This one, titled 'UFO Spin', sees the pair deploy their new UFO move in an attempt to remove a runaway coin from a nearby drain. Once again, there's no actual gameplay to be seen here, but if you need convincing that the series' slapstick humour is present and correct, look no further.

I used to play Mario & Luigi RPGs on the Nintendo DS a long time ago. I always got a kick out of how they cleverly blended controls for both Mario and Luigi with button-mapping, making it feel like you were taking both on an adventure.

Brothership adds more RPG depth to the series, but its flat writing and overabundance of gimmicks drag it down.

Mario and Luigi are back for what may go down as their greatest adventure yet. Nintendo has spent the past year reliving the greatest RPGs in its history. Last November, the publisher released a remake of 1996's Super Mario RPG and,

Mario & Luigi: Brothership is an excellent return to Nintendo’s otherwise languishing role-playing game (RPG) spin-off series, packed chock-full of charm, wit, and whimsy, plus pleasingly detailed combat mechanics that will deliver hours of fun.

Mario & Luigi finally set sail on a home console for the first time ever, and my word is it a resounding success. The typical reaction-based combat of the series is back and more refined than ever, with the addition of unpredictable elements like Luigi Logic and some cool super moves with the new Bros. Attacks.

The Mario RPG games were a blind spot for me until just recently, with the release of the Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door. The Mario & Luigi series I

For a character that’s been around so long, Mario is in something of a golden period. Since last year his mustache has been spotted in theaters, theme parks, and the best (and weirdest) side-scrolling Super Mario game in a long time.