Presentation:
Nintendo has been getting less fun over these years. Changing their red logo to gray, when they named their new handheld console they just added a 3 at the beginning. But this game still doesn't make up for it. The boxart is not that exciting looking. But WHO cares. The game itself has a lot of worlds. SPOILER WARNING AHEAD, there are eight regular worlds and eight special worlds, so that means there's sixteen worlds all together. I think this game is good in terms of presentation, I give this a 90.
Sound:
The soundtrack is...weak. There aren't those tracks that you're going to remember forever, I would have preferred a orchestrated soundtrack. But I know the 3DS has less capabilities than the Wii. But how come I can put the Super Mario Galaxy music on my 3DS sound and it sounds perfect. I guess I shouldn't expect that as this game is a handheld game. But I still like some of the tracks. I give this a 77.
Graphics:
Absolutely beautiful. I think the 3D is cool. Even though I don't use it very much because it hurts my eyes. But without the 3D the game is still beautiful and colorful. The character models are absolutely marvelous and the backgrounds are also cool too. I give this a 95.
Gameplay:
The gameplay is better than Super Mario 64 but worse than Super Mario Galaxy. The gameplay is a mix of Super Mario Galaxy, Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario 64. They even brought back a power-up from Mario 3, the tanooki suit. Which I really liked. The game also controls perfectly. The game is played like a regular 3D Mario platformer like Super Mario Galaxy. I give this a 96.
Lasting Appeal:
I changed the title of this subject because I didn't like preservation. The game will last you for a long time. There are Star Medals which you can collect and using those Star Medals you can unlock new stages, and it gives you something to brag about. And the levels are also fun to replay, I give this a 95.
Overall:
The game is fantastic and has lots of reply value and great gameplay. So it gets a...90!
