New Super Marios Bros. 2 is next in line in the Mario series, starting with 2006's New Super Mario Bros. for the Nintendo DS and New Super Mario Bros. Wii, which was released in 2009. The game has since sold over 14.7 million copies worldwide.

The 3DS title is currently getting raving reviews across the boards at present, with IGN scoring it with an impressive 8.5/10, 4/5 from G4TV, and 8/10 from Eurogamer. Like it's predecessors, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is a side-scrolling platform game and will feature elements based in r4 3ds, the original Super Mario 3, such as Raccoon Mario, Koopalings and the P-Meter. The game supports both single and multiplayer, and DLC will be made available after the game launches.

Now, in August, 2012, the Nintendo 3DS plays host to the newest entry of the series with “New Super Mario Bros. 2” and it comes with some new tricks and 80 brilliantly designed levels to play through.

Although coin-collecting has always played a role in previous “Super Mario” games, Nintendo primes these circular pieces of gold as the stars of “New Super Mario Bros. 2” and asks players to collect one million of them over the course of their journey. To make this feat more attainable, each level is packed with gold coins to collect and discover, however, Mario’s new power-ups are designed around this concept and, thus, allow him to turn everything into gold.

A fun and clever new power-up found in “New Super Mario Bros. 2” is the Gold Flower which, unlike the traditional Fire Flower power-up, gives Mario the Midas touch -- allowing you to collect carte r4 hundreds of coins with ease. By firing a golden fireball, everything within a small proximity will turn into coins upon impact or, in the case of fallen enemies; leave a multitude of coins in their wake.

In addition to the Gold Flower, there is also the golden coin block that Mario will wear on top his head, generating coins as he runs and jumps. The golden coin block only lasts for several seconds; however, it produces an extortionate amount of coins when moving at a fast-pace. Having Mario run full speed or jump great heights will yield the best results. Meanwhile, Golden Rings temporarily gild every enemy in the level; leading to rich rewards as Lakitu will throw coins instead of enemies.

“New Super Mario Bros. 2” delivers classic 2D “Mario” magic with its charming level design and entertaining gameplay. Unfortunately, the entire experience feels too familiar as the game doesn’t bring any new elements to the franchise. Be that as it may, “New Super Mario Bros. 2” is an enchanting 2D “Mario” and provides hours of pure fun with r4.

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