on one hand: monki funny :)
on the other: this one's really fuckin weird. i never played the originals but i could tell from stuff like the weirdo comic book "adaptation" of the story mode that this one wasn't as good. i know a lot of people here say the physics are weird compared to the originals, and even though i don't have a reference point i kinda agree. sometimes clipping a random object will just shoot you a million miles off course, some slopes are so steep that you have to just slowly walk up them if you run out of momentum, etc. nothing game breaking but sometimes it's like. what the fuck aiai just walk up the damn stairs.

but ignoring the fact that it's inferior to a game ive never touched, it's a pretty fun. out of all the levels in the story mode and the ones from SMB1/2 that i played, there were only like three that i actually got frustrated with. otherwise, they're pretty diverse, challenging, and fun. i haven't touched too many of the other modes but there's definitely a lot to do if i ever feel like getting back into this one.

Reviewed on Sep 03, 2023


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