Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 March of the Minis Review

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(More customer reviews)While the DS is not short on innovative games, I've always felt that the vast majority of them always have had some flaw that prevents them from being games you want to come back to and play again. That is why I'm pleased to say that Mario vs. Donkey Kong: March of the Minis is both fun and innovative. This platformer/puzzle game hybrid sees Mario attempting rescue a woman in distress from the love-sick ape, Donkey Kong. Instead of going himself, Mario uses an army of wind-up toy replicas aka the mini marios.
The minis have to navigate through eight treacherous levels with ten sub-levels each before catching up with Donkey Kong on the roof. In each level, the player has to guide a handful of Mini Marios to a golden door. Each level is full of traps and puzzles that the stylus controlled Minis have to get through to arrive safely. As long as the player can get one Mini through the door the level is cleared, however, clearing the level with all Mini Marios is not enough to get high star rankings. To get a gold star, it is necessary to devise away to clear the level faster, collect more gold coins for points, and to get the Minis to walk through the door all together as a chain.
The one fly in March of Minis ointment is the boss battle that takes place at the end of each level. Here the player must successful lauch the Minis out of a cannon and into Kong while dodging obstacles. The cannon is controlled by an overly sensitive pulley system that makes it really hard to quickly line the cannon with Kong. You'll usually end up going to far to the left or right.
The final confrontation with Kong plays well, however, as it is a homage to the original Donkey Kong game.
In the end, Mario Vs Donkey Kong 2 is a great title to add to anyone's DS library. It nearly strikes a perfect balance between using the system's capabilities to the fullest, being fun to play, and offering something to come back too.

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It seems folks love those Mini Mario toys. So much so that the Mario Toy Company has expanded the line to include Mini Donkey Kong, Mini Toad and Mini Peach figures to the series. With all these toys bringing him more money than he knows what to do with, Mario decides to fulfill his lifelong dream and open a theme park called Super Mini Mario World. The opening-day crowd includes Pauline and Donkey Kong, who immediately falls head over heels for the lovely lass. The proud ape tries to show off his Mini DK toy to Pauline, but she picks the Mini Mario toy over his and the jealous Donkey Kong becomes enraged. He smashes the displays, destroys the toys and takes Pauline to the top floor of the amusement park. Players must find Pauline and save the day. Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 allows players to create their own maps with a new level editor. Once a map is created, players can send it across the world via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. Players also can use Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection to download maps created by others, check out a player-ranking system and access special bonuses. These unique features are sure to be a smash hit with puzzle fans everywhere.

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