Super Mario War
Encyclopedia
Super Mario War is a freeware
platform-adventure video game released on December 16, 2006 for PC. The game centers on players fighting each other by one player jumping on the other player's head, or by making use of items which can be picked up during gameplay.
series, some from the Sonic series and even some from the Kirby
series. However the various characters only vary in appearance - they all have the same abilities which can be upgraded by picking up special objects.
Reviewer Justin Pot for Makeuseof
also advises the program is suitable for multi-player gaming, suggesting that its simplicity makes it suitable even for non gamers. Pot says the game will apeal to those who enjoy playing "old-school ROMs" .
Florian Eckhardt for Kotaku called the game "pretty neat", also noting that many players have created extra maps for the game with the inbuilt leveleditor.
Freeware
Freeware is computer software that is available for use at no cost or for an optional fee, but usually with one or more restricted usage rights. Freeware is in contrast to commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but might be distributed for a business or commercial purpose in the...
platform-adventure video game released on December 16, 2006 for PC. The game centers on players fighting each other by one player jumping on the other player's head, or by making use of items which can be picked up during gameplay.
Gameplay
The main Single-player feature is called "World" where the player dukes it out with a random character controlled by a CPU on any of the levels. Super Mario War's "World" resembles that of Super Mario Bros 3's overview world. Although the game has many game modes, the main Multiplayer mode is "Classic" where 2-4 players duke it out on any arena of their choosing and use various items to try and kill each other with the last one standing being declared the winner of the match. Other game modes include "GetTheChicken" and "Domination". The game has a variety of characters to chose from (even allowing the player to make his own character simply by copying the folder of another and changing its sprites and name) including characters from the MarioMario (series)
The video game series, alternatively called the series or simply the series, is a series of highly popular and critically acclaimed video games by Nintendo, featuring Nintendo's mascot Mario and, in many games, his brother Luigi. Gameplay in the series often centers around jumping on and...
series, some from the Sonic series and even some from the Kirby
Kirby (series)
The series is a fantasy video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo, and produced by Nintendo. The gameplay of a majority of the games in the series consists mainly of action, platform and puzzle-solving elements...
series. However the various characters only vary in appearance - they all have the same abilities which can be upgraded by picking up special objects.
Reception
Silicona recommends PC owners to play Super Mario War with friends.Reviewer Justin Pot for Makeuseof
Makeuseof
MakeUseOf is a British-based technology & internet apps blog founded by Aibek Esengulov and Kaly Mochoev. The website's primary focus is software, web applications, and useful technology tips, but they have also recently started covering news and gadgets as well...
also advises the program is suitable for multi-player gaming, suggesting that its simplicity makes it suitable even for non gamers. Pot says the game will apeal to those who enjoy playing "old-school ROMs" .
Florian Eckhardt for Kotaku called the game "pretty neat", also noting that many players have created extra maps for the game with the inbuilt leveleditor.