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New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development

2009•Platformer•PEGI 3•About 2 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurecomedyanimalsfasttried & testedlightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeBreezy and polished: a heightened platformer, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like polish over grit.

Pace: very fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: linear · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

82 / 100

352 ratings

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About This Game

New Super Mario Bros. Wii is a side-scrolling 2.5D Mario platformer for the Wii and the tenth game in the Super Mario series. In addition to the single-player experience, New Super Mario Bros. Wii also features a multiplayer mode for up to four players. This is the first Super Mario game to feature co-op and vs. modes at the same time since Mario Bros. It features more items, new levels, and more enemies than the DS predecessor. The game introduces two new power-ups, the Propeller Mushroom and the Penguin Suit, which turn characters into their propeller and penguin forms, respectively.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Today is Princess Peach’s birthday, so her castle is full of presents. Mario and Luigi are there, and they’re celebrating with the Toads and Princess Peach when a huge birthday cake arrives. Who in the world could it be from? Suddenly, Bowser Jr. and minions jump out of the cake. Everyone is shocked and pandemonium ensues. In a flash, the invaders snatch Princess Peach and fly away in a giant Airship. The Toads are in a panic! Mario and Luigi—and Yellow Toad, Blue Toad and Yoshi too!—pursue the Airship in order to rescue Princess Peach. Together, the four head out on an adventurous journey!

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureComedyAnimalsAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

DinosaursSequelDamsel in distressMotion controlSprinting mechanicsLevel select mapSideways wii remote gameplayLinear gameplay

Details

Developer: Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: 12 November 2009
Series: Mario
Platforms: Wii, Wii U
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 2h rushed, 2h normally, 9h complete
Age rating: PEGI 3
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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