Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Also known as: Mario et Luigi : Voyage au centre de Bowser | Mario & Luigi RPG 3!!!
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series of games. Players control Mario and Luigi simultaneously in the side-scrolling platform environment of Bowser's body, while also controlling the Koopa King himself in the top-down world of the Mushroom Kingdom. Similar to games like Earthbound, enemy encounters are seen as actual enemies that players can avoid or attempt to strike early. The actual battles are a combination of turn-based menu attacks, and timed reactions to enemies during battle. By watching the way an enemy reacts, you can anticipate their attack and avoid it or counterattack.
RPGAdventure
Released
11 Feb 2009
17 years ago
Nintendo DS
N/A
VGDB Score
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90
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Overview
Summary
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series of games. Players control Mario and Luigi simultaneously in the side-scrolling platform environment of Bowser's body, while also controlling the Koopa King himself in the top-down world of the Mushroom Kingdom. Similar to games like Earthbound, enemy encounters are seen as actual enemies that players can avoid or attempt to strike early. The actual battles are a combination of turn-based menu attacks, and timed reactions to enemies during battle. By watching the way an enemy reacts, you can anticipate their attack and avoid it or counterattack.
Description
About This Game
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?
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.
The game features the same hilarious dialogue that has been the
hallmark of the Mario & Luigi series.
