The controls only falter when, late in the game, the Mini Marios encounter cylindrical surfaces. And while the primary action happens on the lower screen, a zoomed-out map view on the upper screen helps you navigate easily to where your Minis will be heading next. In cases where you have to draw a line connecting one node to another, the game does a good job of correctly interpreting your intentions, without punishing you for being a few pixels off. A tap of the stylus performs most actions. Donkey Kong's interface is simple and intuitive. Because all of the Minis have to reach the exit point at the same time for you to advance, there's a sense of urgency to it: can you build this bridge before your lead Mini topples into a pit of spikes?īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy.īefitting the platform, Mario vs. You have to remove an element from one spot on the map in order to place it in another. In most cases, the complexity comes from managing your finite resources. Later, you graduate to more advanced conveyor belts, springs, and Donkey Kong Country-style cannons.įinding the correct path from start to finish, with detours to pick up bonus cards and coins, isn't a big challenge, even when you reach the more difficult plus game. You start by moving around girders – which can serve as bridges, ramps, and walls – that will shape the path of your Minis. Each of the game's eight worlds introduces a new mechanic. Mario's task, and yours, is to guide the Minis safely through each map by manipulating their environment. Once the Mini Marios get going, they won't stop until they exit the level – or, you know, die. Donkey Kong, Mario has once again subcontracted his search-and-rescue duties to miniaturized, wind-up versions of himself. Even though "mayhem" is not exactly the right word for the low-key puzzle game that ensues (and the exclamation point is just gratuitous), Mario's latest handheld adventure is nevertheless an appealing, though minor, entry in his canon. Donkey Kong: Mini-Land Mayhem!, there's Mario taking Pauline out of hiding for a romantic day at the Mini-Land amusement park, and there's Donkey Kong, right on schedule, snatching her away. It's like he's got a hero complex or something.Īnd so, in Mario vs. A kinder man would quit the dating scene altogether, maybe take up a hobby, and take comfort in knowing that he has spared some beautiful stranger the peril of knowing him. Like Captain Kirk and Mitch Buchanan before him, any woman he romances is destined for danger. By now, you'd think Super Mario would know better.
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