...stle at the end of the first level. Once you reach that castle, bowser Jr. takes Peaches to the next castle. This continues on through numerous levels. There are eight worlds in all, and an overhead map allows you to see all the different levels in each world. It's quite easy to get through the entire game since there are plenty of power-ups and extra lives, but you'll miss out on the whole experience if you just go barreling through the levels without stopping to smell the piranha plants.

There are a couple of hidden worlds to unlock. You should explore all areas thoroughly to find all of the unlockables, secrets, surprises and shortcuts. There is also the added challenge of collecting coins. Not only will you earn extra lives by collecting coins but there are three huge coins in each level for you to locate. This challenge isn't easy and I didn't find them all yet but I'm intrigued to return to the levels where I missed them. The replay value is tremendous if you decide that you want to find everything in the game and take part in all of the challenges.

Mario has plenty of moves this time round. He will still run, jump and stomp but there are a few more moves that give him more flexibility, and he'll need it to negotiate his way through some of the more deadly platform elements and enemies that he will encounter. A butt bounce will allow him to smash the blocks he's standing on. He can grow large enough to take up the entire screen, which allows him to smash tons of blocks and take care of smaller enemies by trampling them. A mini-mushroom will make Mario tiny and allow him to enter into small places. It will also let him walk over water. A wall bounce lets him scale walls to reach new heights or can be used if he falls into a pit. Platforms will twist, bend, warp, shrink, expand, hover, fall, elevate and destruct. I don't think the developers left anything out. Even the ground will undulate, causing Mario to experience a rippling effect not unlike a ship on a stormy sea. Despit...more

The Nintendo Is Not Dead!

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As an 80's child I remember my first experience as a gamer was playing super mario on the original Nintendo entertainment system, nothing could describe my amazement and fascination. Since that time many systems have come and gone each replaced by the next better more powerful generation, but me like many other still keep going back to the old favorites, finding...more

The New Super Mario Brothers Review

...the game different ways using warp portals. So you can skip certain worlds and go strait to a new one. This doesn't mean that you will miss out on the levels because you will want to return to the worlds to get more stars. A total of 3 stars hidden on each level which unlock bonus items and mini games.

The controls of the game are similar to that of the SNES or the old game boy games, but the touch screen comes into play sometimes as this is where you can have up to 3 power ups stored, such as the mushrooms, flower power or star. So when you feel the need to power up you just touch one of the 3D symbols on the bottom screen.

Graphics...........9/10
Game play........9/10
Sounds.............9/10
Lifespan............9/10
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Mario Party 7 For The GameCube: A Kid and Mom Review

...st as you can. Players can use the GameCube microphone for some of the games (but you can play the microphone games even if you don't have a mic). Tons of fun in both minigames and multi-level play for all ages.

My eight year old had this to say about Mario Party 7: In Mario Party 7, there are three ways you can play: you can play the Solo Cruise by yourself, or the Party Cruise with other people, or the Mini Game Cruise which is either by yourself or with other people however you want. The mini games are a lot of fun but they are pretty easy, good f...more

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