Several publications have got their hands on the long-awaited New Super Mario Bros 2 for the Nintendo 3DS and the reviews seem to be a mixed bag. As previously reported Famitsu gave the game the highest score with a near-perfect 36/40. Other publications such as CVG and 3D Juegos awarded the game a solid 8/10. New Super Mario Bros 2 currently has an 81 score on Metacritic.
Who cares?
trololololol
I meant who cares about reviews. If you like it buy it.
But how do I know what to like without having other people tell me what to like? D:
Mixed? This is not mixed, it’s very staple scores :S
Yeah, mixed is like when a game gets both high and low scores from different reviewers.
An 8 isn’t a particularly great score for a new Mario title. Most people would have been expecting 9′s, not 8′s.
So? That doesn’t mean it’s a “mixed bag”. Tabloidish journalism there, sickr.
I was expecting to see a 5 somewhere, I was disappointed.
Calling out a score of 77 for this game after 10 reviews.
Shut up
Aeolus
But he’s right, when I hear “mixed” I think “Oh, it’s going to be something really low here”.. 8 is not really low. Especaily since the highest is 36/40 that’s = 9 on a normal scale. the difference between 8 and 9 is not that big.
I don’t see what the big deal is. Who cares if it’s just an 8? An 8 is still GOOD.
That’s what people are saying.
Well im satisfied that U fail at doing nothing.
New Super Mario Bros. and New Super Mario Bros Wii were in the late 80′s range and Metacritic, and there’s only been six reviews of the game counting the Metacritic reviews and other ones you listed :|
Its not exactly in the sake calibur as older Mario titles, like 3, World or even the reception that the original New title got. People are bored with the New series, im skipping the WiiU version, although i might get this.
I think people are itching for another Super Mario World, with a new artstyle
Get the U version instand of this if you’re going to choose one of them. The Wii U game looks really interesting and up to 5 player Multiplayer calls for some nice gaming nights with friends and family :)
I couldnt really get into the multiplayer on the Wii version. My mulitplayer from Nintendo comes from games like Mario Kart, Smash Bros, and NintendoLand when it comes out.
I havent seen anything to really keen my interest in NSMBU, although that could change
God, the multiplayer was absolutely terrible in NSMBWii.
how it works fine.
it was hilarious for me. i loved the multiplayer XD
An 8 is still really good. These numbers don’t mean shit.
An 8 is still a good score for Mario games
Poor journalism here.
Down with sickr! Boo! Let’s all judge him because we are jealous he has an amazing wordpress!
Burn the website to the ground! Grab your pitchforks and high-and-mighty comments! Let’s get him!
@ Sickr; I think the way people judge scores these days is pretty messed up, personally.
Back in the 90′s, a 5 was middle of the road, okay but not great or terrible.
Now a 7 is the line and anything below it automatically sucks?
Sorry, but I personally still go by the 90′s form; an 8 is a damned high score regardless of the game as far as I’m concerned.
I’ll only start calling a game a failure when it gets a 4 or lower.
HATE OUT OF TEN
how about everyone hops off of his ****. Let Sickr do what he wants, it’s his blog, f*****g crybabies
“Mixed reviews” must get a lot more clicks, right?
Exactly!
Lol, 8 is being generous for this bland piece of crap.
Hey when did you play it??… Oh right!
That you played when and therefore know this?
Does one need to -play- it? Just look at all of the walkthroughs and gameplay videos. It’s the same game. Stop being deluded suckers.
This. So much this.
Yes, LOOKING at something is just as credible as, you know, playing.
Fuck, I doubt you even WATCHED it either.
Watch out guse, innovative and revolutionary gameplay right hurr.
Not a cut and paste at all, even the music is NEW!
The music is the same……
Your sarcasm detector has failed you.
Nope. It was remixed a little bit, but is 90% the same. No Nintendo hater.
You hate these games so much, yet you spend your whole life looking at articles about it
Do I?
Yes. You do. Which I also find quite ironic.
Nope.
YUP U do -.- your retardedness is so blind that U don’t even know that U have 2 dads to begin with.
Go to a game store and point out sequels that don’t use the same gameplay as older titles. NSMB titles add something different to the table with each game. Usually it’s new powerups, but with NSMB2, it adds a different goal to levels. This the same with other games like Portal and Call of Duty. Portal 1 and 2 have the same gameplay, but Portal 2 adds more to it. Call of Duty games all have the same gameplay, and… well, look at MW2 and MW3.
lol i can say the same thing to most vita games that’s are down ported.
Wow!!! That’s SO not a video of a TV screen playing the Wii version or ANYTHING!
Were not were still playing original smb so this is a welcome addition to 2d Mario… In ur face
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fail^
exactly U did not even played it, so why bitch?
Haha last time i checked being on a different system with completely different levels doesn’t make it the same game.
Which you’ve never played.
Actually I have, I just popped it into my DS Lite. LMAO.
Your laugh dies out as the audience sits there in silence! Crickets chirp. Etc etc
*slow clap*
are you stupid? its not out for the ds only the 3ds and its not even out yet
It is out on the DS, this “new game” is a reskin of that old one with coins added, a.k.a rehash.
A: NSMBDS is a sequal not a reskin.
B:NSMB2 may be a reskin, but it’s still a great game.
C:Every game has the same thing in common.
Aeolus I bet you like getting a lot of attention just by being fundimentaly wicked and destructive. Is that why you post comments here? To get on everyone’s nerve and get your attention. I don’t have a problem with you, but you must be eliminated.
You cannot eliminate perfection, mortal. Crawl back into your hole and buy more Mario DLC.
i can say with every franchise that Sony has.
I think you didn’t get his joke -__-
and U fail to realize that its not even out and it can’t be played on the ds.
Bland? You Sir a moron! -_-
Woo, they threw in coin centric gameplay with the same basic level design since the first game.
So inspiring and innovative.
“same basic level design since the first game”
Call of Duty anyone? xP
That’s actually a horrid example if you think about it well enough.
Really? Then how come people always mention Call of Duty? Any idea? Not that you have the brain power to do so. I’ll just leave it at that.
Because of the gameplay.
Also, nice backhanded and unwarranted statement, but your name is NintendoMasterG, so I think I’ll just drop berating you.
and your name is Aeolus the fail fool at PlayStation.
Why am I responding? Because you’re an idiot, and I must help you, that’s why. When does a name have anything to do with what a person write? I could call myself “Genius” and it still wouldn’t matter. Wannabe troll much? If I made a spelling error, you’d probably make a big point out of that, too.
most sequels these days are not that different from there previous games.
YOU NEVER EVEN PLAYED IT! YOU CANT JUDGE IT YOU PIECE OF CRAP!
Already did since 2006, since it’s the same game over and over.
Wow I thought you’d be at least a little older than what you seemed… 6-7 years seems about right with the comments.
Keep trying.
soooo much summer here
Why do you respond to Aeolus? God don’t be idiot and respond to him. Well all know it’s just his opinion. Nintendo is having cars made for them while this guy is on a nintendo forum wasting his life away? Who is the winner here? Nintendo!
Just ignore him anyone that responds to him after this an idiot.
It’s like being in a sony forum an a xbox troll comes in your suppose to just ignore him.
If nobody responds who will he talk to himself? Let him expose his no life don’t waste your time. He is probably a 300 pound fat Mexican who faps to hentai.
Move on.
Don’t associate your sick, twisted fantasies with me, you little shit.
aw look guys this 23 year old virgin is mad.
You’re not even worth the title of “shit”, so shut up, will ya? All these comments by you… Oh boy, it’s like you’re here all day.
I take offence to that mexican “joke” you ignorant piece of shit, I hope you die from a needle to your dick you little piece of shit.
this game is not even out yet, U are talking about its prequel.
You been like how everyone gives COD and boring military FPS’s 9/10?
So you’ve played it?
I take that back. 8 isn’t generous. This game should obviously be awarded 100,never mind 8! It’s the crap known as Call Of Duty that should be rated less. Less as in 0!
It’s not a piece of crap, but yes it’s very bland and no where near as original as the amazing Super Mario Bros. 3 or Mario World. Nintendo should take a few cues from those games while crafting a more original world. The 1 million coin thing just seems like a repetitive chore and the co-op is nothing new (and it’s not even available online)!
Um, mixed?
81 out of 100 is not mixed. That’s great!
I was gonna say the same thing. It IS pretty good, considering that NSMB2 isn’t as ambitious as other Mario games. I still can’t wait to play it, though!
I think it’s bad that Nintendo releases so many Mario games so fast. Super Mario 3D Land was released in November last year, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is going to be released in August and when we reach Wii U’s release in November, we’ll get New Super Mario Bros. U. That means in the period of one year, we get 3 Mario platform games. Either Nintendo are going to be frequently releasing Mario games every year, or they are not going to release any Mario games for a while now..
Yeah, because 3 Mario platformers in under a year NEVER happened before!
Dumb ass.
Three too many.
Allright dick weed, don’t buy it and shut the fuck up!! That’s pretty easy isn’t it?
I never bought any game in the series, got ‘em mostly for free to begin with,
Huehuehuehue
You never bought any of them, yet you got them “mostly” for free? “Mostly” is not all of them, smartass.
“Mostly” as in “most” of them.
Herpa Derp.
I thought you said you never had pirated a game?
I post too many Nintendo-bashing comments because I think I’m so clever! But I’m no longer hate Nintendo. I love Nintendo now. PEACE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
same with uncharted that Wii got 3 of the same games on ps3
1985 – 1 game
1988 – 1 game
1989 – 1 game
1990 – 1 game
1991 – 1 game
1992 – 1 game
1993 – 1 game
1994 – 1 game
1996 – 1 game
2002 – 1 game
2006 – 1 game
2007 – 2 games
2009 – 1 game
2010 – 1 game
2011 – 1 game
2012 – 2 games
Basically, the closest it has been was 2 games (2007, 2009-2010). This is counting real Mario platform games, no RPG-focused games nor remakes. So yeah, go fuck yourself you stupid assfag and I hope your whole family dies. You know, the usual stuff you say when you own other people. Oh and:
Dumbass. :)
It’s not the fact that Nintendo releases too many, it’s the fact that there is nothing to differentiate this game from the previous entries in the series. It’s a rehash.
“it’s the fact that there is nothing to differentiate this game from the previous entries in the series”
Coin Rush, the 1 Million Coin Challenge, StreetPass, Gold Mario, World Mushroom, Flower and Star.
Let’s see how you pathetically try to counter this.
Yeah, because those are meaningful and legitimate changes to the series that affect the gameplay experience.
Actually no. none of them do.
Yeah, they are meaningful and legitimate changes to the series that affect the gameplay experience.
um uncharted would like to say hi.
Coin Rush – A new mode. This adds nothing.
1 Million Coin Challenge – This adds nothing.
StreetPass – That’s a functionality of the 3DS.
World Mushroom – What is that even?
Flower and Star – because these aren’t in basically every other Mario game in existence.
The gameplay is exactly the same, music is exactly the same, graphics and character models exactly the same, the levels still look bland.
well this is 3ds=GameCube /Wii power it make sense why it the same.
That makes absolutely no fucking sense.
You know who you’re replying too right?
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motheroffuckinggodwhatisgoingontoday
Wow, dumb ass, you STILL can’t count.
1986: Lost Levels, Vs. Super Mario Bros., All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros.
All platformers. Fail, fuckwad.
You’re trying too hard. Sit down.
I’m trying to hard-I need to sit down
Right, yes. How could I forget that Lost Levels was released in the US in 1986. As well as Vs. Super Mario Bros, which is just a remake of the original. All Night Nippon is just a hack version of Lost Levels and it was as well only released in Japan.
Please, stop failing even more, you’re only embarrassing yourself. :)
so what if its the same, i basically play mario because well it’s mario nd I’m sure I’ll have fun doing so..
well why do U think they release a lot? because people dont buy games like starfox, mother, ect? Mario games sell no matter if U bitch or not.
Those are great scores! What is this guy talking about?!
They’ve been expecting 9/10 not 8
I don’t know about “mixed”, but this still seems to high of a score for a rehash.
Wouldn’t even give this p.o.s a 6.
I just don’t see the need to review a game that’s been out for years and been reviewed my many publications and websites- wait, you’re telling me this is a NEW game?
“New” Super Mario Bros “2″
Spot the problem(s).
The game is suppose to be called New Super Mario Bros. 3, since NSMBW is the second NSMB game.
You also can’t punctuate for shit.
“This game is suppose”
Yeah, you can’t use proper grammar for shit either.
What’s funny is these games aren’t “new” anymore, since they’re all virtually the same thing and premise.
Of course,I can use proper grammar because I’m Aeolus. ALL HAIL ME!
all U care is about graphics not the gameplay.
^dumbass^
The lowest score is an 8; that’s not mixed… It’s pretty good
Yeah, because 8/10 is bad and compared to a 9/10 is a “mixed review” -___-
I’ve never played the game and I know I would score it lower. Like a comment said up top, “mixed” gets more clicks.
Id score it lower, but im sure if i played it, id still enjoy it alot, and im someone thats actually bored with the New series, i want a new art style, amd gameplay changes like Kirby Epic Yarn had.
That’s the problem. Many people agree this is a rehash but say they’re still going to buy it. Don’t encourage Nintendo to keep making rehashes and give them sales. At least pick the game up used, so Nintendo won’t get the sale.
Yep. We want SMW3!
Just because its a “rehash” doesnt mean it is fun, but i dont speak for everyone. There isnt going to be this massive strike whre no-one buys this game, but its sales will be less, amd Nintendo will hear and mos likely have already heard, people asking for something different.
Yeah! SMW3!! With flying cape and tons of secret levels. The switch palaces and all stuff! If Ubisoft and Nintendo would team up to make the game I would go nuts!
no way man Nintendo is careful about there games and they will not let some 3rd party ruing theses games.
Yeah that’s whytththe zelda series suckedwwhennnintendollet Capcom make 4 games for it /sarcasm
its because it sells not matter what, and no im not going to buy it use never again.
Please learn English, then try again.
If I was a reviewer I would possibly give it 7,5 as highest…
It’s not that innovative as people makes it to be and collecting coins might be fun to some but to me it’s dull and boring…
The multiplayer aspect is fun I guess but take away the few new features and well, I don’t like the same as always easy bosses in mario…
I myself would propably from what I’ve seen give it 8.3 or something. It’s a really good game as all Mario Platformers, but it will propably not be a classic.
Thaaaat’s not mixed.
Mixed would be 9s and 2s.
These are high scores.
When is Black Ops 2 coming out?
06.11.2012
The game just looks like a copy and paste of the previous New Super Mario Bros. so i’m not surprised.
there has been a 90% somewhere today (i know 8/10 is very good) and to answer Tim question November 13
“As previously reported Famitsu gave the game the highest score with a near-perfect 36/40. Other publications such as CVG and 3D Juegos awarded the game a solid 8/10. New Super Mario Bros 2 currently has an 81 score on Metacritic.”
and where’s any of that mixed? an 81 score on metacritic is pretty good
If it gets anything under an 8 thats mixed reviews I expected this game to get anywhere from 8-9s
An 8/10 is great! This is just another desperate excuse for a news story.
Other devs wish 8 was a bad score for their games.
I was thinking of getting it but then I saw the 54 min gameplay of it and it just doesnt interest me anymore. I will get the Wii U verison but thats it until another 3D game
Wise decision, do not support Nintendo’s filthy money grubbing habits.
Thats not how you spell Microsoft?
What is my past self going on about? You should always support Nintendo. You should worship Nintendo! *throws flowers everywhere*
lol flowers
um… U have mistake Nintendo with m$
I didn’t expect a 9 at all, maybe a 7
Good thing it got an 8 then
I agree with the people who say it’s not mixed. 8 is NOT mixed. It’s a good score. For an instance, New Super Mario Bros. has an average score of 87 on Metacritic. I still wouldn’t say it’s mixed or bad, though. This title is very misleading.
According to Metacritic:
positive – 4, mixed – 0, negative – 0.
Not sure where that headline came from…?
Indeed
I don’t see any mixed review here LOL
I wouldn’t be surprised by mixed reviews, it seems a bit gimmicky to be honest. The coin thing would be exciting for a special stage, but it seems like the whole game is just coins, coins, coins…. I’m still unsure how I feel about this game, but I’ll probably get it anyways.
those scores aren’t mixed. what’s wrong with you.
I don’t mean to say this mean, but I hope this game and NSMBU get terrible reviews and sell bad so Nintendo doesn’t make any more. Get as mad as you want, its the same game we been playing since NSMB on DS. To me, its just a cheap easy way out to get mega bucks. Its obvious this version doesn’t have near the effort the WiiU version will have put into it. I don’t get Nintendo. The company I used to think would dare togo extreme to please fans are starting to become more and more like Infinity Ward.
keep in mind only 1 2d Mario comes to 3ds that’s it.
Sickr, I respectfully disagree. I like the new super mario bros series, but lately, it’s been used too much without anything drastically new. Yes, you get new stuff here and there, but the heart of the game is the same. So at this point, I think most people aren’t surprised by a score of 8. In fact, most people might expect it. Nevertheless, 8 is still a good score.
My past self sucks. My past self is like he’s been run over by a tractor and needs he’s head checking! DOWN WITH PAST AEOLUS!
Please get a fucking life.
It’s called a joke.
Please, get a fucking life.
It’s called a joke.
Please, get a life.
Joke. Get a sense of humour.
Triple fail. I thought I had all my crap in, and the comments weren’t posting. Then I realized I didn’t have my information in, so I entered and then commented thinking it would work. I guess they all posted later, because they didn’t show up at first. Oh well.
PLEASE get a fucking life!!!
Please get a fucking life.
Please, GTFO.
You get a life,past Aelous! I’m far superior to you. I don’t hate Nintendo for a start.
Wait 8 out of 10 is now mixed reviews? Did the game review scale get even more broken when I wasn’t looking?
It’s a good score! I’m getting this game otherwise
how are those mixed ._.
I haven’t completed it yet, only played it for a few hours (the store I work at only got the shipment yesterday). I’d give it a 7/10 so far. It’s a good game, but not great. If you liked the first one you won’t hate this one but might be disappointed if you’re expecting innovative level design or something. For better or for worse they played it safe and put out a very competent platformer. Worth a rent at the very least.
It’s only real competitor is Rayman Legends, which won’t be released anytime soon.
if rayman legends is anything like Rayman Origins, then no, Rayman was on a league of its own. The Mario games are good but they’ve been lacking challenge and have been way too short lately. they’ve been dumbed down.
if your a platformer fan and didn’t see that Origins was way better than the recent marios games, then you’re obviously kidding yourself (that last statement was directed at everyone)
I agree with you, Rayman Origins was better in fluidity of controls, level design, graphics, level design, and quality of multiplayer. Legends is the only real competitor because…well, if it’s anything like Origins, then yeah Mario is beaten this round (probably not in sales though, unfortunately) I worded the end of my post quite badly, sorry.
Legends will fucking sodomize any Mario this year.
Aeolus, you make me sick! This is what I hate about arrogant Sony fans like you, always having to bash Nintendo fans as if it’s your damn life. This sort of shit is what makes me hate other Sony fans and you don’t see me doing the same thing. Both Nintendo and Sony, which I grew up with, are great companies who are innovative with their hardware/designs and had much third party support. Hell, the Play Station was originally a collaboration project between them. Like everyone is saying, go crawl back to your hater troll cave or be prepared for another expulsion. I had experience having flame wars with people like you, so this should’ve be a problem or can be avoided.
Just don’t reply to hims, trolls feed on attention. he’ll eventually go away or get banned.
I suuuuure hope they do.
But seriously, as much as I like Mario games, Nintendo has gone too far with the repetitive New series. We shouldn’t buy this; we should let them learn a lesson so we can get a true sequel to SMB3/SMW.
Just like the other time I’ve been “banned”. Oh wait.
Tell me, what’s your grand plan? What’s your reason for being her? To get banned over and over again? See how many times you can do it? Simply put, you’re spending hours and hours of a day, commenting here, only for a goal you already know of. Yeah, sounds like a great plan, chief.
I am Aeolus. I am so smart. I can troll…barely.
Let’s see if he takes the bait.
Typical attention whore. Probably that’s what the name “Aeolus” means. XD
Yeah, he’s only doing it for attention. Don’t mind him, he’s small. He thinks he’s so successful for making so many people mad, when in reality, eveybody looks at him as the major asshole/loser of this site.
8/10 is not bad. I was expecting this from the New Super Mario games. I like Mario, but the “New” series needs a step up.
Weird…3DJuegos’ review of the game isn’t all that positive, yet they give it an 8/10 score anyway.
That’s not really mixed…..
Mixed would be….well…a mix….of high and low scores…. an 8 isn’t bad….
This looks exactly like a re-hash, 2D sidescrolling Mario is my favorite type of game ever, but this just has no innovation compared to SMB3 and Mario World. Nintendo could start by not having the same basic types of worlds (grass, desert, ice etc) and maybe add a huge overworld map like in Mario world, with crazy levels, secret power ups and varied game theme. If you have played Mario world, you’ll realize just how fun and original it was. Not this bland looking cop out (there aren’t even that many more coins!).