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Written by  :  Tomer Gabel Bronze Star Contributing Member (4476)
Written on  :  Jun 14, 2001
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Summary

Excellent sequel!

The Good

There's much going for Super Mario Land 2. Like its predecessor, it's a "nail you to your seat" game to the extreme, but the beauty of Super Mario Land 2 is that it allows you to save your game and continue from the same point later, unlike the "arcade" nature of the vast majority of Game Boy games.

Take classic Super Mario game play, enhance it with elements such as a "flyer" upgrade, underwater levels, lack of gravity etc. and you've got a game that's even superiour to its prequel, at least in game play. Throw in terrific graphics such as never seen on the Game Boy before, smooth animation, the same terrific music from all Super Mario games, absolutely fantastic level design and a game map not present in any Mario game before and you've got one of the most addictive and fun games ever created!

The Bad

It's slightly on the difficult side when compared to its prequel, but hardly enough to detract from its otherwise perfect grandeur.

Also, because of the onboard battery backed-up ROM, Super Mario Land 2 was extremely expensive when released.

The Bottom Line

A terrific platform game that rivals any I've ever played. Get it, play it, love it.



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