Mario Is Missing!
Reviewed by David Guzman
Well, what can I say! This is the first of a few Mario
titles for the Super Nintendo. As far as other reviews go, this
game is as exciting as fishing for salmon in a mud puddle. In my
opinion, the game is not the worst but it is a bit bland. It is
just very different. In fact, it was fun at times, even funny. But,
I sometimes agree with the other reviewers because of the fact
of the game being a bit boring. The object is sort of simple.
Bowser has stolen precious artifacts in famous cities all over
the world. You play as Luigi (Finally!) and you warp to a random
city via a pipe (What else?). When you arrive, you have to figure
out which city you are in by talking to people (They will give you
clues.). When you are positive on what city you're in, you call
Yoshi and you take him to the city on a map similar to the ones
on Super Mario World. Then you ride him. You're supposed to go
all over the town and stomp on Koopas that do not hurt you.
They're either duds, or they blow up (It looks cool!) and you
pick up a little artifact. You go around and destroy all the
Koopas in the city and get all the artifacts. When you get all
3, you have to go to one of the 3 artifact centers in the city.
You have to talk to Daisy (I'm pretty sure that's her) and she'll
ask you questions. If you answer them all right, she'll be
determined that you have the right artifact. Go to all 3,
answer the questions, return the artifacts, and you win. Then
you have to go to a different city and do the same thing. After
you complete all the warps in a room, a Koopa Kid will pop out.
It's pretty stupid. The Koopa Kid cannot hurt you. In fact, it'll
go through you. All you have to do is stomp on him. Yippee!
What a challenge! Then you go to another room and do the
same thing! Kind of repetitive.
Graphics 5 out of 10
The sprites all look identical to the ones on Super Mario
World. Luigi looks exactly like Mario in green, like usual.
The buildings in the back look dumb. Anybody can draw them
on Microsoft Paint! The Koopas are the same, but a little
pale. Anybody who goes through the lectures from Bowser
is bound to look a LITTLE pale. They're OK, but it could have
been a lot better. That's what you get from letting another
team make Mario games, Nintendo!!!
Music and Sound 4 out of 10
Puh! I kind of forgot how the music sounds. It was either Super
Mario World tunes or some dainty elevator music in the
background. The sounds were pretty bland. I howled with
laughter when Luigi would try to cross a blocked street! What
a wimpy car horn! The sound of an exploding Koopa with an
artifact was cool, though. Sound could have been a lot better.
Where's Koji Kondo? Sheesh.
Game Challenge 2 out of 10
The scenario: Get artifacts, answer questions, never get hurt,
never die. Unless you're a complete stupid idiot, the game is
prettttty easy. I just don't understand. No life meter! No
number of guys left!
Game Play-Fun 6 out of 10
It's kind of fun, I guess, learning something, warping, talking
to really disturbed people on the streets. It's nothing like
a real Mario game. But, I guess, change is good. That Daisy
is such a brat! If you get too many questions wrong she gets
all mad! And you can't just go back and try again. She's "too
busy!" I guess it's kind of funny at times.
Frustration
Not much frustration. Ah, the frustrating parts are when
you don't know where to take Yoshi! When the Koopas move
away from you on the map! Jeez!
Replayability 1 out of 10
It's simple. What's the use of playing the game again if you
know the answers to all the questions? That's not a thing
the game makers had in mind when they made this game.
They should have made you do more stuff to win.
Game Value 3 out of 10
It's a good rental game. It's not a good game to buy. Don't
buy it, just rent it. Buying it will bore you too much. It's
good to rent a game, beat it, and not worry about renting it again.
Overall 4 out of 10
Hmm...overall, Mario Is Missing is a simple, dull game. If
you like RPGs with all text and no gameplay, try this one.
Yes, I know it's not an RPG. It reminds me of one.