Super Mario Maker 2 Review: 6 Ups & 3 Downs

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6. There Is A Story Mode

The first Super Mario Maker seemed to just come out of nowhere, but was a welcome surprise. For the first time (legally) the keys to the Mushroom Kingdom were in the hands of the people and not just Nintendo's designers. However, getting a new entry in the series and not including some kind of story mode, just felt, well, wrong.

The story mode itself isn’t all that complicated, though it is refreshing; this time, the castle needs rebuilding instead of the Princess needing saving.

Playing a number of in-house created levels instead of users' ones is actually a really good way to start off, rather than going in blind. In fact, you could say the story mode is a stealth tutorial for players. And as an added bonus, completing the story will net plays some bonuses for Maker Mode.