Mario, Yoshi and Pals leap on to the DS! (Super Mario 64 DS (DS))

Member Name: heekeer

Product:	Super Mario 64 DS (DS)
Date:	23/08/09 (13 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Many playable characters, improved graphics, great fun, lots to do, minigames!

Disadvantages: None!

Mario 64 DS is a platforming game for the Nintendo DS developed by Nintendo.

The games story follows Mario who has been invited to Princess Peachs castle with the promise of a tasty cake but his friends Luigi, Wario and Yoshi go along with him. Yoshi waits outside but Mario and friends don't come out so he goes in to investigate. When he gets there he finds it empty apart from Toad who tells him Bowser has stolen the Power Stars and locked up Mario and his friends including Princess Peach, you must rescue them all!

The castle serves a hub for the missions you will go on in the game, to go on missions you go up to the portraits in the castle and then you can jump into them to enter the levels. Each level has a star in it and it is your goal to collect the stars and the more you collect the more of the castle will be available for you to explore until you can finally confront Bowser and rescue the Princess.

The game has you jump around the levels and avoid or defeat enemies, the goal is to make it to the Star. There are several types of missions to go on from races, dodging obstacles, collecting items, swimming and so on.

The game has several playable characters, which is exclusive to the DS version. You will start off as Yoshi who can hover in mid air for a while, use his tongue to eat enemies and turn them into eggs which he can throw at other enemies he can also get the power flower to spit fire from his mouth. Mario can gain various powerups that enable him to float around and even fly around the environment along with his wall jump and. Luigi has the power to turn invisible and can walk on water. Wario is the strongest and can destroy certain objects and can turn metal with a flower power up.

The graphics have been improved from the Nintendo 64 version quite significantly but the music remains largely untouched but still sounds excellent.

Mario 64 DS is a lot of fun and there are many stars for you to collect as well as bonus minigames you can play, this is a must buy for DS owners.

Summary: A brilliant remake of a classic game.