I don't play many Mario games, and this is a first for me. Well, to begin with, I liked that you could play as Yoshi, Luigi, and Wario as well as Mario. The plot is the same as most other Mario games, so no points scored for that part. The fact that the Metal Cap was gone was a minus (I really wanted to see Metal Luigi!), instead it's effects were placed as Wario's power flower ability. The soundtrack was awesome (especially Bowser's theme for the battles against him in the first two Bowser traps). The gameplay was great as well! Overall, a great game for any Mario fan.