Super Mario Run is finally available for smartphones. Nintendo recently launched the game on iOS and it crossed 40 million downloads in just four days after the launch, thanks to the countless eager Mario fans who'd been waiting for the game's launchSuper Mario Run is expected soon on Android devices too, but we couldn't wait for that. We just had to play the game to see how it is. So we spent some time doing just that, and here's what we think of the game.
The storyline itself isn't new. There's turbulence in the Mushroom Kingdom again, Princess Peach is under threat and once again, her old hero Mario has to rescue her from the antagonist - Bowser.
The game can be easily played in portrait mode with just one hand.
When you first launch the game, it takes you through a tutorial and then you are ready to start with it. Mario runs himself in the game and also crosses small hurdles. All you have to do is control his jumps and collect coins.
Mario jumps each time you tap on the screen. And if you want a longer jump, just tap and hold the phone's display for a longer time.
If you have played games like Temple Run, Super Mario Run will be easy because the basic concept of the game is pretty much the same. The character runs in a setting full of hurdles and you have to make it jump and keep it from falling. Also, you collect coins as you run. But only the concept is similar, the experience of playing both the games is entirely different.
For a game that can be played with just a thumb, Super Mario Run comes with a lot of innovative moves. Mario climbs over ledges and moves past various other obstacles that stop him from going ahead on his own.
We just had to make sure he jumps at the right time, collects as many coins as he can and doesn't get bit by Goombas on the way.
The game has 24 levels in total, but you have to pay to play past the third one. We played the first three levels and found the game to be pretty smooth and addictive.
Each level has a different theme, just like the good old Mario games and each level comes with five Pink coins. Once you have collected those and play that level again, there are five purple coins, which are much harder to get.
And that is one thing that we really liked in the game. The same level can be played time and again, but it gets harder over time.
Apart from World Tour, you can also play Toad Rally in Super Mario Run.
In Toad Rally, you choose an opponent and compete with him on a particular level. Basically, it is a recorded performance of another player that we are competing against, but nevertheless, we enjoyed Toad Rally quite a lot.
It is also worth mentioning that you can use the currency you have collected to make your own customized Mushroom Kingdom. You can decorate it as per your wishes using the coins collected by Mario.
However, a major downside is that you can't play the game without Wi-Fi. The game also takes very long to download content, so one has to be really patient with it.
Verdict
We liked Super Mario Run, but it isn't anything we haven't seen before. As we mentioned earlier, the concept is pretty similar to games like Temple Run and Subway Surfers, so we didn't anything new about it. Also, there are two major downsides to the game - most of it is paid and it doesn't work without Wi-Fi.
But on the brighter side, the game is pretty smooth. We didn't encounter any lags while playing it. We also loved the fact that each level is designed in a way that it can be replayed time and again.
To conclude, we'll say that the game does take us back to the time when we played Mario during our childhood days. It is great to see Mushroom Kingdom again with a familiar theme and story. We also like the innovations and tweaks that the game has, but feel it could've been better.
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