The Bros are back, so it’s time to wake up and dust off those Pi’illos, and save Princess Peach in a new RPG adventure.
The fourth entry in the Mario and Luigi series brings a vibrant setting, new characters, and endless hours of fun. But most of all, the title boasts a laugh-out-loud, witty script that even Bowser wishes he’d written.
Set on the idyllic Pi’illo island, Mario and Luigi take a well-earned vacation with Princess Peach and Toadsworth, but as all dreams sadly come to an end, so do vacations. Mario and co. are thrust out of their blissful peace and enter head-first into a world of adventure. The Pi’illo Island was once a Kingdom – lead by Prince Dreambert – full to the brim with luscious greenery, exotic fruit, and the Pi’illo natives. But their Kingdom was overthrown by the evil Antasma and, in his plight to destroy the Pi’illos, the bat king stole the Dark Stone. After his defeat, Antasma was imprisoned within the Dream World, never to see the light of day again. But in a horrid turn of events, Antasma shattered the Dark Stone, leaving all of the remaining Pi’illos to be cruelly trapped within the Dream World, scattered as pillows throughout the island.
By guiding both Mario and Luigi through the island you must locate the Pi’illos in the Dream world, bringing them back to reality. Of course, the journey is not without danger, as you will meet many old enemies from the Mario cannon, as well as some new additions too. Battles work in a similar way to the series predecessors, where a turn-based fight will commence against the enemy giving you the choice of the standard jump, the hammer, and the Bros. attacks. However, once you enter the Dream World, you can then perform additional attacks with Dreamy Luigi’s help – these are called ‘Luiginary’ attacks. Ranging from a Luiginary ball to whipping up your own Luiginary tornado, there’s a whole host of dreamy attacks to give enemy battles variety. The blend of real and imaginary, along with the pumped up boss fights, really boost this title’s action and gameplay, and garners the blissful satisfaction every gamer wants.
With it being the ‘Year of Luigi’, it would be a total mockery if our green plumber wasn’t the star of the show. Although you play more as Mario, Luigi is certainly at the forefront of this adventure. As he sleeps, you control Dreamy Luigi throughout the side-scrolling platforms of the Dream World. Entering Dreamy Luigi into ‘Luiginary works’ will give you the ability to use your stylus and affect Luigi’s real body in the outside world. From pulling his moustache in order to fling Mario from a tree branch and onto a platform, to using the weather to solve puzzles and push ice blocks, there are many surprising scenarios to discover.
Where the game really stands out from the crowd, though, is in its scripting. Much like previous titles in the Mario and Luigi series, the script takes on a life of its own, and almost guarantees you a laugh-a-minute plot. The witty humour from Starlow, Luigi’s clumsiness, over-the-top actions from Bowser and his crew, and a plot that recognises its stereotypes and generic tropes, is what makes this title go the extra mile – it’s a cake with all the trimmings, plus the cherry.
Mario and Luigi Dream Team Bros. is a game that just keeps on giving. With various mini-games, collector goals, and an abundance of battle options and scenarios, it’s a game that will keep you up at night and is far from a snoozefest.
9/10
wet dream team bros
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ur pretty funny, but ur a giant asshole
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First off i’d like to say that was freaking hilarious. And second, incest much?
god told me to tell you to kill yourself
Uhh hello! u sily goose! no he didnt u cutypie
Jesus is gonna rape you
You have now gone to far. Have some respect and couth. Really now!
Uhh hello! Why u have 2 impersonate some random guy from internet?
Should I buy this or Animal Crossing? I can’t decide
Uhh hello! dont get animal crosing becuase it is the same game as ds game. bye the ds 1 becuae it cheeper and same graficks as 3ds and wii!!
I already have a DS my dear iliterate friend
This one. It’s a really cool game. My opinion.
Animal Crossing. As much as i love this game, I’d say get Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It will be more satisfying in the long run.
Trying to avoid all spoilers. This is surely to please me since the last “RPG” we got sucked massive paper balls.
Loving this review! :3
Uhh hello! Silvershadowfly u made a grate revew! i loved it beucase it was ausome! u r good at righting and u very prety! wii shud talk sumtime :))
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”it’s a game that will keep you up at night and is far from a snoozefest.”
I see what you did!
:P
This game sent me to sleep in seconds….boooring
I’ve seen the beginning of the game and it does seem slow.
Monster hunter starts out slow, then the great Gaggi appears, action on the entire screen.
And then you get onto the fun stuff like hunting 3 gigginox’s at once…..joy >.> *shudder*
They are easy if you have the wraggi set.
I havent payed much attention for this simply because im fed up with mario, but it came as shock for me that this is Rpg and turn based too! Man now im excited as hell! I have to get this game!! It seems like Nintendo can do turn based rpgs which makes me wonder why they dont create whole new rpg, why it has to have mario on it, anyway im gonna get this game. 3DS IS BEAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
There’s three other Mario & Luigi games! They’re all amazing.
I kicked in with the Nintendo Ds. Never owned a Gameboy.. Shame on me but I’m still waiting for a virtual console release of superstar saga.
These are the Mario games you should always be excited for, though i used to think the same thing about Paper Mario…
Just so you know, they’ve had Mario RPGs probably since before you were born.
these games arnt bad but im not even excited for this at all.
It’s actually pretty good
im just so sick of mario…… hes annoying, i just want to kill the nintendo commander again
http://youtu.be/-0FVLD0aDrs?t=38s
hes trying to take over the world.
Now I wish I haven’t wasted my money on Sticker Star :/
yeah is it really that bad…. i bought it but stopped before the first level because i wanted to play secret of evermore instead.
Burn it
SECRET OF EVERMORE
I don’t think so. I liked That game. It’s different from the others but it’s very cool.
What a great review! I’m glad to see Mario and Luigi getting some much deserved love! 💋
So let me get this correctly. This generation shall be between Nintendo and Sony in terms of games and competition? It seems microsoft does not stand a fighting chance. The mere fact that every multiplat shall be better on the PS4 than the xbone in that regard only the WiiU and PS4 are competing. especially if Nintendo follows through on getting the necessary third party games, not all of them.
Its more like Ps4 dominating homeconsoles and 3ds dominating handhelds.
One question, how long did it take you to beat the game? Can you give an estimate
One question, how long did it take you to beat the game? Can you give an estimate?
2 hrs and you’ll be asleep
You’re looking at 30+ hours to complete the main storyline without any of the side quests, mini-games or collector items. I’ve already played 30+ hours, as I’ve been playing with the mini games etc and trying to beat my scores. It’s a pretty addictive game once you get into it.
ordered it today should be coming after weekend can’t wait:Dlove this series played all of them and loved them all surely this badass also
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i have been playing this over the weekend and i am enjoying the game so far
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