What happened to the "jump on 'em to defeat 'em" gameplay?!

User Rating: 8 | Super Mario USA NES
By 76850392 | Review Date:
So I bought the game thinking that the sequel had to be good since it was a Mario game of course. So I bring it to Keisha, Glenn, and Roy's house to play but, they told me "it is nothing like the Mario game you're used to!" So I was shocked to hear that and tried it out anyways.

Story: 7/10
- This game has an unusual story compared to the other Mario games: When Mario opened a door after climbing a long stair in his dream, another world spread before him and he heard a voice call for help to be freed from a spell. After awakening, Mario went to a cave nearby and to his surprise he saw exactly what he saw in his dream...

Gameplay: 7/10
- Super Mario Bros. 2 is a side-scrolling platform game. At the beginning of each stage, the player is given a choice of four protagonists to control: Mario, Luigi, Toad, and Princess Toadstool. Each character is unique from one another: Mario is a well rounded character, Luigi can jump the highest, Toad can pick up things the fastest, and the Princess can jump the farthest by gliding. Unlike most Mario games, no enemies in this game can be defeated by jumping on them. Instead, the player character must throw something at the enemy. Characters are able to pluck vegetables from the ground and throw them at opponents to defeat them. Other opponents can often be picked up and thrown as well, and several levels feature blocks marked with the word "POW", which when picked up and thrown kills all the enemies on screen at impact. The gameplay for this game compared to the first one is definitely not the same, so I was disappointed.

Graphics: 8/10
- The graphics for the game are pretty good this time; now Mario and Luigi have a face that does not hurt your eyes when you look, Mario and Luigi now no longer look like twins, and now they have their own unique look.

Sound: 8/10
- The sound effects for the game are not very memorable compared to the first game but, the music is pretty good.

Overall, I give this game an 8 out of 10 because this game just did not have that gameplay that I so loved in the first game; therefore I had to rate this game in the "lower regions" compared to the first one that was superb. I have 2 copies of this game by the way; meaning that I have 2 Super Mario Bros. 2 games in my collection.

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