Standalone NSMBU expansion with Luigi as protagonist and redesigned shorter, more demanding levels. A brilliant level design exercise for players seeking more challenge. The Year of Luigi celebrated as it deserves.
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Platformer4 players3+
Co-op
Description
Luigi and his green hat replace Mario across 82 completely redesigned shorter and more challenging levels throughout the Mushroom Kingdom. Published by Nintendo, released in 2013 in the United States, Europe, and Japan. New Super Mario Bros. U expansion available as download or on disc, featuring demanding redesigned levels, Luigi's longer floats, and edition-specific power-ups.
New Super Luigi U review
4/5
Art direction
★★★★★
"Striking"
4/5
Music
★★★★★
"Excellent"
1/5
Story
★★★★★
"Anecdotal"
Gameplay
"Excellent"
Fun
"From the very first seconds"
Taking on the levels in a shortened, snappy version, with a Luigi who slides and jumps higher: this twist turns platforming into a tense, exhilarating agility challenge. Each stage, built for performance, rewards precision and risk-taking. With several players, teamwork quickly turns to joyful disorder. Demanding, clever and full of energy, a standalone far more than a simple add-on.
A standalone expansion of New Super Mario Bros. U by Nintendo, New Super Luigi U replaces each level with a short, tough version capped at a hundred seconds, centred on Luigi's distinctive floaty jumps. The reinvented level design, more demanding and snappy, and the addition of the blue Toad player make it a clever complement for fans of precise platforming. The brevity of the levels divides. An excellent platform game for Mario fans after challenge and multiplayer co-op on Wii U.
