Nintendo DS - Role Playing
Product Description
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third in the series of Nintendo DS based role play video games staring Mario and Luigi - hence its Japanese title of Mario and Luigi RPG 3. As in the previous two Nintendo DS Role Play Games, Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga and Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time, we switch between characters as we try to unravel the various puzzling mysteries and battle our way to an answer.
Although not unseen on the DS, it is the attention to detail and fleshed out mechanics that make Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story such an interesting proposition.
Although not unseen on the DS, it is the attention to detail and fleshed out mechanics that make Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story such an interesting proposition.
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As Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story gets going, players are soon tapping along with text and visuals to get the gist of the story. A mysterious infection is taking over the Mushroom Kingdom which causes the Toads to inflate to massive proportions. To make matters worse, Mario and Luigi find themselves inhaled by a brainwashed, magically enhanced Bowser. So the scene is set, a double jeopardy scenario of escaping from Bowser and saving the kingdom from infection. Things get more bizarre and amusing from here - with both hilarious and perplexing results.
These battles are essentially the same as the previous Mario and Luigi Nintendo DS adventure games. But here, Bowser is also a playable character. He fights alone, as opposed to the tag-teaming of Mario and Luigi, but is much stronger. Do well enough and, in a nod towards the Nintendo Kirby franchise, he can inhale his enemies. This enables Mario and Luigi - still lurking inside, to get in on the action and fight enemies from within.
It's a lot simpler to play than to explain, and the main thing to understand here is that this is a perfectly pitched miniature version of a Role Play Adventure exclusively for the DS console. Wit and good design shine through the complex story and involved explanations.
I never mean to get into these Mario and Luigi adventures as much as I do. A casual filler for my morning commute is usually my initial plan. However, like the previous titles, I was soon pouring hours of game play into Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story. The combination of the familiar characters, novel ideas and more action oriented platforming hits a real sweet spot. For me, it's the DS equivalent of the Paper Mario series on the Nintendo Wii - a strong idea intelligently updated and scaled for new technology.




