Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again is supposed to be a sequel to 2006's Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, though it plays more like an expansion pack: more levels, identical graphics, and no big gameplay additions. But there's little wrong with that, especially since this is not a 30-dollar retail game but instead an 800-Point ($8) DSiWare release. For the unfamiliar, the gist of the game involves guiding Mario's Mini Mario toys ("Minis") to an exit door precariously placed in increasingly complex levels, which you accomplish by forming paths with purple blocks that can be swapped around in purple grid areas in each stage -- though extra tools like pop-up barriers and springs appear later on to trip you up. The most significant gameplay change from MVDK2 is that you can no longer control the Minis once you get them moving, which makes the game even more like Lemmings: you just have to keep the little guys from falling (or otherwise getting hurt) on the way to the exit door. Click the image above to check out all Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! screens.

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