New Super Mario Bros. Again, Again

[Tasty]

• Dozens of levels across one world map, like Super Mario World
  
• The overworld map can be panned around and explored at any time
• The game features an auto-scrolling, Boost Rush mode for more of a challenge
• There are multiple branching paths that let you pick which way to go
  
• Game Informer spotted 7 worlds: Acorn Plains, Sparkling Waters (tropical), Frosted Glacier, Layer Cake Desert (complete with melting desserts), areas similar to Forest of Illusion and Sky World and a world surround by a tornado
• Mid-world fortresses guarded by Boom-Boom
• End-world castles guarded by Koopalings
• Super Acorn power-up makes you a flying squirrel
• Bowser kidnaps Peach once again (SHOCKING NEWS)

This truly is the second incarnation of SMW. :'(

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Yoshi's Island don't count, I don't care what it's technically called or how mindblowingly perfect it is.

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[Himu]

Shit, I was hoping for a GTAV preview on the next GI. Instead we get this. Maybe next month.

[TakingBackSunday]

Should be sweet when I play it in four years when wii u's are 90 bucks

[recursivelyenumerable]

I think the SMW2 thing was only in the North American release, anyway.

[MCD]

Is this new Angry Birds?

[Takao]

Is this new Angry Birds?

if it was borys would've made the thread

[Tasty]

NSMB2 was solid but they rrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaally should have waited until next year to release it. Hype would have been so much higher for this one, everyone with taste absolutely loved NSMB Wii and this as a (semi) launch title would have turned so many heads.

[Takao]

You guys see the red shell to right? You know what that means.

WAH-WAH

[Tasty]

yay, boom-boom.  again. 

remember how yoshi's island had like a dozen awesome and completely different bosses?  sigh.

Remember how SML2 had like a half dozen completely different bosses? Hater.

[Tasty]

[AdmiralViscen]

Andrex will find segatas cum in his next shit

[fistfulofmetal]

yay, boom-boom.  again. 

remember how yoshi's island had like a dozen awesome and completely different bosses?  sigh.

DUDE YOSHI'S ISLAND WAS THE SHIT. best mario game.


 

[Himu]

FISTFUL

[Tasty]

Yoshi's Island was as close to a perfect game I ever played until Super Mario Galaxy.

[Tasty]

DKC2 is still good, but it's the only DKC game I'd say that about until Returns.

[Himu]

to be fair, DKC2 was really good. DKC1 is average but I really like DKC2. I'd say it's a classic. Not in the same vein as YI though.

[Tasty]

I found DKC1 really bland on my first play of it two years ago. Bland/bad looking environments, none of the cool flair of DKC2. The music was just OK too.

Actually those complaints apply to DKC3 as well, except DKC3 was worse off because of Kiddy and really fricking annoying level gimmicks (I have an idea, let's reverse left and right on the controller!) and bosses (snowman fight... ugh.) It also went a bit overboard with collectables, closer to DK64 in that respect than DKC2.

Naturally, the whole trilogy will never be in the top echelon (for me) because of the spotty collision detection caused by the "3D" graphics. DKC2 rises from "mediocre" to "very good, entertaining, and memorable" on the strengths of its level design (which is actually quite good), area variety, pleasurable level gimmicks and gameplay mechanics (like the spider), and, of course, music.

[recursivelyenumerable]

yay, boom-boom.  again. 

remember how yoshi's island had like a dozen awesome and completely different bosses?  sigh.

Yoshi's Island was kind of the exception though ... remarkable boss fights have always been pretty rare in the Mario series.

[Momo]

Where is my New Doki Doki Panic?