<s>
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
is	O
a	O
direct	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
released	O
in	O
2006	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
follow-up	O
to	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
game	O
,	O
a	O
partial	O
remake	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
with	O
a	O
greater	O
focus	O
on	O
puzzle-solving	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
involves	O
the	O
player	O
controlling	O
several	O
Mini	O
Marios	B-Application
with	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
himself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
features	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
Pauline	O
,	O
last	O
seen	O
in	O
the	O
1994	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
eShop	O
under	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
controlling	O
with	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
,	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
uses	O
the	O
touch	O
screen	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
vein	O
as	O
Lemmings	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
get	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
in	O
each	O
level	O
to	O
the	O
door	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini-Marios	O
have	O
no	O
concept	O
of	O
self-preservation	O
,	O
having	O
no	O
problem	O
walking	O
into	O
spikes	O
or	O
lava	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
such	O
the	O
challenge	O
comes	O
from	O
managing	O
multiple	O
moving	O
toys	O
on	O
their	O
way	O
to	O
the	O
goal	O
while	O
avoiding	O
their	O
destruction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
move	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
use	O
the	O
stylus	O
to	O
turn	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
'	O
s	O
direction	O
to	O
move	O
them	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Swiping	O
across	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
left	O
or	O
right	O
causes	O
them	O
to	O
move	O
in	O
that	O
direction	O
,	O
and	O
swiping	O
down	O
causes	O
them	O
to	O
enter	O
a	O
pipe	O
that	O
is	O
below	O
their	O
feet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D-Pad	B-Device
and	O
the	O
face	O
buttons	O
move	O
the	O
camera	O
(	O
i.e.	O
</s>
<s>
X	O
and	O
Up	O
move	O
the	O
camera	O
up	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
DK	O
stages	O
pressing	O
L	O
and	O
R	O
causes	O
a	O
line	O
to	O
appear	O
temporarily	O
showing	O
the	O
path	O
the	O
launched	O
Mini-Mario	O
will	O
take	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
timer	O
does	O
not	O
start	O
until	O
the	O
player	O
either	O
moves	O
blocks	O
or	O
taps	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
chain	O
of	O
Mini-Marios	O
enters	O
the	O
door	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
a	O
combo	O
occurs	O
,	O
meaning	O
1000	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
,	O
2000	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
,	O
4000	O
for	O
the	O
third	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
stage	O
contains	O
a	O
Gold	O
Mini-Mario	O
and	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
chain	O
,	O
the	O
point	O
bonus	O
doubles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
instance	O
,	O
if	O
there	O
are	O
two	O
normal	O
Mini-Marios	O
and	O
a	O
Gold	O
Mini-Mario	O
in	O
a	O
stage	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
enter	O
in	O
that	O
order	O
,	O
the	O
points	O
will	O
go	O
like	O
this	O
:	O
1000	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
8000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
may	O
also	O
earn	O
any	O
combination	O
of	O
three	O
bonuses	O
:	O
All	O
Minis	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
every	O
Mini-Mario	O
made	O
it	O
into	O
the	O
door	O
;	O
Perfect	O
Chain	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
break	O
between	O
Mini-Marios	O
entering	O
the	O
door	O
;	O
and	O
Nonstop	O
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
Mini-Mario	O
was	O
not	O
stopped	O
by	O
being	O
tapped	O
with	O
the	O
stylus	O
(	O
stopping	O
on	O
elevators	O
or	O
waiting	O
for	O
platforms	O
do	O
n't	O
ruin	O
this	O
bonus	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
each	O
room	O
,	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
Mini	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Card	O
and	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Collecting	O
all	O
nine	O
Mini	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Cards	O
in	O
a	O
floor	O
will	O
spell	O
out	O
MINIMARIO	B-Application
and	O
unlock	O
that	O
floor	O
's	O
minigame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
stages	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
shows	O
a	O
cannon	O
loaded	O
with	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
,	O
a	O
belt	O
upon	O
which	O
the	O
cannon	O
moves	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
button	O
labeled	O
Shoot	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
tap	O
to	O
fire	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
top	O
screen	O
shows	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
remaining	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
which	O
depends	O
on	O
how	O
many	O
Mini-Marios	O
the	O
player	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
door	O
throughout	O
the	O
entire	O
floor	O
,	O
DK	O
's	O
remaining	O
hitpoints	O
,	O
which	O
always	O
starts	O
out	O
at	O
six	O
,	O
DK	O
's	O
location	O
,	O
and	O
objects	O
the	O
player	O
needs	O
to	O
hit	O
with	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
damage	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
collides	O
with	O
DK	O
's	O
side	O
,	O
that	O
will	O
damage	O
him	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
way	O
to	O
lose	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
is	O
if	O
it	O
is	O
hit	O
with	O
an	O
object	O
or	O
if	O
DK	O
breaks	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
collides	O
with	O
the	O
swinging	O
platform	O
's	O
spikes	O
on	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
will	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Floor	O
8	O
's	O
DK	O
Stage	O
involves	O
him	O
moving	O
between	O
ropes	O
like	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	O
does	O
in	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Floor	O
8	O
's	O
DK	O
stage	O
,	O
if	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
collides	O
with	O
DK	O
,	O
the	O
Mini-Bird	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Mini-Snapjaws	O
,	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
will	O
break	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
player	O
hits	O
DK	O
six	O
times	O
with	O
Mini-Marios	O
or	O
any	O
falling	O
objects	O
from	O
the	O
Mini-Marios	O
,	O
the	O
stage	O
ends	O
and	O
the	O
score	O
is	O
tallied	O
up	O
with	O
100	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
second	O
remaining	O
and	O
1000	O
points	O
for	O
each	O
surviving	O
Mini-Mario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extra	O
three	O
DK	O
stages	O
are	O
modeled	O
after	O
stages	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
arcade	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
incorporates	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
cancelled	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Plus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
create	O
levels	O
and	O
upload	O
them	O
wirelessly	O
or	O
over	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Wi-Fi	I-Application
Connection	I-Application
for	O
friends	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
difference	O
is	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
moves	O
Mini-Toad	O
,	O
Mini-Peach	O
,	O
and	O
Mini-DK	O
respectively	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Minis	I-Application
opens	O
with	O
the	O
grand	O
opening	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Mini-Mario	O
World	O
"	O
amusement	O
park	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
highly	O
successful	O
mechanical	O
toys	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
Toy	O
Company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Immediately	O
following	O
the	O
ribbon-cutting	O
ceremony	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
presents	O
his	O
VIP	O
guest	O
Pauline	O
with	O
a	O
Mini-Mario	O
toy	O
,	O
while	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
offers	O
her	O
a	O
Mini-Donkey	O
Kong	O
toy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Pauline	O
chooses	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
toy	O
,	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
becomes	O
infuriated	O
and	O
storms	O
off	O
with	O
her	O
to	O
the	O
roof	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
unable	O
to	O
follow	O
,	O
sends	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
in	O
pursuit	O
to	O
save	O
Pauline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
work	O
their	O
way	O
through	O
eight	O
floors	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
nine	O
challenging	O
rooms	O
,	O
confronting	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
on	O
each	O
floor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
the	O
Mini-Mario	O
toys	O
reach	O
the	O
roof	O
and	O
defeat	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Afterwards	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
relieved	O
to	O
find	O
Pauline	O
safe	O
and	O
sound	O
in	O
a	O
cozy	O
room	O
surrounded	O
by	O
presents	O
(	O
presumably	O
from	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
impress	O
her	O
)	O
and	O
holding	O
a	O
cup	O
of	O
tea	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
enters	O
the	O
room	O
,	O
feeling	O
remorse	O
for	O
his	O
behavior	O
,	O
and	O
Pauline	O
picks	O
up	O
a	O
Mini-Donkey	O
Kong	O
toy	O
and	O
kisses	O
it	O
,	O
making	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
feel	O
better	O
,	O
knowing	O
that	O
she	O
has	O
forgiven	O
him	O
.	O
</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>
