| Product Summary | | Manufacturer: Nintendo Of America | | Format: Nintendo DS | | Mfg Part#: NTRPCLJE | | UPC: 00045496740436 | | Buy.com Sku: 211420453 | | Item#: G27FW4 | | Buy.com Sales Rank: 124 | | See more in RPG | |
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| | | Mario & Luigi Show Their Intestinal Fortitude. In his evil plot to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, Fawful tricks Bowser into eating a magic mushroom. The mushroom causes Bowser to begin inhaling everything around him, including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach! Do the Mario Bros. have the guts to rescue Peach and escape?
Enter the belly of the beast with the Mario Brothers! In his evil plot to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, Fawful tricks Bowser into eating a magic mushroom. The mushroom causes Bowser to begin inhaling everything around him, including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach! Do the Mario Bros. have the guts to rescue Peach and escape?
"If you only buy one game the rest of this year, make sure it's this one." Corbie Dillard, Nintendo Life
"Anyone who loves the Mario characters, RPGs, or even action games should absolutely give Bowser's Inside Story a look." Nintendo Power
| | Features |  | Players Are in Control of Two Separate Storylines. One features Bowser and his efforts to stop an arch-villain from taking over his castle. Meanwhile, inside Bowser, the microbe-sized Mario & Luigi must muscle their way through challenges and keep their nerve if they want to find a way out. They take action to control Bowser from the inside ? but without his knowledge. | | Players Can Switch Between Storylines at Will. What happens inside Bowser affects what he's doing on the outside. Sometimes Mario & Luigi must solve puzzles and challenges behind the scenes to help Bowser overcome various obstacles and advance the plot. | | Players Must Make Well-Timed Button Presses to Enhance Their Performance during battles and challenges. In some battles, Bowser grows so large that players must turn their Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi? system sideways, blow into the microphone or tap on the touch screen with the stylus to keep up with the action. |
| Players are in control of two separate storylines. One features Bowser and his efforts to stop an arch-villain from taking over his castle. | | The microbe-sized Mario & Luigi must muscle their way through challenges and keep their nerve if they want to find a way out. They take action to control Bowser from the inside - but without his knowledge. | | Players can switch between storylines at will. What happens inside Bowser affects what he's doing on the outside. Sometimes Mario & Luigi must solve puzzles and challenges behind the scenes to help Bowser overcome various obstacles and advance the plot. | | Players must make well-timed button presses to enhance their performance during battles and challenges. |
| | Entertainment Reviews |  | Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story for the Nintendo DS Review By: Jason Townsend-Rogers - Blogcritics.org Reviews Published on: 9/20/2009 11:55 AM | | While those experiences required Nintendo’s dynamic duo to think outside the box in order to achieve success, their latest escapade requires them to not only venture out of said box, but into the bowels of their greatest foe. Such is the premise in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story, the third Mario role-playing game released on a portable system. This newest adventure of the brothers Mario proves to be an enjoyable experience thanks to a mix of innovative gameplay, clean graphics and a sharp sense of humor....read the full review |
| | Professional Reviews | GamePro.com 8 of 10
Although he's caused Mario and his friends all kinds of headaches, King Bowser has slowly evolved into one of the most lovable characters in the Nintendo universe. He's lived in Mario's shadow for most of his career but he's finally getting some much deserved time in the spotlight in Bowser's Inside Story, a wacky RPG that centers on the self-centered and willfully stupid monarch...The beauty of Bowser is that he is not burdened with an excessive backstory nor is there an ill-conceived attempt to give him a complex personality. Bowser is a struggling 'everyman' who only wants to get some respect in a frustrating world. Easily tricked and abused by his enemies, it's hard not to feel sorry for him...Your mission in Bowser's Inside Story is to help him stop failing at life, if only by a little bit. In battle you'll help Bowser maul his foes with mighty punches, scorching firebreath, and swarms of his tiny minions. When he fails, Bowser is often helpless until Mario & Luigi-accidentally devoured by Bowser earlier in the game-can do something to help him. They might play a mini-game to give Bowser a burst of strength or use an adrenaline rush to grow him into a lumbering giant...Battle and mini-games in Bowser's Inside Story are all about grueling precision, in stark contrast to the cartoony graphics and goofy plot. Even common enemies demand careful counter-attacking and blocking. Most activities boil down to your ability to press exactly the right button at exactly the right time. These challenges are rewarding if simple. Other bits that involve frenzied button-mashing or stylus-swiping are far less memorable. - Alicia Ashby
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