I bought this today for my 5 year old who is obsessed with Super Mario. It’s really easy to play, some Mario’s are a bit harder for him. It’s pretty similar to Super Mario Bros in the layout. There’s 6 main worlds and two surprise worlds. He’s already up to world three and accessed one of the surprise worlds too. There’s a couple of differences compared to the first one. This one has the ability to fly/glide with a Tanuki suit which is different. You get a white/gold suit too if you keep losing - like I did! This makes you almost undefeatable. It’s almost like a cross between Super Mario Bros and Super Mario 3D Land, it seems to have features of both in it.Really enjoyable, for young and old! A great addition to any Super Mario collection.

Graphically this is a very improved version of the original, though it feels a copy from the Wii version. If you asked me whether I'd be happy to play any decent Wii game in a handheld or not my response would be instant; yes. So we have New Super Mario Bros 2. Comparing with the original DS release the improvement is absurd, especially graphically. Gameplay-wise it's all the same with Mario moving around in that loosy style opposed to the tight controls of Super Mario World and the NES titles. I'll advocate this until the end of time, Mario must have tight controls, the wall slamming should be well executed to work. Learning curve on some advance techniques should be extended, Another derivative game like this from Mario I won't be able to endure. The bonus ... MoreGraphically this is a very improved version of the original, though it feels a copy from the Wii version. If you asked me whether I'd be happy to play any decent Wii game in a handheld or not my response would be instant; yes. So we have New Super Mario Bros 2. Comparing with the original DS release the improvement is absurd, especially graphically. Gameplay-wise it's all the same with Mario moving around in that loosy style opposed to the tight controls of Super Mario World and the NES titles. I'll advocate this until the end of time, Mario must have tight controls, the wall slamming should be well executed to work. Learning curve on some advance techniques should be extended, Another derivative game like this from Mario I won't be able to endure. The bonus mini-games are fun, for like 10 minutes, That's all.

Finally bought a copy after missing out when it originally launched. This is classic 2-d Mario gameplay similar to the games on the Wii and Wii-U with more emphasis on collecting coins this time around. It is fun but grew tired of it after a while as I've experienced this type of game already multiple times. Still solid gameplay regardless. Would recommend to anyone who likes platformers.