Co-Op Release Alert: New Super Mario Bros Wii
Out today in North America is the New Super Mario Bros Wii for the..uh...Wii. The four player co-op title is a game true to its roots, providing side scrolling platforming set in the Mushroom Kingdom. We played the game at PAX this year and enjoyed it quite a bit, but I have to say, after watching the video posted below it's now on the must buy list.
The video shows four players co-oping through a level, passing Luigi around like a drunk college freshman at a frat party. Luigi doesn't do a single thing the entire level except reap the rewards of his team; collecting coins and 1UPs and finally sitting atop the flag pole.
If you haven't picked it up yet, you can snag it on Amazon for $47 with free shipping and $10 in videogame credit.
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The levels are simple, though not entirely without challenging segments. We spent a good 30 minutes dying in the first world's final castle, for example. I was glad that you could pick up team-mates -- my mom needed some help with some moving parts. And the ability to push a button to jump in a bubble is great; having not played a Mario game, or any game other than a one-day jump at Rock Band, in 15 years. . . She needed a bit of a "panic button". (I will admit it was amusing hearing the woman I respect for beating The Lost Levels shout, "I meant to jump! Ack! What button is jump again!?" I never left her behind, though. )
Very, very fun game to play with friends and family. And it was nice to be able to have a game Mom could get into again easily.
EDIT: Also, major props to the people in the video, if that wasn't done by bots. That takes skill right there.
This game is actually better than I was expecting it to be. And I was expecting awesome.
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