it's about time the girls were the ones saving the guys
Infact the closest we Nintendo gamers have had, to playing such characters was Super Mario Brothers 2 on the NES and up and also Public Domain hacks of roms (Yay for bedroom dev'ers)
If we think about this carefully....this wasn't actually the 1st time, Peach/Toadstool, saved Mario's butt...think of The Super Mario Brothers - Super Show cartoon, and The Adventures of Super Mario Brothers 3.....both early 90s Cartoons.
In the Super Show, she seemed a little ditzy compared to The Super mario brothers 3 cartoon, where she was more of a tomboy, outside of her royal dress (Anyone remember the episodes when Toadstool (peach) went to see Milli Vanilli? or when she was on vacation away from the Mushroom Kingdom?.....if you've seen her in that show you'll know she's got a headstrong sense about her, and not a Stereotype Damsel in distress
Anyway, getting back to the game, it's good to see peachy finally get a shot at Bowser Koopa after always getting kidnapped...( :D) and Super Princess Peach is not like it's just had Peach's character sprite pasted in ontop of where Mario was (it's totally FRESH)
It's been tightened up so you can't use peach's SMB2 Float ability out of the box, which adds to the challenge in the gameplay, and also has plenty to offer in terms of extras if you're wanting to look for stuff.
I must say, those who have said this game is too short are in my opinion, looking to complete the game as fast as possible....i prefer savouring a game for as long as possible.
All very well looking at games in this way, but i like games to keep me coming back for more, this game in a sense feels like i'm playing Super Mario Land 2 on the Game Boy...which was one of my favourite GB Games (Next to Metroid 2)
I say Super Mario Land 2 due to the Collect Mechanic of the Toads....and the fact you need to collect all the toads to enter Bowser's Castle. (6 golden coins to enter W/Mario's castle)
All in all i've only been playing this game a few hours and i can already say, i love this game!
Sure it ain't Super Mario Brothers or the New Super Mario Brothers....but it's sure refreshing
Worst thing about this game isn't the music, which in my opinion...is FANTASTIC (oh wait....nothing bad about this game at all) The graphics are lush and are exactly what i'd expect from The Super Mario Universe.
The Vibe system is very simple to use via touch screen, the platformer controls with the D-pad, the intuitive mini games.
As usual, with a Nintendo game, you've have to find and unlock most of the mini games collectables thoughout the game.
The fact that this game is too short??....What The HELL??...TOO SHORT??...i've never heard people complaining about Super Mario Brothers 3 when they can complete it in a 3-5 hour sitting (3 hours for me :D).....just shut up and enjoy this great game...perfection from Nintendo like always.