Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge
Developer	NST
Publisher	Nintendo
System	Nintendo 3DS. Wii U
Release Date	JP January 28, 2016 US/PAL April 28, 2016
Rating	ESRB: E

Mini Mario & Friends: amiibo Challenge is a puzzle-based adventure game that was released for both the Wii U and Nintendo 3DS. It is technically the seventh game of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong subseries, although as the title implies, it focuses on Mini Mario and other Mini Toy characters while leaving out the actual Mario and Donkey Kong. The game itself was made available as a free download for both systems, but it requires amiibo figurines to actually play the game.

Gameplay

The general gameplay is similar to that of the Mario vs. Donkey Kong series from March of the Minis onwards. It involves creating a path of Mini-Toys to successfully clear through levels while avoiding danger.

The main difference in this game is the wide variety of playable Mini Toys that are available to play as. Each Mini Toy is unlocked by scanning an amiibo of the matching characters. They each have a unique ability and come with special themed worlds.

• Mini Mario: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Mario himself. His special ability is a Wall Jump.
• Mini Luigi: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Luigi. His special ability is a High Jump.
• Mini Peach: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Princess Peach. Her special ability is a Floating Jump.
• Mini Toad: Unlocked by scanning a Toad amiibo. His special ability is Small Crawl (which lets him crawl through enclosed spaces).
• Mini Donkey Kong: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Donkey Kong. His special ability is Quick Climb.
• Mini Bowser: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Bowser. His special ability is Bowser Bomb.
• Mini Bowser Jr.: Unlocked by scanning a Bowser Jr. amiibo. His special ability is Spike Guard.
• Mini Diddy Kong: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Diddy Kong. His special ability is Ledge Grab.
• 'Mini Yoshi'" Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Yoshi. His special ability is Eat Enemies (which consumes small enemies, acting as one of the few offensive abilities in the series).
• Mini Rosalina: Unlocked by scanning any amiibo of Rosalina. Her special ability is Lunar Launch.
• Mini Spek: An original character who takes on the form of a box shaped robotic-looking toy. It is unlocked by scanning any amiibo other than the ones associated with the other characters, and it has no special ability.