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'New Super Mario Bros. U' another worthy entry in the franchise
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new Nintendo console can only mean one thing: a new "Super Mario Bros." game. Like the numerous titles before it, "New Super Mario Bros. U," for the Wii U, is a superb platformer. But after so many years of jumping on Goombas and rescuing Peach (does she come with insurance?), has Mario begun to show his age?
Absolutely not. "NSMBU" feels as fresh as ever, even if it does tread familiar ground. Sure, you have your desert world, your ice world, your water world and the other standard platformer tropes, but the game design stops players from feeling bored in the habitual environments.
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'New Super Mario Bros. U' another worthy entry in the franchise
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A new Nintendo console can only mean one thing: a new "Super Mario Bros." game. Like the numerous titles before it, "New Super Mario Bros. U," for the Wii U, is a superb platformer. But after so many years of jumping on Goombas and rescuing Peach (does she come with insurance?), has Mario begun to show his age?
Absolutely not. "NSMBU" feels as fresh as ever, even if it does tread familiar ground. Sure, you have your desert world, your ice world, your water world and the other standard platformer tropes, but the game design stops players from feeling bored in the habitual environments.
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