Super Mario 3D Land 3DS - Review

If you have a 3DS and want a fun game to play whenever, wherever you are, this is a game for you. It sets you off as any Mario game would, Peach being stolen by ass Bowser is! Obviously, the hero isn't taking any of it nicely and sets out on a path of destruction stomping on every gomba and enemy on his way.


There are a handful of new enemies, well designed levels and original powers that you see in a completely different light, literally. The whole point of this game is the 3D capabilities, and most of the levels take advantage of this having coins and enemies where you would need to pinpoint in 3D to take down. Within each level has 3 large coins hidden somewhere waiting to be found, pretty fun if you're a completionist, but rather annoying at some points where you want to just get further. You will need to collect these anyway because at some points in the game, you need a certain amount of these to access the final level in each world.

The other cool feature this game uses in conjunction with the 3DS is the street pass gift. Whenever you street pass with a friend, whether or not they have Super Mario 3D Land it gives you a gift in-game to pick up when you next play. These will be stored in a box at one of Toads' houses, and will be a power-up to help you on your way through. Another little secret (well not really), is whenever you die a certain amount of times on the same level, the game will detect that you suck for any odd reason (i always played before going to bed so i became a zombie) and give you an ultimate raccoon suit, so you can fly through and smash anything on your way to beat the level.

With 8 worlds in total and roughly 6 playable levels in each, levels taking around 5-10 minutes each this game really doesn't take much to finish. But it's not about just saving Peach and finishing the game is it Nintendo? Nope, this has so much re-play value that you can keep this going forever and, well hopefully won't get bored! Once you beat Bowser, there is a whole other world you get access to with a slide down the old green pipe. Not really a spoiler, but you do get to play as Luigi if you carry on in this other world, swapping to Mario at any point in the menu.
 
I know it's a Mario game and isn't really aimed at the elder/hardcore audience, but my only problem with this title is that it's a bit short. Probably finishing the first round and saving Peach in under 3 hours. I guess this is Nintendo's intention as it leaves you with a void that needs to be filled with another Mario game, hence New Super Mario Bro's 2. It was fun while it lasted and not really worth the money

My Rating:
6.5/10