Title
Publisher
Super Mario Land 2, The six golden coins
Genre Scrolling adventure
Features Battery back-up For 3 Game Saves
Reviewer Jonathan Lee
Summary
Gameplay
super marioIn this Mario game he faces his greatest opponent yet. Wario. They have known each other for along time, since they were kids and even then wario was jealous of Mario`s popularity and has been trying to take over Mario`s castle ever since… And it seems that this time he has succeeded. Wario has turned the whole of Mario land into a sort of playland. The door of Mario`s castle can only be opened with six golden coins. Wario has scattered these all around Mario land. And now Mario has to find all six golden coins and defeat Wario. The coins have been thrown into six lands. Tree zone, macro zone, pumpkin zone, Mario zone, turtle zone and space zone, but in order to get to space zone you first have to enter hippo zone (hippo zone is not a level really but is a gateway to space zone). There is even a cave where you can gamble your collected money.
Verdict

I really enjoyed super Mario land 2 because there were many different options. Like… you did NOT have to do the zones in order. And you also did not have to complete one zone to proceed… e.g. you could start half of macro zone and then go and half start Mario zone. Another good element of the game is that there are many different power-ups and things that help you along the way.

The power-ups:

  • Super Mario- this is just big Mario
  • Fire Mario- this Mario can shoot fireballs
  • Bunny Mario- this Mario can fly
  • Invincible Mario- this Mario is invincible

On hippo zone there is a hippo that breathes out bubbles, you can hop into one and you can fly through the whole level. The bubble only pops if you hit an enemy from the sides or the top. But you CAN attack enemies by jumping on them without the bubble exploding. The bubble will also burst if you hit water. However even if the bubble bursts you don't get hurt, you just lose the bubble.

One more thing I really liked about this game is that when you are super Mario or fire Mario then you can do a spin jump and break blocks that >you are standing on.

The playability and lastability on this game is remarkable. Even after you finish there are still tons of things you can do. But I will save that for you to find out on your own.

I recommend this game to all Mario fans and also for people that hate Mario but love scrolling adventure games. There are A LOT more secrets and power- ups that I did not mention as I did not want to ruin the whole game for you if / when you decided to purchase it