Mario VS Donkey Kong is a just good remake of a just good game. It won't be the best game you play on any year, but it's just fun and competent enough at what it does.
While inferior to its 1994 predecessor, the game translates the Donkey Kong arcade mechanics with some appreciated new spins on the formula and an inventive, bite-sized level design, along with a couple of all-new worlds for this new remake.
Visuals are pretty, if safe, though a lovely amount of care and detail has been put into the animations of the toy enemies, but the biggest improvement is on the front of the soundtrack, replacing the crunchy midi tunes of the GBA title with fully orchestrated tunes that really do a lot of the legwork to make this release stand out more.
My only real complaint is that some of the charm was lost in translation with Mario's more rambly voice lines removed and maybe the new price may be a bit too steep for this kind of release. A legit good effort though, didn't regret playing through it!
While inferior to its 1994 predecessor, the game translates the Donkey Kong arcade mechanics with some appreciated new spins on the formula and an inventive, bite-sized level design, along with a couple of all-new worlds for this new remake.
Visuals are pretty, if safe, though a lovely amount of care and detail has been put into the animations of the toy enemies, but the biggest improvement is on the front of the soundtrack, replacing the crunchy midi tunes of the GBA title with fully orchestrated tunes that really do a lot of the legwork to make this release stand out more.
My only real complaint is that some of the charm was lost in translation with Mario's more rambly voice lines removed and maybe the new price may be a bit too steep for this kind of release. A legit good effort though, didn't regret playing through it!