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New Super Mario Bros.
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Overall Critic Score:3.5347
New Super Mario Bros. Critic Reviews
With all things retro being so popular, it is to Nintendo’s credit that they have created a game which seems more up to date and fresh than most of the current Xbox 360 titles whilst at the same time being oh-so-true to its roots. It’s a traditional...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GameCell UK
along, dodging Goombas and Koopas, and collecting coins through the eight worlds that comprise this game. A few one-off mini-games and a wireless duel mode aside, this first Mario adventure on the DS offers absolutely nothing new in terms of gameplay. Whi...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Times Online
While some veterans of the Mario franchise may complain about the slightly easier levels over the SNES games, nearly everyone will agree that this is a fantastic return to form for Mario. Sure, New Super Mario Bros. isn't groundbreaking, and neither does ...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at AceGamez
As pure a game as you could ever wish to play. Adrenaline, frustration, addiction and the largest hunk of retro gaming pleasure that you could purchase. If you own a DS, and you don’t even give this a chance, you might as well get your consoles listed...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at RewiredMind
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New Super Mario Bros. is simply the cherry on top of an already scrumptious library of games....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Gaming Age
Anyone who's played Smash Brothers will be familiar with New SMB. style: 3D graphics and models operating on a 2D plane. More than anything, this game is a return to the series roots for 2 very important reasons - it's both fun and incredibly easy to...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GamePlasma
Over the past 20 years, I’ve spent a significant chunk of time adventuring through Mario’s home land. I’ve guided him through many castles, helped him to realize vegetables are better to throw at stuff than to eat and even worked with Bowser to...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at AtomicGamer
As usual, Princess Peach has been kidnapped and it's up to Mario to save her. This time though, the kidnapper is not the fat Bowser we know and love, but a younger "baby" version of the uh... turtle... thing. You see, baby Bowser thinks Peach is his...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Electric Playground
The game manages to recreate the awesomeness of past titles while making sure it feels like a new game....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at PGNx Media
Just a little over 20 years ago, Nintendo released their Nintendo Entertainment System onto the US gaming market and packaged with it, a game that would forever change the landscape of video games. This game was the original Super Mario Bros. and it...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at MobileTechReview
Welcome back, Mario. We missed you....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at IGN
While some may argue that it’s too short or lacks difficulty, I definitely have to disagree. I had my fair share of deaths and the replay value is heightened significantly if you collect the myriad of coins disseminated throughout the game....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at N-Insanity
Eight worlds filled with levels that never get boring and provide enough challenge to keep even the most hardened fan of the genre busy. Jumping, diving, running, shooting, climbing, swimming. Toadstools, lava, water, moving platforms, swing ropes, ghost...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Frag Land
The versus mode breathes some fresh air into his little lungs, but this latest foray has us wondering: can Mario ever truly be new...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Game Revolution
With summer here there is going to be more gaming on the go as handhelds get taken on road trips. And just in time, Nintendo has given us a blast from the past to take along and relive the fun of our wasted youths. The game mechanics show a bit of their...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GameShark
New Super Mario Bros. is the the first side-scroller for the plumber since Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins. and is the direct sequel to Super Mario Bros. 3. The story is to the point: Mario is walking with Princess Peach, sees castle on fire, runs to...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Club Skill
Someone once said that everything old shall be new again. Well, somebody must have gotten an early copy of the New Super Mario Bros. game for the DS because quite frankly I haven't had so much fun in 2006. New Mario Bros. takes place in the...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GameZone
Never slowing down, never faltering: New Super Mario Bros. redoes the past with new action and some new surprises, once more in retro-materialized gold. Whether you're from the old school or a student of the new school, you're going to love New Super...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Gaming Target
New sets out to simply give gamers more of what they want--more enemies, more levels, more bosses, more high-quality Mario. One can almost hear the trumpets as the classic platformer makes its triumphant return....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Nintendojo
The story is essentially the same as every other Mario Bros. game; Peach has been captured and it’s up to you (Mario), to save her. Although this game has Bowser Jr. snatching Princess Peach away, it is essentially the same thing and doesn’t alter...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at DS-x2
What the game does right is take advantage of the updated graphical capabilities of the DS in order to help move the 2D Mario franchise further, and it does it well propelling this game to the status of one of the most fun of its types on the system....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Da GameBoyz
Rest easy, true believers, because New Super Mario Bros. is an absolute success on almost every level. Saying that this "feels" like a true Mario title would be doing this game a disservice -- it is a true Mario title. Mario takes some of the moves he...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GamersMark
gets everything right, from the brilliant colors to the consistently inventive levels, and it's also balanced perfectly: You can barrel through it, or take your time and explore, and you can lose almost all your lives on one map, but win most of them back...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at The Onion
Mario's got more than enough moves to deal with his enemies....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GameSpot
The graphics are simply stunning, as is the soundtrack (though not in a good way)....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Deeko
While I still hold "Super Mario World" as the best 2D Mario game, with "Super Mario Bros. 3" as the runner up, New Super Mario hits a close third. But it does have much more replay value than the other two, as you could easily play this one a few times...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GamePro
Bowser Junior become dull.The game includes a bonus suite of entertaining touch-screen mini-games, most of which will be familiar to owners of the DS launch title Mario 64. There's also a fun two-player star-collecting contest to add even more value to th...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Sydney Morning Herald
assuming you don't have some kind of crippling Mariophobia, picking up a copy of New Super Mario Bros. should be a no-brainer if you've already got a DS. And if you haven't, why not grab a DS Lite when they're out and swipe the game as a congratulations t...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Computer and Video Games
It proves that a simple style that we once loved and cherished can still be pulled off in today’s world of flashy visuals and 80-hour game time. The level design is fantastic, the music is nostalgic and the sheer joy I get while playing this game is...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at ZTGameDomain
Mario and Nintendo are two words that go hand in hand. Every single one of Nintendo’s consoles has had a major game starring their red plumber mascot Mario and it’s easy to see why. He jumps high, fights jealous dinosaurs and well, it helps that the...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Videogame City
In terms of new tools, players have a few options to play with. Just like in Super Mario 64, Mario can bounce off of walls while jumping, and can execute a "butt slam" to hit enemies extra hard from in the air. The the standard mushroom and fire flower...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Glide Underground
And I've done this sort of thing before hundreds of times across thousands of days in what feels like a dozen Mario games. I still love it....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Eurogamer
As is always the case with a Mario title, the object of the game is to rescue Princess Peach who, shockingly enough, has been kidnapped yet again. That's pretty much the entire story right there: Bowser Jr. snaps up the Princess and makes a beeline for...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Game Helper
New Super Mario Bros. treads the retro platformer line beautifully, adding just enough originality and imagination to the mix....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Pro-G
Seriously, stop reading this dripping review and just go out and play this game....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Gamers Europe
Nintendo has assembled a veritable dream-team for the development of New Super Mario Bros. led by Takashi Tezuka, the man responsible for titles such as Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past – all amongst...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at PALGN AU
It has everything you want from a platforming Mario Bros. game and then some....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Armchair Empire
Super Mario Bros. 3 on the NES was a technical marvel, full of large characters, fluid animation and wonderful attention to detail. This style was transferred over to the SNES for Super Mario World, with the graphical designers adding little extra...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Cubed3
Sometime around the release of the Gameboy Advance things began to change. Suddenly all those old Marios were top-selling hits again thanks to the Super Mario Advance ports. And it wasn't just the nostalgic old farts like me, but a whole new generation...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at GotNext
The new moves, power-ups and graphics are just enough to make this game feel original while keeping its roots in the past. Even though New Super Mario Bros. isn't a revolution, it's still a great fun platforming game....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Extreme Gamer
One of the first things you may notice with this title, is that the traditional 2D character sprites of yesteryear have been replaced with 3D-animated characters. The backgrounds and other elements of the game's eight different worlds are beautifully...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Jaded Gamer
The DS hardware also lends to interesting uses of old 2D gameplay by being able to easily bend and warp parts of the level in real-time. The developers really got a kick out of messing around with the mushroom platforms, making them expand, shrink, tilt,...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Nintendo Spin
The bottom line is you must own this. It’s your duty as a DS owner....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at N-Europe
If described in the fewest amount of words possible, you could call this Super Mario Bros. 1: Part 2. It starts with the framework of the original -- relatively straightforward levels culminating in the ol' flag jump -- then hits it with a tornado of...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Yahoo! Games
You're getting a completely solid solo game, a simple-but-exciting two-player, and then a collection of super-quick stylus games - that's real value....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Games Radar
Like Mario Kart DS before it, New Super Mario Bros (NSMB) takes all that was good about the original and stuffs in bits from other entries in the series to make one packed whole. Hence there's the left-to-right scrolling levels of old but interspaced...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at NTSC uk
It’s worth getting a DS, that’s for sure. But if you’re one of those junkies that doesn’t pay full price for a game because it hardly makes use of the system’s “capabilities”, then fine; be that junky....read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Amped IGO
neat multiplayer modes that are very pick up and play friendly. Lows New power-ups are not very useful. The blue shell is especially disappointing; fairly short game length; the abundance of 1-up mushrooms make the game too easy; no Yoshi? Fin...read the complete New Super Mario Bros. review at Console Gameworld
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