<s>
Mini	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
&	I-Device
Friends	I-Device
:	I-Device
Amiibo	I-Device
Challenge	I-Device
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
and	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
free	O
to	O
download	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
but	O
requires	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Amiibo	B-Device
lineup	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
title	O
's	O
main	O
gameplay	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Donkey	I-Application
Kong	I-Application
series	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
also	O
borrows	O
many	O
elements	O
and	O
assets	O
from	O
said	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
a	O
stylus	B-Device
to	O
manipulate	O
the	O
level	O
layout	O
,	O
allowing	O
miniature	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
to	O
survive	O
or	O
achieve	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Example	O
characters	O
include	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Rosalina	O
,	O
Toad	O
,	O
Bowser	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
,	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
all	O
sporting	O
a	O
unique	O
power	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
requires	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figurine	O
lineup	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
play	O
,	O
and	O
Amiibo	B-Device
of	O
certain	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
unlock	O
miniature	O
versions	O
of	O
those	O
characters	O
with	O
special	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Only	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figures	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
not	O
Amiibo	B-Device
cards	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiibo	B-Device
figurines	O
produced	O
by	O
a	O
third-party	O
also	O
work	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
a	O
non-Mario	O
series	O
Amiibo	B-Device
,	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
put	O
in	O
Mini	O
Spek	O
;	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
Amiibo	B-Device
the	O
person	O
puts	O
Mini	O
Spek	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
the	O
NFC	O
Reader/Writer	O
connected	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
or	O
Nintendo	O
2DS	O
,	O
or	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
,	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
or	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
2DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini	O
Spek	O
ca	O
n't	O
access	O
Amiibo	B-Device
doors	O
,	O
but	O
can	O
undergo	O
a	O
basic	O
set	O
of	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
canon	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
when	O
unlocked	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
unlocks	O
a	O
mini	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Amiibo	B-Device
and	O
its	O
special	O
move	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Examples	O
include	O
six	O
Yoshi	B-Application
figurines	O
,	O
from	O
both	O
Super	B-Application
Smash	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
six	O
available	O
Mario	B-Application
figurines	O
result	O
in	O
a	O
Mini	O
Mario	B-Application
character	O
with	O
wall	O
jump	O
as	O
a	O
special	O
ability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
only	O
single	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figurines	O
to	O
unlock	O
Mini	O
Toad	O
,	O
Mini	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Mini	O
Diddy	O
Kong	O
,	O
Mini	O
Rosalina	O
,	O
and	O
Mini	O
Bowser	O
Jr.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
missions	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
character-themed	O
worlds	O
with	O
four	O
stages	O
each	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
and	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
Mario-themed	O
character	O
,	O
more	O
stages	O
unlock	O
,	O
and	O
10	O
of	O
the	O
12	O
core	O
stages	O
have	O
an	O
alternate	O
exit	O
that	O
in	O
turn	O
have	O
four	O
special	O
stages	O
for	O
that	O
specific	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
also	O
two	O
collectible	O
'	O
amiibo	B-Device
cards	I-Device
 '	O
that	O
only	O
specific	O
characters	O
can	O
reach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
means	O
that	O
for	O
a	O
player	O
to	O
achieve	O
100%	O
completion	O
,	O
they	O
need	O
an	O
amiibo	B-Device
for	O
10	O
Mario	B-Application
universe	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
need	O
to	O
play	O
each	O
core	O
level	O
three	O
times	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
Amiibo	B-Device
purchase	O
on	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
wide	O
release	O
on	O
April	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
say	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
other	O
Amiibo	B-Device
games	O
like	O
Amiibo	B-Device
Tap	I-Device
:	I-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
's	I-Device
Greatest	I-Device
Bits	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
liked	O
it	O
quite	O
a	O
bit	O
and	O
also	O
said	O
it	O
was	O
better	O
than	O
Amiibo	B-Device
Tap	I-Device
,	O
and	O
gave	O
it	O
7	O
of	O
10	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Financial	O
Post	O
thought	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
becoming	O
simple	O
and	O
predictable	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
a	O
nice	O
"	O
gift	O
"	O
and	O
worth	O
the	O
time	O
for	O
people	O
who	O
already	O
had	O
Amiibo	B-Device
collections	O
.	O
</s>
