Review Information
Game Reviewed Super Mario Epic 2, by Jeff Silvers
Review Author Eno the Red Guy
Created Sep 30 2004, 3:29 PM

General Commentary and Game Overview
This is a game that has recieved many good reviews from people, and this review will probably be no exception. I'll start by saying that this game is, however instantly superior to the first, only let down by it's lack of a good engine.
 
Pros -Lots of levels. -Large amount of replay value. -Interesting levels, such as the ghost house. -Well used graphics.
 
Cons -Normal TGF platform movement makes things a bit annoying. -Fireballs shoot straight forward instead of bounce.
 
Impressions
Gameplay
8 / 10
Great, great, great. There's lots of enemies and level themes that give this game a really good edge. I haven't really seen many, if any, fangames that actually have ghost houses like in SMW like this one does. And with the "A" coins to collect on each level it really gives you quite a lot to do. This is all let down, however, by the fact that there is no static engine, and it uses TGF's own platform movement engine. This can cause some annoyances, and really lets the game down slightly. The game is still very enjoyable, but would've been even better if not for the little bugs that come with using the built-in movement engine.
 
Graphics
9 / 10
Well, it uses mostly Yoshi's Island, SMW and SMB3 from SMB Allstars graphics, and I have to say they are used perfectly. The backgrounds are beatiful and there are also custom backgrounds in there made by Duckboy, if my memory serves me... And the effects are very good too. Sure, it uses sprites you may have seen a thousand times, but when utilised like this, who cares?
 
Sound
8 / 10
Not really much you can say about sounds. Well placed music and fittinf SFX makes this fine, but I always have a problem with Mario's "Let's-a go!" at the beginning of a level, as sometimes it's really fast and high-pitched.
 
Replay
7 / 10
If you don't collect all the "A" coins on your first run, you'll wanna go back and do it. Not much else, but that is a quite difficult task. And the game is so fun you might want to start it up and have another game of it after you finish it.
 
Final Words
8 / 10
A very good game, and I strongly advise you give it a try. Unless you're a static engine enthusiast, you'll love this.

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