Did anyone watch the video? He spends more time bashing the game than complementing - in fact, every good point is countered with something they did "wrong." It's kind of strange listening to this with the cheerful music in the background. He sounds pretty disappointed for a game worth 8.9.
I don't think online is necessary for a game like this. This isn't Brawl (which definitely needs better online, btw). Sure, it would have been nothing but a plus, however...
I think games like Modern Warfare aren't shit on enough for local multiplayer. Where's the split screen campaign? The split screen (edit)online multiplayer? Why not dock points for stuff like this, since Halo showed it can clearly be done? To me, this is far more important than tacking online in a 2D Mario game, yet I don't see reviewers docking points for it.
