And jumping on the heads of lines and lines of enemies until they explode into Mushroom Kingdom currency is even funner. Seeing the world shatter into piles of coins is just plain fun. Getting 30,000 coins is tough, but a joy. It looks like King Midas just got all naked and rolled around on everything. You're constantly given gold hoops - that turn enemies into gold - and golden fire flowers.

These levels feature great cities of gold, gold-plated boats, and a fortress where hollow walls hide mountains of gold. The Gold Rush Pack is not joking around with the gold theme. Let's look at each pack, shall we? The Gold Rush Pack - £2 It gives them structure, and makes them more addictive in single-player mode. All three have a set number of coins to go after, so you're not just setting a random score for your pals to best.

Oh, and this time they actually have objectives. Each one has a unique theme, and each one has an all-new level layout that isn't present in the main Princess-rescuing caper. These premium packs are far more interesting. They use stages from the main adventure, and the only way to share scores is to bump into another player with StreetPass. 2 does actually come with three packs, but they're all rather unimaginative. In each pack, you've got to get through three levels with just one life, while sticking within a tight time limit and trying to collect as many coins as possible. If you didn't know, the Coin Rush levels are an added challenge for Mario veterans. We thought we'd have a crack at the three packs, and decide whether they're worth the £2 Nintendo is asking for each of them.

It took this bold step into an uncertain future with a trio of Coin Rush level packs for 3DS platformer New Super Mario Bros. Yesterday, Nintendo welcomed its first-ever piece of paid downloadable content into the world.

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