby's original art. It doesn't really affect the gameplay, the timing of your jumps, or the Koopa-squashing combat it's closer to the old animation trick of having background layers scroll by at different speeds to simulate depth (a concept known as parallax scrolling).Īdding some depth and motion to 2D art is a fun way to add a modern touch, without messing around too much with what made it special in first place. This is still essentially a 2D side-scrolling game, but with the backgrounds and characters enhanced by selective use of 3D. That's why NSMB2, as some have nicknamed this game, is a great example of how stereoscopic 3D can enhance a game, without becoming its entire reason for existing. Kudos to the developers for finding a sweet spot of 3D where it's not too overwhelming, but it's impressive at the same time. ![]() If there are any positives to take away from the game it's that it really looks great on the new 3DS XL - going back to the original 3DS does the graphics an injustice. Are we really expected to go through the motions again when the same game hits the Wii U this holiday season? 2 did that the first time around when it was released on the original DS. We all know things aren't going so well in the Mushroom Kingdom these days and Nintendo needs its big franchises to get up to bat and knock one out of the park. After a while, what's the point? Why am I even making an effort to collect all these coins and 1-UPs? You get so many lives that they're disposable. ![]() All it really leads to is an insane amount of extra lives - I think I cleared 60 before I made it to World 2. Great, a Mario game where coin collecting is supposed to be more important than it was before. ![]()
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