New Super Mario Bros. 2 (2012)
The New Super Mario series continues on the 3DS in this new installment, which puts the focus on collecting as many coins as possible.
First released
Jul 28, 2012
Aliases
NSMB2, NSMB 2
Franchises
New Super Mario Bros., Mario, Super Mario
Developed by
Nintendo EAD, SRD Co. Ltd., Mox Co. Ltd.
Published by
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS eShop
Genres
Platformer
Themes
Fantasy
Rating
CERO: A, ESRB: E, OFLC: G, PEGI: 3+, PEGI: 7+
Releases
- 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2 United States
- 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2 Japan
- 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2 Australia
- 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2 United Kingdom
- 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS LL Pack) Japan
- 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2 Special Edition Nintendo 2DS United Kingdom
- 3DSE - New Super Mario Bros. 2 United States
- 3DSE - New Super Mario Bros. 2 United Kingdom
- 3DSE - New Super Mario Bros. 2 Australia
- 3DSE - New Super Mario Bros. 2 Japan
Community reviews
NSMB2 is good but it is not that much different from the previous two enteries
Game: New Super Mario Bros 2
Genre: Adventure Platformer
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
Year of Release: 2012
Length of Playthrough: 5 Hours
Total Score: 84/100
Value Score: 8.4/10
• Story: 6/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 10/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 6/10
• Replay Value: 7/10
• Player Value: 8/10
Pros
+6 Worlds and 3 Secret Worlds with a total combined 85 levels with multiple exits.
+Traditional 2D Mario style gameplay with a lot of easter eggs and similar mechanics
+Coin based gameplay that also encourages to get as many coins for leaderboard/social media purposes
+Coin Rush Mini game
+Boss battles have a bit more variety than older 2D mario games
Cons
-Can only play as Mario
-Some key characters missing like Yoshi
-Too similar to the original and Wii version
Genre: Adventure Platformer
Developer: Nintendo EAD
Publisher: Nintendo
System: Nintendo 3DS (3DS)
Year of Release: 2012
Length of Playthrough: 5 Hours
Total Score: 84/100
Value Score: 8.4/10
• Story: 6/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 10/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 6/10
• Replay Value: 7/10
• Player Value: 8/10
Pros
+6 Worlds and 3 Secret Worlds with a total combined 85 levels with multiple exits.
+Traditional 2D Mario style gameplay with a lot of easter eggs and similar mechanics
+Coin based gameplay that also encourages to get as many coins for leaderboard/social media purposes
+Coin Rush Mini game
+Boss battles have a bit more variety than older 2D mario games
Cons
-Can only play as Mario
-Some key characters missing like Yoshi
-Too similar to the original and Wii version