Aarom11, I don't judge a game's quality level based on its violence level. For instance, Conker: Live and Reloaded was super-violent, but I thought it was the one of the crappiest games in the history of crappy crap games. I love most of the Mario games despite their low level of violence. I'm just saying, a Mario game with a bit more violence would spice up a game franchise that is, quite frankly, getting boring. I mean, look at the upcoming Shadow the Hedgehog. It's a Sonic game...with Shadow as the main character...and you have a gun! I mean, come on! A once kiddy franchise now has a darker, more mature look thanks to one thing and one thing only: violence. And while STH may just be another cynical attempt to get sales from the GTA crowd, I still look forward to it just as much as I might look forward to a less childish Mario game.
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