he’d literally spend his entire savings as soon as he earned 100 coins...the Mushroom

他只要賺到100個幣，就會真的花光所有的積蓄......菇涼們

Kingdom’s potbellied paragon of platforming has finally learned a lesson about financial

王國的大肚典範平臺終於上了一堂金融課。

responsibility. A coin saved is freaking 20,000 earned in

責任。省下的一個硬幣是嚇人的2萬賺到的。

New Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo 3DS.

任天堂3DS的《新超級馬里奧兄弟2》。

Evidently, the Mushroom Kingdom has discovered capitalism.

顯然，蘑菇王國已經發現了資本主義。

Released to the 3DS just a few weeks ago, New Super Mario Bros. 2 is—addition be damned—the

幾周前在3DS上發佈的《新超級馬里奧兄弟2》是--該死的追加--的。

third New Super Mario Bros. release, following up 2009’s New Super Mario Bros. Wii and

繼2009年的《新超級馬里奧兄弟》Wii和《新超級馬里奧兄弟》Wii之後，第三款《新超級馬里奧兄弟》發行。

the original DS release from 2006. Frankly, to say there’s much difference between them

2006年的DS原版。坦率地說，如果說它們之間的差別很大的話

would be untrue—they’re all built from the same timeless gameplay. But in a relative

會是不真實的--它們都是由同一個永恆的遊戲玩法建立起來的。但相對而言

sense, this one does feel distinct among the three.

感，這個確實感覺在三者中很有特色。

In fact, it might be one of the most distinct 2D Mario games ever.

事實上，它可能是有史以來最獨特的2D馬里奧遊戲之一。

Now, why is that? Well, it has less to do with the gameplay than how players are encouraged

現在，為什麼會這樣呢？這和遊戲的玩法沒有太大關係，而是如何鼓勵玩家

to approach it. New Super Mario Bros. 2 is the same kind of creative, precise platformer

來接近它。新超級馬里奧兄弟2》是一款同樣具有創意的精準平臺遊戲。

you’re expecting...but you might find yourself playing it a little differently than you played

但你可能會發現自己的演奏方式和你的演奏方式有點不同。

Mario’s prior games.

馬里奧之前的遊戲。

Slower, maybe more deliberate...certainly greedier.

慢一點，也許更慎重......當然更貪婪。

And that’s because New Super Mario Bros. 2 is all about the coins. And yes, they’ve

這是因為《新超級馬里奧兄弟2》就是為了錢幣。是的，他們已經

always played a huge role in Super Mario games...but never to this degree. The game is really designed

一直在超級馬里奧遊戲中扮演著巨大的角色......但從來沒有達到這種程度。遊戲的設計真的是

for maximum looting. You can collect hundreds and hundreds, even thousands of coins in a

為最大限度的掠奪。你可以收集數百，數百，甚至數千枚硬幣，在一個。

single level. And the game makes sure your total is always prominently displayed on the

單一關卡。而且遊戲確保你的總成績總是在顯著位置顯示在

map.

圖。

What this does is change the traditional left-to-right focus of the gameplay. Mario is concerned

這樣做的目的是改變傳統的從左到右的遊戲重點。馬里奧關注的是

not only with reaching the flagpole, as usual...but with filling his wallet, as well. Old strategies

不僅僅是與到達旗杆，照舊......還與裝滿他的錢包。老策略

you’ve relied on for decades get tweaked a little when you see a string of precious

當你看到一串珍貴的東西時，你幾十年來所依賴的東西就會被調整一下

coins just out of reach. Mario basically becomes Golem.

幣只是遙不可及。馬里奧基本上成了傀儡。

Only fatter. And with a mustache.

只是更胖。還留著小鬍子

To go along with his newfound greed, Mario naturally finds some new flora to suit the

為了配合他的新發現的貪婪，馬里奧自然發現了一些新的植物群，以滿足他的需求。

occasion. The shiny Coin Flower turns Mario into Midas—everything he touches turns into

場合。閃閃發光的硬幣花讓馬里奧變成了邁達斯--他所接觸到的一切都變成了他自己。

shimmering gold. So in the same way Super Mario World fundamentally changed things by

閃閃發光的金色。所以，同樣的，《超級馬里奧世界》從根本上改變了一切，由

giving Mario a dinosaur to ride, New Super Mario Bros. 2 also adds an interesting new

讓馬里奧騎著恐龍，《新超級馬里奧兄弟2》還增加了一個有趣的新內容。

element to that time-honored, razor-sharp platforming.

元素，為那久經沙場的銳利平臺。

But of course, the primary difference is that...while coin hunting is built into the design, it’s

但當然，最主要的區別是......雖然獵幣的設計是內置的，但它的。

not to the extent that Yoshi was. And that’s where the game falters a little. It has this

沒有達到小優的程度。而這也是遊戲的一點瑕疵。它有這個

interesting focus on coins, it even brings back the Raccoon Leaf...but the design never

有趣的焦點在硬幣上，它甚至帶來了浣熊葉......但設計從來沒有

really exploits those concepts as much as it could. I really think these things could’ve

真的儘可能地利用這些概念。我真的覺得這些東西本來可以

been taken further, but like New Super Mario Bros. Wii, this one also plays it safe.

被進一步，但像《新超級馬里奧兄弟》Wii一樣，本作也很安全。

But you know, when the game is this good, it’s tough to complain. New Super Mario

但你知道，當遊戲這麼好的時候，很難抱怨。新超級馬里奧

Bros. 2 isn’t the technical showpiece or platforming-defining release Super Mario 3D

兄弟2》不是技術上的大作，也不是平臺上的定義版《超級馬里奧3D》。

Land was, but it doesn’t need to be. It’s incredible how sharp it controls, how fun

陸是，但不需要。難以置信的是，它的控制是多麼的犀利，多麼的有趣。

its levels are...how 30 years later, Mario is still the platforming champion.

其水準是......如何30年後，馬里奧仍然是平臺冠軍。

Only this time, he’s not afraid to wear

只是這一次，他不怕穿的是

the gold.

的黃金。