Super Mario Bros. 2

Frankly it isn't. This game is good, but it's not up to the first game's (or any other SMB games standards) play whatsoever. Instead of stomping your enemies, you had to throw stuff at them, and instead of Bowser as the vilian, it's this fat ugly toad named Wart. The good feature of this game is that you can play as Princess Toadstool, and Toad instead of playing as just Mario, and Luigi. I'm not saying that this is a bad game, I'm just saying that this game doesn't measure up to the first game. The true sequel which was only released in Japan should've been released to the U.S. instead of this game. But still, it's worth a play. I'll give this game a 7/10.

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The reason why this gameplay is so different from all the other Mario games is that it never was meant to be a Mario game. They didn't ship the Japanese version of SMB2 into the United States because people complained that it was too hard. Eventually they decided release a sequel in the United States but did it in a very cheap fashion. They took a totally different game that never was released in the US and altered the appearances of the characters and some of the objects so they could release it as a Super Mario game.

The game that was turned into SMB2 in the US was actually about a family who stepped into the world of a strange book to find the two missing younger children.

I thought the graphics in this one and the overall story and feel for the game were better than the first game as that game had an arcade game look and feel to it while this one to me was in depth. Granted the ending to this one was a bit of a cop out it still provided me a lot of entertainment. The game has Mario and gang in the land of dreams to fight some strange villain that would never be seen again, or at least I do not think he ever appeared in any of the other Mario games. In this one you get to choose your character to tackle each level the players: Toad-the little dude who you constantly rescued in the first game. one of Princess' retainers. strengths-super strong can pull things out of the ground and dig super quickly. weakness-can not jump worth a flip.

Luigi-Mario's green clad brother. was in the first game when you played with two people. strengths-has a great vertical jump. weakness-not as strong as Mario or Toad.

Princess Toadstool-the princess that causes you headache after headache in the rest of the series, later becomes a Peach. strengths-when jumping has the ability to stay afloat in the air of a bit. weakness-not the highest jumper and she is the weakest character.

Mario-the hero of game most of the time. strength and weakness- really none of either, kind of an average joe.

Yes, this game progresses through levels, no fireballs in this one, you perform your attack by picking enemies or objects up and hurling them at other enemies. You fight an impressive array of villains in this one and you go through many landscapes including rather fun digging scenes in the desert. Not all is perfect though as the game sure could have used some swimming levels like in the first game. Still, for the most part I enjoyed this Mario adventure quite a lot.

I first played this game nearly nine years ago at a friend's house. I was familiar with it because of the original, Super Mario Bros. I didn't like as much because instead of stomping on the enemy, you have to throw stuff at them, and because it didn't have Bowser or other favorites. What was good about this game was you got to choose who you got to be. You didn't have to be Mario, you could be Luigi, Toad or the Princess. What really shocks me is the fact this isn't the actual sequel to the first game. The actual Super Mario Bros 2 never left Japan. So Mario and friends were put in an unknown game. Overall, it wasn't that great but still fun to play.