Gaming Super Princess Peach

[BlueYoshi]

[color=darkred]My sister bought this game about a week ago, only because she's obsessed with Princess Peach and her innocent, pretty in pink image. However, if you're willing to put all of that off and just play the game, it isn't that bad.

When I played through the first couple of levels, I thought that I was in for just another Mario-themed platformer, but as you progress, you'll realise that the game has its own blend. The Vibe Panels aren't one hundred percent original for a platformer as such as Super Princess Peach, but they certainly direct the gameplay in a further direction from that as your typical platformer, since they enable more opportunities for the player to explore certain areas and look for hidden items. The exploration factor isn't great, but then again, I was never expecting it to be.

Unlike the Mario games, there is the option of buying items at a store with the coins you've collected from previous levels, which is accessed through the overworld map. There isn't anything spectacular in the shops, just things like soundtracks and mini-games, but the main focus is on the different abilities available, like the Floatbrella, which lets you float, or the Chargebrella, which lets you project long range attacks. I think that the option to increase your life gauge is a bit meaningless, because it's just so hard to die, but on the other hand, increasing your Vibe Meter is vital, because boss battles are completely dependent on the Vibe Panels.

Whilst the game can be fun to play as a simple side scrolling platformer, you will at certain points need to switch between the buttons and the stylus to access the Vibe Panels, which is a real pain. For example, there were times where I had to jump, and then use the Joy Vibe to reach a high platform. There isn't enough to time to make the switch between the buttons and the stylus, so I had to use my thumb to push the Panel because it's a lot quicker, and I'm against anything other than my stylus touching the touch screen in any way or form.

There are some pretty cool touches to the game, though. There are loads of familiar faces amongst enemies that span from Super Mario Bros. 2 all the way to Super Mario Sunshine. I was well surprised to have to fight [spoiler]Petey Piranha and Gooper Blooper[/spoiler] again, even if you had to beat them through the same means.

Overall, the game is quite fun. It's not awesome, but it'll hold out until I manage to scrape enough cash together to buy New Super Mario Bros.. Anyway, I'll stop before this gets any longer than it already is, heh. Has anyone else played this?[/color]

[Ellerby]

[color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]I haven't tried it but I do want to at some point.

It doesn't exactly look that promising. It's got [i]Princess Peach[/i] as the main character. I always hate it when I'm forced to play as her (one thing I'll hate about Super Paper Mario).

But if you say it's decent, then I may rent it. The only thing stopping me from going to the local video store is that I'm afriad of looking like a [strike]total loser[/strike] total loser.

[quote name='Bombu']My sister bought this game about a week ago[/quote]A likely story. ;)[/FONT][/COLOR]

[BlueYoshi]

[quote name='White][color=#555555][FONT=Tahoma]A likely story. ;)[/FONT'][/COLOR][/quote]

[color=darkred]Heh, I even took her to the shop with me so I wouldn't look like a fool. :catgirl:

Regardless of Peach being the main character, I'd say that if you like games such as Megaman, then at least give it a shot. The game is orientated mostly around using abilities and the Vibes to get through levels, rather than it being a platformer true to the Mario series, which is different, but fine.[/color]

[Semjaza]

I wanted to love this game. I really did. For quite a long time I thought it would be interesting if Zelda or Peach got their own titles and for one of them that day finally came. I thought the whole emotional outburst idea was intriguing, even if you have to wonder why they only thought of it for a game featuring a female character...

But beyond that I just kind of found myself bored. The powers were fun to play around with and they were well utilized most of the time, but I don't know. It wasn't challenging and the level layouts were just kind of uninteresting. Even the little bonus stuff you find along the way was stuck right in your path most of the time, killing off most of the need for further exploration.

It's certainly not bad, but I can say I'm glad I rented it on Gamefly instead of spending the full $35.

[Charles]

[quote name='Generic NPC #3']I wanted to love this game. I really did. For quite a long time I thought it would be interesting if Zelda or Peach got their own titles and for one of them that day finally came. I thought the whole emotional outburst idea was intriguing, even if you have to wonder why they only thought of it for a game featuring a female character..[/quote]

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