Mini-Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

 Wii U
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6.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 14 Ratings

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  1. moothemagiccow
    May 5, 2016
    5
    The game is "free" but you need a $15 amiibo to play it. It's almost exactly the same as Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, to the point where it seems like they planned amiibo functionality and then spun it off into this game.
    If you have any amiibo, you can play like ten levels. If you have a Mario character amiibo (like, I had Yoshi) you can play five extra levels. The more    The game is "free" but you need a $15 amiibo to play it. It's almost exactly the same as Mario vs Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, to the point where it seems like they planned amiibo functionality and then spun it off into this game.
    If you have any amiibo, you can play like ten levels. If you have a Mario character amiibo (like, I had Yoshi) you can play five extra levels. The more characters you have, the more levels you can play. The whole game (basics + Yoshi levels) took me about an hour, including the time to get the extras in every level.
    The Yoshi levels were not that different from Tipping Stars. Yoshi can eat enemies, so there are enemies, but they may as well not be there. There is a special kind of Egg Cannon only Yoshi can use, but it didn't present a lot of difficulty.
    It's an oddity, in that it's sort of a demo for Tipping Stars (even has a link to buy the game on the main menu) but it's not actually free. You must press an amiibo to the gamepad to start the game. I'd call it DLC, but most of the levels were introductory.
    If you already own a lot of amiibo, this is a no-brainer. If you don't, I wouldn't bother.    … Expand
  2. multiplat_gamer
    Apr 30, 2016
    5
    Mini-Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge is a Mini-Mario game that requires amiibo figurines to play. First of all, you need one of them to start playing using that character. You basically go the linear path and in the meantime you unlock ten exclusive character worlds using compatible amiibos. Also, each of the compatible amiibo has a special power, but you will only see that power in theMini-Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge is a Mini-Mario game that requires amiibo figurines to play. First of all, you need one of them to start playing using that character. You basically go the linear path and in the meantime you unlock ten exclusive character worlds using compatible amiibos. Also, each of the compatible amiibo has a special power, but you will only see that power in the four-level exclusive world of that particular amiibo. Each amiibo’s main mission is to collect specific cards with their face on them, so you’ll have to replay the same levels with different amiibos to collect them all, which is far from appealing. Once you have enough cards, you will be able to unlock levels in the “special world”. These few levels are the only levels that will be challenging for most players. The rest of the levels are easy, although they combine different gameplay styles that we have seen in the series before. For example, you can put and erase pink blocks like in Mario vs. DK: Minis March Again. There are also new features that create a varied gameplay.

    The soundtrack has some lazy remixes of classic Nintendo themes that will bring back memories of the more experienced players like myself. The visuals are simple and nice. You’ll need to hold the GamePad/3DS console with one hand and the stylus with the other hand, it’s that kind of gameplay.

    If you only have one or two amiibo, this game is a long demo. If you have the ten of them that the game specifically requires, it's a short and easy game, except for a few levels of the special world. If you have many amiibos, the game is an easy recommendation as you don’t have to pay any more. If you are planning to buy amiibos for playing this game, just don’t do it.    … Expand

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  1. Nintendo Life
    May 24, 2016
    70
    It's a fun if not premium experience, with some rather uninspired level designs mixed in with moments of greater quality - for amiibo fans it's well worth a look.
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  2. Cubed3
    May 4, 2016
    80
    Anyone with an amiibo should download this to try it out, especially if he or she enjoys puzzle games and/or Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars.
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  3. Post Arcade (National Post)
    May 3, 2016
    60
    That said, if you’ve already got a shelf full of Amiibo there’s no reason not to at least give Mini Mario & Friends Amiibo Challenge a go. It’ll cost you nothing and requires just a wee bit of space on your Wii U hard drive. No point looking a gift horse in the mouth. However, if you’ve yet to pick up at least a few Amiibo or have shied away from collecting the core Mario characters, this is one free game you can skip without losing much sleep.
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