Not my favorite Mario game by a long shot, but overall I think it's alright. Pretty much everyone knows by now that this is a reskin of another game (Doki Doki Panic), so I won't really go into that. It definitely makes for a different experience though.
I don't usually mind when a game tries something new, but Mario 2 is so wildly different from its predecessor that it's hard to judge them in the same light. It's really a Mario game in name only. On one hand I feel like people would probably like it more if it was just its own thing, but also if that was the case then nobody would've played it lol
Trying to look at it objectively though, I do think it's decent. It's kinda jarring to jump on an enemy and just end up standing on it, but I don't think it's bad. Music is generally good, and the platforming is fun enough. I think it's pretty cool that some levels actually have multiple paths you can take. Having four characters with different attributes is also not something you see in many games from this era, so I'm a fan of that even if (in my opinion) there's almost no reason to ever pick Mario or Peach.
The worst parts of the game are probably that you have to fight Birdo a thousand times, and the lack of 1-ups. There are only a few scattered throughout levels, so the main way to get them is through the slot machine which pays out like 10% of the time if you're lucky. And of course it's an 80s NES title, so if you game over then your ass is replaying the whole thing.
Reasonably good game at the end of the day, but you're not missing too much if you skip it. Mario 3 and World absolutely blow it out of the water anyway.
I don't usually mind when a game tries something new, but Mario 2 is so wildly different from its predecessor that it's hard to judge them in the same light. It's really a Mario game in name only. On one hand I feel like people would probably like it more if it was just its own thing, but also if that was the case then nobody would've played it lol
Trying to look at it objectively though, I do think it's decent. It's kinda jarring to jump on an enemy and just end up standing on it, but I don't think it's bad. Music is generally good, and the platforming is fun enough. I think it's pretty cool that some levels actually have multiple paths you can take. Having four characters with different attributes is also not something you see in many games from this era, so I'm a fan of that even if (in my opinion) there's almost no reason to ever pick Mario or Peach.
The worst parts of the game are probably that you have to fight Birdo a thousand times, and the lack of 1-ups. There are only a few scattered throughout levels, so the main way to get them is through the slot machine which pays out like 10% of the time if you're lucky. And of course it's an 80s NES title, so if you game over then your ass is replaying the whole thing.
Reasonably good game at the end of the day, but you're not missing too much if you skip it. Mario 3 and World absolutely blow it out of the water anyway.