Luigi nearly outshines his brother in his own 2d platformer.

User Rating: 8.5 | New Super Luigi U WIIU
So before I start this review I wanted to talk about both the DLC and the actual hard copy of the game.You can either buy the DLC if you have the original Super Mario Brothers U for twenty dollars, definitely worth it if you like to download your games, but I have never been a fan of downloading games, not because it's bad but because I just prefer to have a hard copy of the game to add to my collection, the bad part of getting the hard copy to this game is that it is thirty dollars instead of twenty and to be honest, even though its technically a game because it the hard copy and not actually DLC to some this may feel a bit of a rip off, don't get me wrong this is really a great Mario platformer,.... or Luigi platformer lol but most of the levels consist of a 99 second time limit because the levels are very short, they are much more challenging though, but to be honest if you were just picking out a random game I think you would feel a little ripped off if you picked up the hard copy because it honestly feels just like it should feel like DLC, cause that's obviously what it is. While this is really a nitpick I would only recommend the actual hard copy over the DLC to people who only want to collect games.

Story: Does it really need to be said Bowser has taken Princess Peach yet again and this time Luigi must save her. Nobody picks up a Mario game especially a 2d Mario platformer to experience it's story. So no problems with me.

Presentation: This is another point to what I was saying before on why someone might feel cheated if they chose to pick the hard copy of the game, because as I mentioned it does not feel like an actual game, it feels like DLC(which it's meant to be) so all the levels in this one look the same as they should look with more challenges in them but its the same presentation as Super Mario Bros U, It looks great but nothing new.

Gameplay: The gameplay is what you would expect in a 2d platform Mario game controls that work well in a challenging environment. So instead of playing as Mario in this one you obviously play as Luigi. Luigi's controls are much different than Mario's he is much lighter and can jump much higher, and to be honest the first time I played I was a bit disappointed with Luigi's control compared to Mario's, but after playing for a while and getting used to them, I have to say I might even think he controls better then Mario! just takes some getting used too though. The difficulty really spikes in this one if you thought Mario bros U was hard your in for an even bigger challenge on this one and the challenge not only is really hard but makes it really fun too cause it adds more mechanics to the platforming. Theirs not a whole lot to say in terms to the gameplay because really all it is, is an add on, but all I can say is while it's nothing new in regards to Mario Bros U, it's still a fun challenge with great controls.

Overall Luigi U is great DLC really worth downloading, and worth the twenty dollars, but If your not a video game collector I would recommend the actual DLC, If your just looking for a challenging Mario game this is definitely worth picking up.