This game returns to the original 2D Super Mario Brothers style game while adding a little extra 3D mode – only if you have Mario selected.
In this new adventure, you get to switch between Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser to try and stop Count Bleck from destroying all worlds. This is the only reason that Bowser actually wants to help Mario, otherwise he wouldn’t have a land to his own or a castle full of minions to order around.
Aside from flipping into 3D mode, you acquire pixi’s along the way to help you. Pixi’s have different powers, such as Boomer, a pixi who turns into a bomb and blows up to hurt enemies. Others help you pick up items and throw them, enable you to flip sideways and become paper thin, turn into a hammer and bash things, shrink you down into a tiny size, and even carry you over spikes.
Each character has a power as well. Mario can flip into 3D mode, Peach can jump and use her umbrella to float long distances, Luigi can jump super high and Bowser can blow fire. Put all of these forces together and you are ready to take on Count Bleck and his minions.
This returns to the standard levels or worlds with 8 worlds, each having 4 levels, just like the original Super Mario Brothers game.
The main point of the game is to find the Pure Hearts necessary to take away Bleck’s powers and give you the upper hand to defeat him. After you find all 8 pure hearts, you have to place each one into a heart pillar found in your ‘base’ city of Flipside – and its alter ego, Flopside. Sometimes, the hardest part of the game is searching through the towns to find the heart pillars. (The difficulty level is definitely not very high as this game is aimed for the younger ages.)
Since you have to search for heart pillars, you can take your time exploring the town. You can meet people, buy items such as health boosts and special attack items, visit a fortune teller to help you find your way, and even visit an arcade to play mini games.
I think I spent a total of 26 hours playing this game. It took me a good portion of the time just trying to find heart pillars. All in all, it was a pretty fun game that took me back to being a 5-year-old playing the original Mario. Simply classic.
-Focko
In this new adventure, you get to switch between Mario, Luigi, Peach and Bowser to try and stop Count Bleck from destroying all worlds. This is the only reason that Bowser actually wants to help Mario, otherwise he wouldn’t have a land to his own or a castle full of minions to order around.
Aside from flipping into 3D mode, you acquire pixi’s along the way to help you. Pixi’s have different powers, such as Boomer, a pixi who turns into a bomb and blows up to hurt enemies. Others help you pick up items and throw them, enable you to flip sideways and become paper thin, turn into a hammer and bash things, shrink you down into a tiny size, and even carry you over spikes.
Each character has a power as well. Mario can flip into 3D mode, Peach can jump and use her umbrella to float long distances, Luigi can jump super high and Bowser can blow fire. Put all of these forces together and you are ready to take on Count Bleck and his minions.
This returns to the standard levels or worlds with 8 worlds, each having 4 levels, just like the original Super Mario Brothers game.
The main point of the game is to find the Pure Hearts necessary to take away Bleck’s powers and give you the upper hand to defeat him. After you find all 8 pure hearts, you have to place each one into a heart pillar found in your ‘base’ city of Flipside – and its alter ego, Flopside. Sometimes, the hardest part of the game is searching through the towns to find the heart pillars. (The difficulty level is definitely not very high as this game is aimed for the younger ages.)
Since you have to search for heart pillars, you can take your time exploring the town. You can meet people, buy items such as health boosts and special attack items, visit a fortune teller to help you find your way, and even visit an arcade to play mini games.
I think I spent a total of 26 hours playing this game. It took me a good portion of the time just trying to find heart pillars. All in all, it was a pretty fun game that took me back to being a 5-year-old playing the original Mario. Simply classic.
-Focko
