2.5D Platforms

New Super Mario Bros.

 New Super Mario Bros. is a 2.5D platformer released for the Nintendo DS in 2006. It was created to bring the concept of classic Super Mario Bros. games into the 21st century to appeal to the next generation. The plot as the same as a typical Mario game, following Mario's journey as he fights his way through Bowser's henchmen to rescue Princess Peach.

New Super Mario Bros. was a commercial success as it was the first 2D scrolling game to feature Mario since Super Mario Land 2 for the Game Boy in 1992 and received many positive reviews, the only criticism being due to its simplicity and similarity to older games. Released at a cost of £24.99 in the UK, the game sold nearly 31 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling Nintendo DS game of all time, as well as the 10th best-selling game of all time. The game's huge success has led to many sequels, they were released on the Wii in 2009, on the Nintendo 3DS and the Wii U in 2012 and on the Nintendo Switch in 2019.

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Mighty No. 9

Mighty No. 9 is a 2.5D action platformer developed by Comcept, crowdfunded through Kickstarter and published by Deep Silver. It was released in 2016 on many consoles including both the PS3 and PS4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One, Wii U and PC. Mega No. 9 resembles the early Mega Man series in both gameplay and character design, and is considered its spiritual successor.

Mighty No. 9 is currently available at around £20-30, depending on where you buy it from. The PlayStation, Xbox and Windows versions received "mixed or average" reviews while the Wii U version received generally "unfavourable reviews." After the game launched, the Kickstarter backers reportedly received broken codes and mismatched rewards. Due to the game's multiple delays (release was originally scheduled for April 2015 but was pushed back to June 2016), mediocre reception and a range of communication problem, many gamers were disappointed with the final result and were not afraid to show it. Game Informer reviewer Andrew Reiner said that "too much of the content felt recycled, from enemies with shields to weapon designs coming to close to being copied wholesale." To conclude, in comparison to New Super Mario Bros, Mighty No. 9 was a disaster.

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