Even if it doesn’t pay off in the end, Mario’s gold rush lends the level design a unified focus. It allows Nintendo to experiment and develop tricks we haven’t seen before, tweaks that expand on the language of a 2D Mario game in worthwhile ways. New Super Mario Bros. 2 doesn’t hit the jackpot, but sometimes a steady paycheck is enough to make you smile.
Med släppet av Nintendo 3DS XL och nya titlar som NSMB2 och The Last Story börjar Nintendo 3DS mer och mer kännas som ett prisvärt köp.