So, Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2 is basically a puzzle game where you’re not controlling Mario directly—instead, you’re guiding these tiny wind-up Mini Marios through obstacle courses by drawing paths for them. It sounds simple, but Donkey Kong’s traps get devious fast. One wrong move and your little guys fall into pits, get zapped, or just walk straight into a hammer bro.

The touch controls work surprisingly well—you tap to pause, drag to set their route, then watch them march (or hilariously fail). Early levels ease you in, but by world 3, you’re sweating over timing jumps between moving platforms and dodging fireballs. And yeah, Pauline’s kidnapped again, because Nintendo loves that plot.

What’s cool is how the game mixes old-school DK barrel-throwing chaos with methodical puzzle-solving. Sometimes brute-forcing a level works, but usually you gotta rethink your approach. The later stages get downright sadistic with conveyor belts and disappearing blocks. If you like seeing tiny Marios yeeted into the void, this one’s a blast.