![]() ![]() It's more akin to that classic SNES game, Super Mario World.Games wouldn't be the same if it weren't for everyone's favorite Italian plumber. ![]() 2 isn't quite as inventive as last year's Mario 3D Land, and it's not quite as creative as what I'm expecting from New Super Mario Bros. It all takes the slightest bit of luster off this Mario game, but it won't keep you from playing it nonstop. ![]() And even bragging rights are limited there are no online leaderboards, and score sharing is limited to SpotPass. The inherent flaw of the current MiiVerse - a lack of achievements - means I get anything for surviving Coin Rush. Thing is, there's also little incentive to get into it. That said, Coin Rush can have some exciting moments, especially when pipes are spewing gold and you're running and flying and the clock is racing, and if you're into it, it's an addictive experience. ![]() I had more fun simply replaying a handful of levels within the main quest and trying to break my coin-collecting record than I did piecing together those three-level speed runs. Thing is, Mario's not Sonic the Hedgehog he's not built for electric, light-speed runs. This is a separate game that has you flying through three-level runs, facing a clock and avoiding death in an effort to collect as many coins as possible your best efforts in each area are recorded. It's a core experience that's so rock solid that you may not even notice the new and heavily hyped Coin Rush mode. And collecting the three star coins in each level remains a stiff challenge with a terrific payoff star coins open new level paths and let you reach Toad's Houses, filled with even more secrets. There's nothing more satisfying than climbing a beanstalk to discover a waiting Koopa, pouncing on his shell, then kicking him perfectly so he yields a flood of coins behind him. Nintendo may fall short of its own heights in terms of overall level design, but it finds increasingly creative ways to use its other elements. ![]()
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