Its a good game It deserves some kind of award. But there are some other games which would deserve it too. But this forward function is a mistake. If someone is not able to beat the game he shouldnt have the possibility to forward it. Its just redicolous. I was a Kid and I played Super Mario World and I always tried certain passages again and again but in the end I beat it and after a while I was so good that I knew everything from the game without the Internet or Magazines.
NSMBWII is definetly NOT the best Mario Game its just not the best game. And Super Mario World was a game 19 years ago which attracted non players too. This was the only game I can think of we played together as a family. So thats nothing new 2D Mario had ALWAYS this appeal.
For me the best Marios are still Super Mario Allstars (including all Bros PLUS the Japanese version of Super mario bros aka the Lost Levels) Mario World and Mario Land 1-2 on Gameboy. And NSMBWII has nothing changed about it. After I saw the forward functionality it just saddened me because I am afraid that such stupid inventions will get more and more room in modern games.
Just to make Mario lot more casual. Mario (The platformers) were NEVER casual. They were hardcore games and then Nintendo makes such a stupid move because they think that their userbase is casual. The story in Super Mario World was so intense like a RPG but NSMBWII has just not this appeal. I dont know what they did back in the Nes and SNES/GB times but it was something different. Its still a great game ofcourse but by its OWN standards its not the best iteration of 2d marios. If you play with 4 people it gets pretty soon pretty chaotic. And this polygonal objects ? They should have completly drawed it without polygons. Still it brings back a bit the feeling of the old Marios. And its definetly one of the best Games this Generation but this year there is Uncharted 2 so it would be hard for NSMBWii to win against it.
Some might say why you critizize the skip tool. you dont have to use it. But I can remeber some times back in the days as i was a kid i would have used it pretty soon because i was impatiened like most kids out there, but this would destroy they joy after you completed the game without help. Thats an achievment as a kid and it teaches the lesson not to give up so quickly. There were certain tasks I thought they were impossible but I remembered that you just have to try again and again and again and you will make it and it worked for me my whole life.
