Date played: December 8th
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 9/10
My girlfriend and I played through the third world. We had already completed the first level easily, but the second kicked our ass. It was an automatically scrolling level filled with dangerous pits, falling blocks, dangerous chain link fences and tons of enemies. While this could have been fairly easy as a single player, it was very difficult with two, as we often got in each other's way.
We were then thrust through a very fun ghost house level. The stars were well hidden and the level was full of little surprises and traps. The cherry on the cake was a fake goal post at the very end. I got a chance to try out Peach in the next level, a super dense area with time limit of 100 seconds. Peach was required to stomp a special switch. It turns out Peach is pretty cool as she can hover a little bit, making jumps a lot easier to complete. She also looks fucking balling in a flower suit.
I then played another Toad level where I was not allowed to jump. These are some of the most interesting levels, even if they're not very challenging yet. They are a bit more puzzle-like than action. There was also a water level, and as expected, it wasn't quite as fun as the others. It seems water levels are never great. Fortunately, I had a canon power up so I destroyed most of the enemies before they were even close to us. Next, we played one of the most exciting levels yet, a super fast, side scrolling Mario Kart themed level, complete with some classic racing music. It really was a joy to play.
The boss level was a hellish ride on Bowser's train, riddled with bullet bills. It was pretty, kind of challenging and again, automatically scrolling. The boss was none other than Wendy, the lone female in the Koopa team, equipped with ninja stars and clones. After we beat her, we thought we could head to the next world but were surprised to find a battle arena of sorts along the way where we fought Hisstocrat, a giant worm wearing fancy clothes, because, of course. On to the next world!
Platform: Wii U
Session fun rating: 9/10
My girlfriend and I played through the third world. We had already completed the first level easily, but the second kicked our ass. It was an automatically scrolling level filled with dangerous pits, falling blocks, dangerous chain link fences and tons of enemies. While this could have been fairly easy as a single player, it was very difficult with two, as we often got in each other's way.
We were then thrust through a very fun ghost house level. The stars were well hidden and the level was full of little surprises and traps. The cherry on the cake was a fake goal post at the very end. I got a chance to try out Peach in the next level, a super dense area with time limit of 100 seconds. Peach was required to stomp a special switch. It turns out Peach is pretty cool as she can hover a little bit, making jumps a lot easier to complete. She also looks fucking balling in a flower suit.
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| The Toad levels are a refreshing distraction |
The boss level was a hellish ride on Bowser's train, riddled with bullet bills. It was pretty, kind of challenging and again, automatically scrolling. The boss was none other than Wendy, the lone female in the Koopa team, equipped with ninja stars and clones. After we beat her, we thought we could head to the next world but were surprised to find a battle arena of sorts along the way where we fought Hisstocrat, a giant worm wearing fancy clothes, because, of course. On to the next world!
