Nintendo 64 : Dr. Mario 64 Reviews
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Dr Mario rocks! or so my wife tells me :-)
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User
I really got this for my wife, BUT it is evidently a great game. She plays it by the hours - so much so, that the kids and I can't get near it!
Four-Player Dr. Mario
5
Rating: 5,
Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 03, 2008
Author: Amazon User
Dr. Mario 64 is a great game for people who like Tetris and Dr. Mario. If you have played Dr. Mario for the NES (1980s) or SNES (1990s), then you know that the game can be rather addictive. However, the Nintendo 64 version is even better in that you can play against three other players, either computer or human.
The music for the Dr. Mario series remains the same with some upgrades as the system gets newer. Dr. Mario 64 also has the best graphics int he series, of course, including cool background sets (that are somewhat hard to see during gameplay, anyway).
In all, this is a strategy game. There are different versions of Dr. Mario to play on this cartridge (such as Story mode and some team-competitive games), as well as handicap settings for players' abilities (speed and number of viruses to kill), which means that you are trying to beat both your opponent and your own history. The greatest stratey in this game, of course, is trying to maximize your points by utilizing creative pill drops that do a lot of clearing and thus dumping on your opponent. I would definitely call this a "brain game," especially given the time element to it. (The game speeds up if too much time has elapsed. Also, the music changes to a faster pace when one player is nearing his or her final virus(es) to kill.)
I recommend this game for children ages 10 and up, and only for those kids who enjoy puzzles, geometry, and competition. Everyone else will just get frustrated during those "stressful" moments, and I have actually witnessed the ugly side of people who were not meant to play these types of games. (Silly, but true.) So I am essentially recommending this game for the nerdy kids and adults in your life. However, good luck in trying to find this game anywhere - it is actually a classic title and one that most people do not give up easily. If you do get it, keep it and take care of it. The going rate for this game in September 2008 is about $75, which is about $35-$45 higher than when it first went on sale in the early 2000s.
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