Review Information
Game Reviewed MarioQuest, by Thunder Dragon
Review Author SuperYoshi
Created Jan 11 2005, 3:46 PM

General Commentary and Game Overview
Average game but still very fun. It's a super mario game with an overhead-zelda view. I love that idea, and just wait till you hear the plot, you'd think they were talking about the end times or something. Bowser steals Mario's car, (Mario has a car?), the mushroom soldiers are chased by goombas, Sonic the hedgehog takes over bowser's castle, a lot of odd things happen in this game but in the end it all just somehow works. And it's quite hilarious too.
 
Pros -Overhead Zelda view in a mario game -Shooting fireballs is great fun -Very unique gameplay, music, graphics and overall a unique game and experience. -Should I really talk about the visuals? They're tremendous, eye candy at it's finest. You see Cheep Cheeps hopping about in the first level as you traverse through the treacherous terrain. -Cool maze like levels -some custom artwork -You battle Sonic the Hedgehog instead of Bowser, which is quite odd but it is still a hilarious concept since he is one of Mario's rivals in game fame. I would have thrown in Crash Bandicoot and his dainty little warthog companion, but that's just me.
 
Cons -At times it can be as aggrivating as Mario Minigame Madness, because as far as I remember Mario can't jump. -The bouncing-ball thing doesn't work with enemies, but there are ways to work around this mild hindrance (such as using passwords tee hee). -Umm, Sonic the Hedgehog became a totalitarian dictator and took over Bowser's Castle? Highly unlikely. -Mario's primary (and only) way to fight enemies is with fireballs. -Mushroom soldiers can be defeated. That is just ridiculous and saddistic. -It has some language, beware. How dumb is that?
 
Impressions
Gameplay
7 / 10
It can be redundant at times, but it's a thrill ride of fun overall. Wish he could jump, Mario that is.
 
Graphics
5 / 10
Splendid mario rpg-ish graphics some stuff even custom, like the signs. But NOT a 10/10 at all.
 
Sound
10 / 10
Wonderful music and sounds! It is truly adequate of the Mario series. Anyone will love to hear the music of the first level, the delightful SMB3 music. As for the fireball sound, it is burrowed from the old NES mario brothers games and sounds just like it did before.
 
Replay
2 / 10
One could go insane playing this more than once. You wouldn't want to.
 
Final Words
5 / 10
Average game but kind of fun nevertheless, in a ridiculous way.

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