Mario is back, and he's not going to disappoint you with this!
New Super Mario Bros. follows the usual Mario story, such as Princess Peach getting kidnapped not by Bowser, but by Mini Bowser. Mario must travel through many worlds to rescue her.
Now, you've still got all your Mario moves here. Such as Jumping and throwing objects around but you've also got some new ones, such as Ground Pounding and Wall Jumping. These are very useful moves, because at some point or another, you're gonna need them.
There are also some new Mario powerups as well, such as the Super Large Mushroom, which allows you to be super large and destroy blocks and enemies. The other two are the Blue Shell powerup (which allows you to roll in a shell and hurt enemies with) and the mini mushroom which allows Mario to turn tiny and get to some secret areas. All of these are useful, and work well in this game.
Now you'll meet all the usual Mario enemies here such as the Koopas and the Goombas so you don't need to worry about that. The gameplay is pretty much the same as the old NES Mario games, such as Super Mario Bros. and Super Mario Bros. 3. You've also got your usual water levels in here as well.
Now, I'm going to admit that this game is very, very easy!. You could finish the game in about 3 hours and many levels are very short. There are also plenty of lives on this game as well. However, there are plenty of secret areas and bonus levels to find, so there's always some replay value here.
The graphics are colourful and what I'd expect from a Mario game. The usual Mario sounds are in here and some of them are from the older Mario games to give it an old-school feeling which is pulled off successfully.
So, New Super Mario Bros. is a must own game for all DS owners and especially Mario fans. If this game doesn't impress you then you truely don't like Mario games at all!. It's a fun and easy platformer for everyone and it truely sticks to the old Mario platforming rules.