Mario & Luigi Bowser's Inside Story

Description

Mario & Luigi Bowser’s Inside Story A single
player action RPG (Role-playing Game), Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story
takes players on the DS literally into the belly of the beast – that beast
being Bowser. Set within an off-the-wall storyline that turns the world of
Nintendo on its ear and featuring the ability to toggle between playing as the
team of Mario and Luigi, and playing as Bowser himself, this third installment
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font-family: verdana; font-size: 12px; } Split play time between Bowser. View
larger. And the team of Mario & Luigi. View larger. Two stories and gameplay
paths that can affect each other in real-time. View larger. Story The story of
Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story is an atypical one in the world of Mario
and Luigi in that the two plumbers team up with Bowser for the good of the
Mushroom Kingdom, even if Bowser is totally unaware of it. As the game opens
the Mushroom Kingdom is seen to have been struck by a sort of infection known
as “The Blorbs,” and exposure to it has caused out of control physical
ballooning of the Toads. A council of the who’s who in the Kingdom, including
Mario and Peach, is assembled to try and figure out what to do about it, when
right on queue, in barges Bowser, intent on dragging away Peach. He is stopped
and shown the door by Mario, but later is tricked by the villain Fawful to eat
a “Lucky Mushroom.” Brainwashed by this, he returns to the council where the
mushroom causes all the council to shrink to a tiny size and Bowser to
literally inhale them. Fawful and his henchmen then set about taking over all
of the Mushroom Kingdom, even the parts that Bowser has staked a claim to.
Nobody, except maybe Mario, takes what is Bowser’s, so there is going to be
trouble. Although now very small, Mario realizes a few things. Peach, as
usual, has gone missing, Bowser and he are on the same side in this fight and
that Bowser will need help. How will Mario save the day this time? That’s up
to you. Gameplay A single player action RPG, action in Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s
Inside Story is split between the player-controlled team of Mario and Luigi,
trapped in Bowser’s stomach, and Bowser himself. These play out as two
separate paths of action, constantly overlapping, which players can toggle
between and engage in. As they do so players see that Bowser’s actions on the
outside affect the conditions for Mario and Luigi in his stomach, and the
actions of the plumbers can add or subtract from Bowser’s abilities. Examples
of this are the good and bad things that Bowser swallows that the Bros. must
deal with, and conversely the toll an illness the Bros. can affect has on
Bowser’s physical abilities. Players can see this link for themselves when at
times during the game Mario and Luigi are shown on the lower DS screen, while
simultaneously Bowser moves in in-game real-time on the top screen. Again,
these two paths lead to the same place, the defeat of Fawful. The challenges
that players face in doing this is the basis for the RPG gameplay, with
players gaining experience points in the challenges that they face, which can
be used to level up character-specific fighting and other abilities and even
buy in-game gear. Additional gameplay includes puzzle-solving, searching for
hidden items, mini-games and more, engaged in as the team of Mario and Luigi,
and Bowser on his own. Key Game FeaturesTwo 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 and 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.Switch Between Storylines at Will – What happens inside Bowser
affects what he’s doing on the outside. Sometimes Mario and Luigi must solve
puzzles and challenges behind the scenes to help Bowser overcome various
obstacles and advance the plot.DS/DSi Integrated Gameplay – 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.Distinctive Nintendo Humor – The game
features the same hilarious dialogue that has been the hallmark of the Mario &
Luigi series.RPG Gameplay – A players work their way through challenges they
can level characters up with experience points.

Features:

• RPG gameplay in which players work their way through challenges they can level characters up with experience points.
• One featuring Bowser as a playable character, and the other revolving around the microbe-sized Mario, Luigi and Peach.
• Integrated gameplay action which the player toggles between, where Mario and Luigi must solve puzzles and challenges
• DS/DSi integrated gameplay in which players must turn their Nintendo DS/DSiDSi system sideways
• Distinctive Nintendo humor featuring the same hilarious dialogue that has been the hallmark of the Mario & Luigi series.
• Blow into the microphone or tap on the touch screen with the stylus to keep up with the action.

Product Details:

• Release date: September 14, 2009
• Product Dimensions: 5.76 x 5.41 x 0.63 inches; 0.88 Ounces
• Type of item: Video Game
• Rated: Everyone
• Item model number: NTR-P-CLJE
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No
• Item Weight: 0.882 ounces
• Manufacturer: Nintendo
• Date First Available: February 24, 2009