In 1996 the N64 was out, with it was the first, successful 3-D Mario.
When it was out on the DS, people where going crazy. This is one of the
games that made the DS the biggest and best-selling handheld in the
world. This time you've got four people to play with, Yoshi, Luigi, and
Wario and off course Mario. But you start off with Yoshi. The rest are
captured by Bowser. You've got to save them all!
Each player has different abilities. There is a box (like the wing hat)
that'll unlock them. Mario turns into a giant weightless fat thing that
can float above everything. Yoshi turns into a hologram; you can go
through blocks and stuff. Yoshi spits out fire, Nice! Wario turns into
an invincible metal man! Each has their own levels. But you can only
defeat Bowser, go to his level, with Mario. Not too shabby, eh?
There are 30 more stars than the original 120 stars, so 150 stars.
There are stars all over, secret ones, easy ones, the ones where you
need 100 stars to complete. There is a major problem, the controls.
It's hard to control the characters. This game requires an analogue
stick. You could use the touch screen, but it's still annoying. Also
the camera angles can piss you off. And it does get tiring going to the
main room and changing in to the character you need.
They did add a mini-game section! Yes. All over the castle there are
rabbits. You've got to catch all of them, they'll unlock minigames, in
the old one they where stars. Each character has different types of
minigames. Yoshi has social, Mario has decision ones, Wario races,
Luigi Cards. There are white rabbits all over the castle. Get all off
them for a Wammy prize. The prize? It's a surprise...
