New Super Mario Bros. U shares the title of "Signature Wii U" game with Nintendo Land as both were not only launch titles but defined the Wii U.
The story for New Super Mario Bros. U is Princess Peach is abducted by Bowser and Mario must rescue her. It is not an easy journey though as Mario, Luigi, and two toads must travel through several lands and defeat each Koopling. As Mario progresses, Peach Castle is renovated to evil Koopa status with Princess Peach being taken prisoner.
Gameplay consists of the kind of classic gameplay from previous games only some power-ups exist while others have been stored away. Mario must of course jump on enemies to kill them but if he gets hit by one, he will lose one upgrade level and die should he get hit as the little guy. Level 1 Mario consists of little Mario while Level 2 is big Mario, and level 3 is upgraded Mario either with Flying Suit, Fire, or Ice suits for example. On some levels you can use Yoshi but will run away should you be hit but you yourself will not lose any upgrades. What this game had going for it was the variety of enemies and that they can't all be eliminated by hopping on them. The skeleton turtles for example must be frozen and super stomped on to break them into unrecognizable pieces. Levels get harder and harder and some levels can hit you by surprise. Make no mistake on this as you can't save your game every level. You can however do a quick save which will then redirect you to the menu but could only be used once. This could be a problem should you be playing your game and suddenly power goes out. However, there are interval levels such as defeating a boss where you permanently save your game. For single player you play as Mario and can use either the Wii U Gamepad or Wii Remote. For Multiplayer, you play as Mario, Luigi, and two other Toads depending on players while having a 5th player use Wii U Gamepad for blocks to help out the team. You can only use Wii Remotes for multiplayer and no use of the Wii U Pro Controller, which is a bummer.
Graphics here are amazing and even more so than if this were for the Wii. The Wii U truly is a Big Leap Forward from the almost retired Wii. You can see that a Nintendo Game has never looked so good like this. Wii U graphics are phenomenal, though not as phenomenal as Playstation 4, Xbox 720, and Steambox. New Super Mario Bros. U also has awesome sounds and music for different environments. Mario and Luigi voices sound normal. Sound effects fit in with the actions.
Final rating for this game receives a 90/100
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