<s>
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
third	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
March	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
via	O
DSiWare	B-Device
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
June	O
8	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
on	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
level	O
editor	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
create	O
custom-made	O
levels	O
and	O
send	O
them	O
to	O
players	O
on	O
other	O
devices	O
via	O
a	O
wireless	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
entitled	O
Mario	O
vs.	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
:	O
Mini-Land	O
Mayhem	O
!,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2010	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minis	B-Device
March	I-Device
Again	I-Device
features	O
puzzle-solving	O
gameplay	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
two	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
Lemmings	B-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
lead	O
his	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
March	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
,	O
players	O
do	O
not	O
control	O
Mario	B-Application
but	O
instead	O
miniature	O
wind-up	O
versions	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
—	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
Minis	O
"	O
—	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Pauline	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
antagonist	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
players	O
must	O
get	O
all	O
their	O
Minis	O
to	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
at	O
a	O
designated	O
exit	O
while	O
avoiding	O
obstacles	O
and	O
enemies	O
(	O
mostly	O
consisting	O
of	O
enemies	O
from	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
difference	O
of	O
the	O
predecessor	O
March	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
is	O
that	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
level	O
bonuses	O
are	O
now	O
required	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
with	O
the	O
first	B-Application
installment	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
life	O
counter	O
system	O
that	O
uses	O
M-Tokens	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
like	O
the	O
first	B-Application
installment	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
if	O
they	O
restart	O
or	O
exit	O
a	O
level	O
that	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
cleared	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
when	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
lives	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
can	O
replay	O
the	O
current	O
level	O
with	O
five	O
more	O
lives	O
by	O
choosing	O
"	O
Retry	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
level	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Mini	O
Mario	B-Application
card	O
that	O
must	O
be	O
collected	O
(	O
eight	O
scattered	O
in	O
the	O
levels	O
and	O
one	O
in	O
the	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
battle	O
)	O
to	O
spell	O
"	O
M-I-N-I-M-A-R-I-O	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
always	O
starts	O
the	O
battle	O
with	O
6	O
Mini-Marios	O
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
also	O
starts	O
at	O
6	O
hit	O
points	O
too	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
he	O
did	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
must	O
shoot	O
the	O
Mini	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
cannon	O
to	O
pummel	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
except	O
for	O
the	O
fourth	O
floor	O
,	O
that	O
if	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
tries	O
to	O
hit	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
it	O
breaks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
runs	O
out	O
of	O
time	O
or	O
all	O
six	O
Mini-Marios	O
are	O
destroyed	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
lose	O
a	O
life	O
and	O
must	O
restart	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
then	O
either	O
play	O
them	O
locally	O
or	O
share	O
them	O
with	O
friends	O
on	O
other	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DSi	I-Device
devices	O
via	O
a	O
wireless	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
to	O
the	O
level	O
editor	O
have	O
been	O
made	O
such	O
as	O
increasing	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
levels	O
one	O
could	O
create	O
from	O
only	O
8	O
stages	O
in	O
March	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
to	O
140	O
stages	O
in	O
Minis	B-Device
March	I-Device
Again	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
unlike	O
March	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
,	O
created	O
and	O
downloaded	O
levels	O
use	O
the	O
same	O
counter	O
;	O
there	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
140	O
levels	O
between	O
the	O
2	O
types	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Pauline	O
are	O
selling	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Just	O
then	O
,	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
run	O
out	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
rage	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
snatches	O
Pauline	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mario	B-Application
trips	O
and	O
tears	O
Pauline	O
's	O
dress	O
in	O
pursuit	O
of	O
them	O
,	O
he	O
sees	O
the	O
Mini	O
Mario	B-Application
toys	O
standing	O
before	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
gets	O
the	O
idea	O
of	O
using	O
them	O
to	O
catch	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Mario	B-Application
defeats	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
he	O
finds	O
Pauline	O
near	O
a	O
window	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
turns	O
out	O
the	O
lights	O
,	O
grabs	O
Pauline	O
again	O
,	O
and	O
jumps	O
out	O
the	O
window	O
with	O
her	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
Mario	B-Application
must	O
play	O
the	O
Plus	O
Floors	O
to	O
get	O
Pauline	O
back	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mario	B-Application
plays	O
all	O
the	O
Plus	O
Floors	O
and	O
gets	O
Pauline	O
back	O
he	O
discovers	O
that	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
was	O
actually	O
helping	O
Mario	B-Application
by	O
testing	O
the	O
minis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Minis	B-Device
March	I-Device
Again	I-Device
!	I-Device
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
14th	O
best	O
DSiWare	B-Device
game	O
,	O
praising	O
it	O
for	O
helping	O
them	O
become	O
less	O
disillusioned	O
with	O
the	O
service	O
after	O
many	O
of	O
its	O
titles	O
proved	O
to	O
be	O
rehashes	O
of	O
retail	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
