I've only recently started playing the Mario games, and I can easily see why this game is considered highly popular with all Mario fans. The depth of the game and the story are easy to make out, as Mario and Yoshi once again join forces to go on a journey to track down the evil Bowser, who is responsible for the kidnapping of Princess Peach. Why nobody gives the princess proper protection, I'll never know, but yet again, the entire Mushroom Kingdom has to rely on Mario finding, and defeating, Bowser and take back the princess. Mario must think he is stuck in some sort of time loop, constantly doing this again and again. But rest assured, this game goes on a different journey.
Of course, one of the main reasons why this game is attractive are the number of levels the game has. You travel through many different area's of Dinosaur Land, trying to find the eggs of Yoshi that Bowser's minion's have stolen. They will be based in castles, and only by defeating them, will you manage to not only destroy the castles, but reclaim the eggs and continue on your quest to find the rest of them. You can travel to the castles by different routes, in that a level will have a locked-up area that leads to another route that can be followed to make the journey quicker. Those short-cuts act as additional levels, and more opportunities to increase your score and lives count. Several switches are based in different areas that can lead to invisible blocks becoming visible, depending on border color, making future levels slightly easier. You can also take steps backwards during the game, and retry the levels you have completed.
There is also a variation of levels, that can range from outdoors, a ghost house, castle and star road. I shouldn't have to mention that the Bowser battle is set in his giant castle, much like many Mario games.
On to the score and lives in the game, and there are several collectibles to pick up, and enemies to take out, that will result in a higher total. Lives can be earned by collecting small coins, Yoshi coins, and killing enemies in quick succession, as well as Yoshi eating fruit and enemies. The special stages can also be a place where extra lives are possible, but are only accessible if you break the tape attached onto the posts and that it is set at a high height. That is also the end of a level on this game. There are several tubes that Mario can go up, or down, that will lead to several new areas, some of which can earn you more lives.
When Mario comes face to face with an enemy, only one bit of damage can mean a loss of a life for Mario. Several collectibles can make Mario bigger, or powerful, to take out the enemy, but take damage and you lose that power. There are several collectibles that alter Mario's appearance, such as a feather-like item will transform Mario into his super form.
This game, overall, is so excellent to play, again and again, that you might not even leave the page, its that addictive. It is a huge game, that can actually be completed quickly if you revise the many shortcuts that Super Mario World has, but it can also be difficult, so the more harder levels can be frustrating, especially if you continue to lose life's in them. The same music tracks and sounds are consistently used throughout the game, and is easily labelled as a huge part of the Super Mario Brother's series when hearing them. As this is an early version of Super Mario, they probably aren't the same is in later versions. The graphics stick in your head, especially the make-up of the characters and enemies and the color that is used throughout, both of which make the game appealing to a large group of people.
So this game is definitely a must-play, and all Mario fans will love this game once they have sampled the huge depth of graphics, story-lines and game play that Super Mario World contains. I've only recently started playing the Mario games, and I can easily see why this game is considered highly popular with all Mario fans. The depth of the game and the story are easy to make out, as Mario and Yoshi once again join forces to go on a journey to track down the evil Bowser, who is responsible for the kidnapping of Princess Peach. Why nobody gives the princess proper protection, I'll never know, but yet again, the entire Mushroom Kingdom has to rely on Mario finding, and defeating, Bowser and take back the princess. Mario must think he is stuck in some sort of time loop, constantly doing this again and again. But rest assured, this game goes on a different journey.
Of course, one of the main reasons why this game is attractive are the number of levels the game has. You travel through many different area's of Dinosaur Land, trying to find the eggs of Yoshi that Bowser's minion's have stolen. They will be based in castles, and only by defeating them, will you manage to not only destroy the castles, but reclaim the eggs and continue on your quest to find the rest of them. You can travel to the castles by different routes, in that a level will have a locked-up area that leads to another route that can be followed to make the journey quicker. Those short-cuts act as additional levels, and more opportunities to increase your score and lives count. Several switches are based in different areas that can lead to invisible blocks becoming visible, depending on border color, making future levels slightly easier. You can also take steps backwards during the game, and retry the levels you have completed.
There is also a variation of levels, that can range from outdoors, a ghost house, castle and star road. I shouldn't have to mention that the Bowser battle is set in his giant castle, much like many Mario games.
On to the score and lives in the game, and there are several collectibles to pick up, and enemies to take out, that will result in a higher total. Lives can be earned by collecting small coins, Yoshi coins, and killing enemies in quick succession, as well as Yoshi eating fruit and enemies. The special stages can also be a place where extra lives are possible, but are only accessible if you break the tape attached onto the posts and that it is set at a high height. That is also the end of a level on this game. There are several tubes that Mario can go up, or down, that will lead to several new areas, some of which can earn you more lives.
When Mario comes face to face with an enemy, only one bit of damage can mean a loss of a life for Mario. Several collectibles can make Mario bigger, or powerful, to take out the enemy, but take damage and you lose that power. There are several collectibles that alter Mario's appearance, such as a feather-like item will transform Mario into his super form.
This game, overall, is so excellent to play, again and again, that you might not even leave the page, its that addictive. It is a huge game, that can actually be completed quickly if you revise the many shortcuts that Super Mario World has, but it can also be difficult, so the more harder levels can be frustrating, especially if you continue to lose life's in them. The same music tracks and sounds are consistently used throughout the game, and is easily labelled as a huge part of the Super Mario Brother's series when hearing them. As this is an early version of Super Mario, they probably aren't the same is in later versions. The graphics stick in your head, especially the make-up of the characters and enemies and the color that is used throughout, both of which make the game appealing to a large group of people.
So this game is definitely a must-play, and all Mario fans will love this game once they have sampled the huge depth of graphics, story-lines and game play that Super Mario World contains. |
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I always find it nice to see a serious review on a game. Keep up the good work! And I myself have to agree. This is indeed a classic.
