New Super Luigi U is the chance the taller brother has waited for since being relegated to "player 2" status so many years ago. Its smaller levels, restrictive time limit, and floaty physics work well as a challenge mode add-on to an already terrific game.

Same great gameplay; Interesting level remixes; Lots of challenge

Controls can frustrate; No new story/quest

The sidescroller is such a constant that for some players it's akin to a drug addiction. The more they play, the tougher the next platformer has to be to hit the same high. Multiple downloadable and indie games have seriously ramped up the difficulty in 2D throwbacks to meet this demand, but the...

Feeling tested by a New Mario game for likely the first time; 80 new stages for a good price; Numerous cute Easter Eggs hidden throughout

Losing voice from shouting at TV in frustration; Uneven multiplayer gameplay; Nabbit's cheap abilities

Being a Mario fan can be exhausting. With Nintendo transitioning the series into an annual cash cow, there seems to be a new Mario release practically every few months. Not content to let their Wii U heavy hitter go stale, Nintendo has spiced up their Mario launch game with some DLC.

+More Difficult; +More Luigi

-Lackluster Level Design; -Sloppy Multiplayer

Luigi takes over his brother's game with this massive DLC. Is it worth the price of admission?

+ Over 80 new levels; + New mechanics add challenge; + Level design

Lack of presentation upgrade; Nabbit is hit and miss

New Super Luigi U is the new DLC for New Super Mario Bros. U, the latest entry in a series of which many (including myself) have started to grow extremely weary. With a new pack of levels that initially seems to do little more than make Luigi the main character, it would be completely understandable...

Faster pace; Luigi is way more fun to use than Mario; Nabbit is a cool option for series newcomers; Solid; fresh level design

Almost everything is re-used from the original game; including the bosses

The "other" brother rarely gets the respect he deserves. While Mario is off chasing the spotlight, Luigi is often content hanging back, kicking the dirt while his big brother saves the day. But this is 2013 -- the Year of Luigi -- and everything changes.

Nintendo has nicknamed 2013 "The Year of Luigi." The brother in green will finally have his time in the spotlight now with Mario sitting out for the new release of New Super Luigi U . The new release is currently available as downloadable content for New Super Mario Bros.

One of the common criticisms aimed at last year's New Super Mario Bros. U was that it was too easy for veterans of the platformer genre. Nintendo clearly took this complaint to heart because the game's first expansion pack, New Super Luigi U, is a challenging but highly addictive and rewarding...

Are you one of the gamers who said: "New Super Mario Bros U is too easy?" Did you want the difficulty cranked up a notch or two? or thirty? If so, Nintendo has some DLC for you - New Super Luigi U. This is an add on to New Super Mario Bros U.

Parents need to know that New Super Luigi U is an expansion to New Super Mario Bros. U that offers dozens of new levels, most much harder than anything encountered in the original game. You must own the original game to play this expansion.