New Super Mario Bros on the Nintendo DS delivers strongly on its premise of a revamped 2D Mario on the go.
It's fun, visually appealing and the controls are responsive.
However, after playing all of the New Super Mario Bros. games that came after this, this first instalment feels specially outdated. Which was expected, but since I love the series so much and this was the only one I hadn't played yet, my expectations were unrealistically high.
So this feeling of being underdelivered reflects more upon my assumptions about the game rather than it's quality.
Overall fun experience with a few frustrating levels. Just wish I could have used the giant power-up more often!
It's fun, visually appealing and the controls are responsive.
However, after playing all of the New Super Mario Bros. games that came after this, this first instalment feels specially outdated. Which was expected, but since I love the series so much and this was the only one I hadn't played yet, my expectations were unrealistically high.
So this feeling of being underdelivered reflects more upon my assumptions about the game rather than it's quality.
Overall fun experience with a few frustrating levels. Just wish I could have used the giant power-up more often!