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Goodness gracious great balls of FIRE!!!
Advantages very playable!
Disadvantages too playable...very addictive
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I have had a great Christmas with Santa bringing amongst everything I wanted (apart for the job - but I am working on that one) In fact Santa brought some things I did not want but now love. One of these being the 'Super Mario Bros' games for my brand new pink Nintendo DS.
My first ever console and game was the old Gameboy with 'Super Mario Six Golden Coins' and I loved this game, however when my Gameboy broke I sold the game at a car boot sale….many times I have thought about the game and felt so annoyed that I cannot buy it. After about 5 minutes of playing this game I was hooked…partly because the game is so alike my old game.SCENARIO
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The game starts with an explosion in the castle…whilst Mario goes to check it out Princess Peach is stolen by her evil captors and we see Mario rushing to rescue her. The Italian Plumber...rather used to pipes will have to explore the dizzy heights and darkest depths of the Mushroon Kingdom to save poor Princess Peach. I thought the small video introduction to the game was great, not only was it very exciting it set the scene clearly.
As you may expect the stages get gradually more difficult as you progress through the game…by the 8th world each stage involved a lot of swearing…threatening to smash the console and arrrgggghhh sounds. In fact I managed to play it for 9 hours solid yesterday…stopping briefly for food and drink. It would be safe to say that the game is very obsessive and cannot be 'left until later'.
Throughout the game there are secret worlds to unlock and portals to find. I found this quite exciting and this certainly made the game more playable for me. I would imagine the next time I play it although enjoyable the fun will be lowered slightly due to knowing every step…the challenge is removed somewhat.GRAPHICS
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OK so I am not an avid gamer and this obviously was shown by my total shock at the coloured screen and fabulous graphics. I was fortunate to be given several games and in comparison Super Mario Bros is head and shoulders above the rest. I was impressed by the great colours and detail of the enemies. Far from the quality I was used to on the old Gameboy the creatures, objects and scenery appeared in 3D which made the game truly wonderful and enjoyable to play.
The general ambience as the game progressed well seemed to get very dark and quite mysterious which seemed to go well with the extra concentration. There is also the option to play the game in surround sound or through headphones.
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The game is very good value with the option to link with other users. The game also has a number of 'short games' such as 'Whack a Mole' and 'A parachute game' I have played a few of them and these are fun to play and certainly less addictive.
PRICE
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The game was very difficult in places and although it gives an age of 3+ I would imagine that children under 6 would lose interest quickly. The game is available from most games stores for about £20-£25 or part of bundle deals.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
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Ayesha- 20/06/2009 08:14
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Great review!
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Sounds delicious
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