Playing New Super Mario Bros 2 isn’t as much like riding an old bike as it is like jumping on the bike and riding it with mind control. Mario runs and jumps with his usual finesse, and the controls work with that incredible level of response and accuracy that only Nintendo seems to know how to pin down.
Mario fans might be vaguely interested to know that, this time, the bosses are the Koopalings – the seven oldest of Bowser’s kiddies – but if you know Mario, you pretty much know what to expect. Mario’s initial task is simply to get from one end of the level to the other, mop up the bosses and rescue the princess. There are six worlds comprised of multiple courses, with a mini-boss in the middle and a boss at the end. Like the original New Super Mario Bros on the DS, New Super Mario Bros 2 is all about the moustachioed plumber returning to his 2D platform roots. As with Super Mario Sunshine, that doesn’t actually mean it’s bad, but when a series regularly hits the heights of Super Mario Galaxy, New Super Mario Bros and Super Mario 3D Land across both home and handheld consoles, just being good never really seems good enough. New Super Mario Bros 2 will present a challenge to Mario’s older and more commited fans, not because it’s difficult – it isn’t – but because it’s going to feel like the most disappointing Mario game since Super Mario Sunshine hit the Gamecube.
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