Okay, I just got the game today. The game is graphicaly impressive, making the SM64DS seem somewhat inferior. The storyline and plot are the same thing, however: Mario and Peach are walking, bad things happen, Peach is captured, "Oh my, how could this have happened?!" Indeed, it is annoying, as well as the presence of Bowser Jr. Yet the new abilities Mario posseses, along with the new landscapes and powers lets the player forget all of that. (I love the blue shell Mario.) Multiplayer is fun, but nothing you couldn't have gotten playing SM64DS. Sound is cool, with Mario's classic "whoops and whahs" along with brand new tunes, which I find myself humming right now. Gameplay is limited to going through levels and kicking butt, but it's what you'd excpect from a "remake" of the old version. Overall, I love it.
Gameplay: 7/10
Plot: 2/10
Graphics: 10/10
Multiplayer: 7/10
Sound: 8/10
Overall: 8/10
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