Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis (DS)

One of the staples of the Mario franchise is spin-off games, from quality RPGs like Mario & Luigi, to...not-so-quality games like Super Mario World Pinball. Now comes another spin-off: Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis. Though it is a sequel to the GameBoy Advance original, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, it plays quite differently. While March of the Minis is not a traditional Mario platformer, the game does a decent job of capturing the spirit of a Mario game, and provides a fun (albeit short) game play experience. The game begins with a poor excuse for a plot, which isn't even alluded to throughout the rest of the game. Thanks to the huge success of ...  Read the complete review

I found this game hugely addictive when I first bought it and that was only because, having completed Mario Kart on the DS, I needed something else to play! Saw March of the Minis on Amazon for £15 which I was chuffed about 'cos in Woolies it was £29.99. So I bought it, stuck it in the cartridge slot and was addicted for the next few days. It IS a very short game; you can go through the entire thing in under a week. But after that, I set myself new challenges such as trying to get silver stars on every level (difficult) and then trying to get gold stars on them all (still trying!). The levels are harder as you go through the game but I found that in all levels, there ...  Read the complete review

**** Mario vs donkey kong 2 - march of the minis **** I bought this game because i was having a quick browse in my local gamestation and i noticed that it had mario and donkey kong on it. To be honest i didn't pay any attention to what the game was about-i just assumed it was 2 games in one or something like that. The back on the game box tells you that it is mini mayhem in the super mini mario world theme park!!!Its opening day and dk has kidnapped the guest of honour Pauline! Rescue her with your own mini-army!! Guide your mini maros through danger using the stylus! Look out for hordes of mini-minions. Design unique levels and ...  Read the complete review

I think the game is really addictive and realy cool.It gets the brain cells working which is a god thing sometimes and it has got lots of levels.You have to get the mini marios to the mario door.You tap on them to get them moving and help them get to the door by moving the floor, objects and directing them with the stylus.There is diferent parts to each level or floor and when you get to the end of the level you have to defeat donkey kong, which that can sometimes be tricky.The amount of mini marios on each bit can differ but as long as you get one to the door you can move to the next stage. If you get all to the door and in a certain amount of time you can get a silver ...  Read the complete review

This game is a great one for anyone looking for a reasonably challenging puzzle/platformer game. The game involves you trying to get the mini marios home from their various starting positions by dragging them with the touch screen. it sounds simple but some of the later levels will have you scratching your head. The game is presented in a nice style and each level has plenty of new obstacles and designs to keep you coming back for more. Each level has nine stages and after completing all nine a mini game and a simple boss battle become available. The game has a simple plot and is basically something that give you something to do when your bored or there is nothing on ...  Read the complete review