Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Reviewed by Spencer Cargill
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is, in my opinion, the very best Game Boy
game on the shelves. This game has it all. Wonderful game play, nice graphics,
and fun worlds send it soaring to the top. Wario, one of Mario's endless foes,
has seized Mario's castle while our hero was off saving Princess Daisy in Super
Mario Land. 6 Golden Coins are required to open the now dark castles gates, and
Wario has hidden them throughout the surrounding lands, putting them in possession
of now evil bosses, guarded by everything from ants to bullets. Mario must venture
through each world, collecting all 6 of the Golden Coins before he can at last
confront Wario and take his castle back from the clutches of evil!
Graphics 9.2 out of 10
Graphics for this game are awesome: some of the best ever displayed on a Game
Boy screen. The three-dimensional look of the game's characters and enemies
give it a nice feel. Backgrounds don't repeat often, and each enemy and setting
set the mood entirely for their respective world. There are tons of enemies and
bosses, each unique in shape and size. This makes them very fun to knock off the
screen with any of Mario's many attacks. Wonderful! A 9.2 out of 10 for this
game's graphics!
Music and Sound 8.5 out of 10
The music and sound in this game are great. You'll be humming the tunes in your
head for weeks. Each level's music is perfectly set for its level. Creepy, strange
notes are played in a spooky world of ghosts and goblins, while modern,
future-type music is played for the space world, as Mario leaps craters and
dodges stars. You will be pulled into the game by this title's music and sounds,
and you won't want to put it down. Every world is truly a fun experience with
the sound Nintendo has crammed into this game pak. The only element holding it
back is the sometimes annoying beeping nature of a few of the game's worlds.
This game truly deserves its 8.5 out of 10 as far as sound and music go.
Game Challenge 9.1 out of 10
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins is another one of those multi-skill level
games that provides a non-frustrating, yet challenging play. Pressing the Select
button at the screen for game selection puts the game in Easy Mode. This mode
allows players to pass tougher levels if they choose, such as the Space Zone.
(This world took me hours to finish. A true challenge, even in Easy Mode!) Or,
players who seek a tougher game can leave it on hard mode, to strain through
each course, maintaining a perfect game over a long period of time until at last
they approach Wario's castle. By that time, you'll want to bash Wario's face in so
bad, you'll dodge Pihrana Plants and leap lava like never before to get a shot at
that guy!
Game Play-Fun 9.9 out of 10
Amazing. This game delivers fun bosses, enemies, and worlds from all directions,
creative ones, instead of the typical grass, snow, desert, etc. stuff most adventure
games sport. You'll have fun with this game, that's for sure. The levels include a
Turtle Zone, inside a large robotic turtle, where a whale and submarine lurk, along
with a secret level accessed only by the clever players. An oversized, angry octopus
guards this world, daring you to attempt to seize his coin. Another world is the
Tree Zone. Here, you'll have to get past everything from tree frogs to marching
ants to tree sap to make it to the top. If you make it that far, you must do battle
with an angry crow before earning his coin. 4 other worlds include Macro Zone,
Pumpkin Zone, Space Zone, and Mario Zone. While you conquer each world, you
collect coins that allow you to go into a sort of Mario casino where you spend
your coins gambling for lives and power-ups.
Frustration
Some frustration can be found in this game. Some worlds, in both modes, may seem
impossible to conquer. My example in Space Zone is the final level, where players
must guide Mario through narrow openings in star consolations while collecting
power ups in a moving screen. This is extremely difficult, and after you conquer it,
you'll only get to an alien boss who will zap you to a crisp. At the end of the game
comes Wario's Castle. This level proves to break Nintendo's annoying habit of making
the final levels impossible and then the game's final level a cinch. In Super Mario
Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Wario's Castle is very hard, with moving platforms, tough
enemies, and that ever-present lava. This frustrating level, though, is in a way a
quenching level for many Nintendo's player's thirst for a truly worthy final level
for its game.
Replayability 7.2 out of 10
This game can be replayed a few times, with its two modes and secret levels, but
it is not one of the really varying games, where hundreds of secrets, dozens of
routes, and other variations make it possible to replay a game over and over
thousands of times. Even though this game doesn't have wonderful replayability,
the game itself make up for part of this, since it is a reasonably long game.
Game Value 9.6 out of 10
This game is defiantly worth the price. You will search this game for everything
in it, and truly value it far more than the money you'll have to fork down for it.
For any serious Game Boy player, this is a must have for any price.
Overall 9.9 out of 10
Super Mario 2: 6 Golden Coins is a great games. Don't miss it, Nintendo fans: you'll
be glad you didn't. This game alone makes Game Boy worthwhile. Trust me, you will
not be disappointed in Mario's adventure to collect the 6 Golden Coins and claim his
castle once and for all.