Easily the best 2D Mario game. This might be the most creative level design in the whole series. Also the multiplayer is actually fun now. No longer do people bounce on each other's heads or accidentally throw each other off cliffs. I also appreciate how levels have a difficultly rating. My wife doesn't like to play the really hard levels, so instead of her getting frustrated we could skip this together and I could go back by myself to play them. Likewise, having different playable characters allow for different difficultly levels is also great for allowing players of different skill levels to play together. Just a fantastic game overall.