New Super Mario Bros. 2006

Is it still worth playing?

Nintendo's 2006 platformer for the Nintendo DS, the first of the New Super Mario Bros. games, in which Mario fights through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach. It is seen in 2D, but most characters and objects are 3D polygonal renderings on 2D backgrounds, a 2.5D effect. You can play as Mario or his younger brother Luigi. Moves from 3D Mario games appear in 2D for the first time, such as the ground pound, triple jump and wall jump. There are eight worlds with between eight and twelve levels each, shown on the DS's bottom screen, and a boss to beat before the next world. Six power ups are available, including the Super Mushroom, and you can store an extra one while using another. Each jump still has more choices, with moves from 3D games in a 2D course.