Mario & Luigi: Bowsers Inside Story
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Description
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, released in Japan as Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!, is a role-playing video game released for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console in Japan on February 11, 2009. Its previous installments are Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga. It was first revealed at an October 2, 2008 press conference by Nintendo. As a part of the Mario & Luigi series, the game includes new features such as mini-games and the ability to play as Bowser and use his own unique battle system, which allows players to hold the DS sideways and use the touchscreen and microphone to perform special moves. More details about the game were revealed at E3 2009, including the game's official English title and that it would be released in North America and Europe in the Fall of 2009.
Synopsis
A mysterious plague called "The Blorbs" is taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. The unknown virus causes the Toads to inflate to many times their normal size and roll around uncontrollably. Humans like Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach are not affected by the Blorbs disease. A council including the Mario brothers is called to discuss what can be done about the infectious virus. At this time, Bowser enters Peach's castle and tries to kidnap her by force, but Mario fights Bowser to protect the princess.
After his inevitable defeat, Bowser wakes up in a mystic forest, where a mysterious figure offers a Lucky Mushroom to him. Upon eating the mushroom, he unknowingly gains the ability to inhale objects and minimize people into his stomach, and the mysterious figure is revealed as Fawful, a villain from previous installments in the series. Fawful brain-washes Bowser and sends him to Peach's castle, where he swallows all the Mushroom Kingdom council members; Fawful then takes over Mushroom Castle.
When Bowser awakens, he proceeds to chase Fawful in an attempt to reclaim his castle. Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi must work alongside Bowser from within his body in order for them to find a way out and defeat Fawful.
Gameplay
The game switches between three characters. Mario and Luigi are found together inside Bowser for the first part of the game, exploring a 3-D platform-style environment. However, battles are still turn based, and are initiated by touching enemies. Bowser explores the Mushroom Kingdom in a 3/4 overhead-view world, much like previous Mario & Luigi games. After a certain point in the game, Mario & Luigi can go outside of Bowser's body to explore the overworld as well. They can then use pipes to return to the inside of Bowser's body.
The battle system from the previous two Mario & Luigi games has been brought back for this installment. In addition to Mario and Luigi, Bowser is a playable character as well. Bowser's battle system is like Mario and Luigi's, but with a few minor differences—Bowser fights alone, but is much stronger than the Mario Brothers, and after a certain point, Bowser gains the ability to consciously inhale his enemies, enabling Mario and Luigi to fight the enemy inside Bowser.
Bros. Points (BP) have been brought back from the first game in the series, only this time, they are called Skill Points (SP) because of Bowser's playability. In this installment of the series, items are acquired by collecting 10 "Attack Parts". Upon collecting all 10 parts of an item, the player may use the complete item repeatedly, but using it will require a certain amount of Skill Points. Bowser can also gain special attacks by freeing his armies or collecting cat-like blocks. Bowser's attacks use the touch screen.
There is also a new ranking system feature, where players earn rank as they level up. Earning ranks will allow Mario, Luigi, or Bowser to equip more items, buy more equipment, and possibly earn a new item.There is five ranks from mushroom to star.
The badge system has also changed. Instead of badges that grant certain skills, badges are now used to get bonuses whenever you get a "good", "great", or "excellent" during an attack on an enemy. Such incentives may include Health or Skill points recovery, or attack power increase.
Various minigames have been added to the main story, unlike the previous game (which featured only one). The new minigames include the "arm power-up", where Mario and Luigi hit spark-like items to strengthen Bowser's arms; the "leg power-up", where Mario and Luigi stomp on leg muscle to strengthen Bowser's legs; and the stomach digestion, where Mario and Luigi digest the food that Bowser eats. One minigame increases Bowser's size up to a giant, which allows the player to enter a new battle system where the DS is held open like a book, and attacks utilize the stylus and microphone instead of the A, X, B, or Y buttons (blowing through the microphone makes Bowser breathe fire, for example).
Release Date
September 14, 2009
Platform
DS
I've loved the Mario&Luigi RPG saga games and I'm gonna definitely get this one for my collection. I like the minigame fight with Bowser. I plan to get this when it comes out.
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, released in Japan as Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!, is a role-playing video game released for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console in Japan on February 11, 2009. Its previous installments are Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time and Mario and Luigi: Superstar Saga. It was first revealed at an October 2, 2008 press conference by Nintendo. As a part of the Mario & Luigi series, the game includes new features such as mini-games and the ability to play as Bowser and use his own unique battle system, which allows players to hold the DS sideways and use the touchscreen and microphone to perform special moves. More details about the game were revealed at E3 2009, including the game's official English title and that it would be released in North America and Europe in the Fall of 2009.
Synopsis
A mysterious plague called "The Blorbs" is taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. The unknown virus causes the Toads to inflate to many times their normal size and roll around uncontrollably. Humans like Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach are not affected by the Blorbs disease. A council including the Mario brothers is called to discuss what can be done about the infectious virus. At this time, Bowser enters Peach's castle and tries to kidnap her by force, but Mario fights Bowser to protect the princess.
After his inevitable defeat, Bowser wakes up in a mystic forest, where a mysterious figure offers a Lucky Mushroom to him. Upon eating the mushroom, he unknowingly gains the ability to inhale objects and minimize people into his stomach, and the mysterious figure is revealed as Fawful, a villain from previous installments in the series. Fawful brain-washes Bowser and sends him to Peach's castle, where he swallows all the Mushroom Kingdom council members; Fawful then takes over Mushroom Castle.
When Bowser awakens, he proceeds to chase Fawful in an attempt to reclaim his castle. Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi must work alongside Bowser from within his body in order for them to find a way out and defeat Fawful.
Gameplay
The game switches between three characters. Mario and Luigi are found together inside Bowser for the first part of the game, exploring a 3-D platform-style environment. However, battles are still turn based, and are initiated by touching enemies. Bowser explores the Mushroom Kingdom in a 3/4 overhead-view world, much like previous Mario & Luigi games. After a certain point in the game, Mario & Luigi can go outside of Bowser's body to explore the overworld as well. They can then use pipes to return to the inside of Bowser's body.
The battle system from the previous two Mario & Luigi games has been brought back for this installment. In addition to Mario and Luigi, Bowser is a playable character as well. Bowser's battle system is like Mario and Luigi's, but with a few minor differences—Bowser fights alone, but is much stronger than the Mario Brothers, and after a certain point, Bowser gains the ability to consciously inhale his enemies, enabling Mario and Luigi to fight the enemy inside Bowser.
Bros. Points (BP) have been brought back from the first game in the series, only this time, they are called Skill Points (SP) because of Bowser's playability. In this installment of the series, items are acquired by collecting 10 "Attack Parts". Upon collecting all 10 parts of an item, the player may use the complete item repeatedly, but using it will require a certain amount of Skill Points. Bowser can also gain special attacks by freeing his armies or collecting cat-like blocks. Bowser's attacks use the touch screen.
There is also a new ranking system feature, where players earn rank as they level up. Earning ranks will allow Mario, Luigi, or Bowser to equip more items, buy more equipment, and possibly earn a new item.There is five ranks from mushroom to star.
The badge system has also changed. Instead of badges that grant certain skills, badges are now used to get bonuses whenever you get a "good", "great", or "excellent" during an attack on an enemy. Such incentives may include Health or Skill points recovery, or attack power increase.
Various minigames have been added to the main story, unlike the previous game (which featured only one). The new minigames include the "arm power-up", where Mario and Luigi hit spark-like items to strengthen Bowser's arms; the "leg power-up", where Mario and Luigi stomp on leg muscle to strengthen Bowser's legs; and the stomach digestion, where Mario and Luigi digest the food that Bowser eats. One minigame increases Bowser's size up to a giant, which allows the player to enter a new battle system where the DS is held open like a book, and attacks utilize the stylus and microphone instead of the A, X, B, or Y buttons (blowing through the microphone makes Bowser breathe fire, for example).
Release Date
September 14, 2009
Platform
DS
I've loved the Mario&Luigi RPG saga games and I'm gonna definitely get this one for my collection. I like the minigame fight with Bowser. I plan to get this when it comes out.