New Super Mario Bros (DS)

93%
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New Super Mario Bros (DS) (2006)
genre: action, platformer

score: 93%
users: 87%

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'Nintendo's crafted a thoroughly enjoyable game here, a solid portable experience packed with everything that makes Mario so great -- challenge, fanservice, secrets. Everything except brash imagination.'
Read more » 1up.com
'The wall jump from Mario 64 is perhaps the single best introduction to NEW Super Mario Bros.'
Read more » Total Video Games
'The game mechanics show a bit of their age, but it is still a lot of great, simple fun.'
Read more » GameShark
'The versus mode breathes some fresh air into his little lungs, but this latest foray has us wondering: can Mario ever truly be new again?'
Read more » GameRevolution
'It’s worth getting a DS, that’s for sure. But if you’re one of those junkies that doesn’t pay full price for a game because it hardly makes use of the system’s “capabilities”, then fine; be that junky.'
Read more » Gamer 2.0
'Seriously, stop reading this dripping review and just go out and play this game.'
Read more » Gamers Europe
'The new moves, power-ups and graphics are just enough to make this game feel original while keeping its roots in the past. Even though New Super Mario Bros. isn't a revolution, it's still a great fun platforming game.'
Read more » Extreme Gamer
'New Super Mario Bros. treads the retro platformer line beautifully, adding just enough originality and imagination to the mix.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'It's a finely-crafted slice of the Mario as you know and love it, with so many extra superb bells and whistles, it'd still scare the pants of the hard-of-hearing. If that's not recommendation enough, then we don't know what is.'
Read more » Computer and Video Games
'While experienced players might blow through the game quickly, New Super Mario Bros. is still completely awesome and absolutely necessary.'
Read more » Gamespot
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'While I still hold "Super Mario World" as the best 2D Mario game, with "Super Mario Bros. 3" as the runner up, New Super Mario hits a close third.'
Read more » GamePro
'Simply the best platformer to be released on any handheld.'
Read more » PALGN
'And I've done this sort of thing before hundreds of times across thousands of days in what feels like a dozen Mario games. I still love it.'
Read more » Eurogamer
'Whether you're from the old school or a student of the new school, you're going to love New Super Mario Bros. no matter what.'
Read more » Gaming Target
'This is the hot game to get for the DS. It's loads of fun, has huge exploration potential and reinvents the 2D side-scrolling platform game. Nintendo has another notch on it's belt to go with all the other notches that the DS seems to have.'
Read more » GameZone
'Before New Super Mario Bros. entered my life, "Yoshi's Island" was, to me, the greatest platformer ever created. That title may now have to go to New Super Mario Bros.'
Read more » IGN
'What you get here defines what Nintendo is all about - simple but brilliant gameplay that keeps you hooked from start to finish.'
Read more » AceGamez
'New Super Mario Bros. is simply the cherry on top of an already scrumptious library of games.'
Read more » Gaming Age
'The backgrounds and gameplay are purely 2D, and the 2D and 3D elements blend together perfectly.'
Read more » Gamespy
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