16th May 2006, 10:46 AM
If you're a fan of Mario games then this is the Mario game that you've been waiting almost 15 years for. There's no water packs, no 3D worlds, and no star quests. It's just pure, Mario platforming fun, a direct sequel in that respect to Super Mario World. It's got the themed levels we've all come to know and love with the progression style of Mario Bros. 3, only now there's a bunch of new items including a mushroom that makes you super tiny and another that makes you super huge [and able to destroy entire levels]. Everything runs smoothly, the graphics and level variation/structure are is great and the music is great. It's virtually everything you could ever want in a Mario sidescroller. Go out and buy it right now.
Sometimes you get the scorpion.