New Super Mario Bros. (2006)

Game: New Super Mario Bros.
Genre: Adventure/Platformer
Developer: Nintendo
System: Nintendo DS (NDS)
Total Score: 80/100
Value Score: 8.0/10

• Story: 3/10
• Characters: 7/10
• GamePlay: 8/10
• Graphics: 10/10
• Sound: 10/10
• Music: 10/10
• Length: 7/10
• Replay Value: 7/10
• Player Value: 8/10

Pros
+New Super Mario Bros revolutionizes the traditional 2D Mario experience with a new visual style with classic style gameplay.
+8 Worlds consisted with more than 5 stages each and additional power up mushroom houses.
+Finish stages by going through different routes and thus finding access to new hidden levels.
+Power ups such as the Fire power return with new additions such as the shell power and tiny mushroom power ups.
+Lots of cameos an easter eggs in terms of level design that often reminds players of old experiences with Super Mario Bros 1, 2, 3 and World.

Cons
-Many characters from the Mario series is missing such as Yoshi.
-The gameplay feels more slower than traditional 2D Mario games so this may put some players off
-Storyline is weaker than traditional 2D mario games