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Content review for this game:
Pertaining to the ESRB rating and My age rating.
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Content-wise: This game is unquestionably appropriate for kids of all ages--well, at least visually. Like the original Super Mario Bros, very few children in this age group will want to play it. Of course if they do, by all means let them--they'll just probably get really bored in less than a couple minutes and want to go back to their newer, more visually appealing games. |
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Difficulty-wise: This game is actually more difficult and complex than the original, so I can't see kids younger than 10+ really being able to play a quarter of the game, let alone half of it. Kids 6- to 7+ probably will lose interest in a few minutes anyway. |
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Fun for: Patience and difficulty-wise, I think adults are going to get the most out of this game, and of course there is quite a bit of nostalgia that goes along with it. I mean what person over 20 hasn't played this game? So, even though I think that kids 10+ could enjoy it, the most enjoyment will be from young adults who remember playing this from when they were kids. |
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Pros & Cons: This is a great sequel (the American Super Mario Bros. 2 wasn't a true sequel) to the original, and actually improves upon it in every way. It has noticeably improved graphics, new gameplay elements, and it's just an overall better game. |
Gameplay sum up: Although the first few levels are moderately easy and the controls are simple enough (one button for jump and another for run), this game has stepped the gameplay complexity (and even difficulty) up a couple of notches. Along with the mushrooms and fire-ball upgrades from the original, Mario has the ability to use new power-ups like turning into a frog (making him jump higher), to becoming a raccoon (which for some reason makes him fly).
There's also an overworld map, and you now have the ability to use power-up items in this map before making your way into the side-scrolling platform missions that make up the majority of the gameplay. On this new map, you can also go to certain houses and earn items by participating in mini-games like matching cards and opening the correct treasure chest (out of three).
"E" for everyone: As always, Bowser (the incorrigible bad guy) kidnaps Princess Peach, and it's Mario's job to save her. As this game was made 20 years ago (1988), the graphics are obviously outdated (like the original). And so in turn is the violence, which is extremely mild, and (as you may already know) mostly involves Mario jumping on the head of turtles and oversized walking mushrooms made up of a few dozen pixels (although this game adds multiple new enemies)--compared to today's games, this is as mild violence-wise as you can get.
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