Super Mario Run 2.0 for iOS and Android released with new characters and gameplay improvements

Super Mario Run 2.0 improves replay value with additional content for the game's free version.

By Vinod Yalburgi
March 23, 2017 16:35 +08

UPDATE: Close on the heels of releasing Super Mario 2.0 for iOS, Nintendo has now released the game on Android platform in its new avatar. The game is finally available for download via Google Play Store and it includes four coloured Yoshis as additional playable characters.

The game is free to try, but users will have to shell out $9.99 as one-time purchase price to access full game content. Interested users may go ahead and download the game for free: Download Super Mario Run 2.0 via Google Play Store here or via APK Mirror here.

Original Story

Nintendo has just released the second iteration of its smash-hit platform adventure game aka 'Super Mario Run 2.0' with a bunch of new playable characters, Bowser's Challenges, new courses and buildings, and other gameplay improvements. You can now unlock a lot more features in the free version of the game and unlock new buildings using blue and green toads.

The game developer has undoubtedly added more replay value to the game by introducing the new Easy Mode feature wherein you can complete those tough courses and objectives at Easy difficulty.

The tutorials are now easier to comprehend and you can invoke it any time during the gameplay by just tapping the How to Play button on the lower-right corner of the World Tour screen.

Check out the complete changelog (below) for the improved version of Super Mario Run as described on the Apple App Store page:

■New playable characters added!
You can now get different colored Yoshis to join! Play Toad Rally with a Yoshi of a particular color to get more Toads of that color!

■More of the game is now available to play for free!
・ Bowser's Challenges are now available!
By completing one of Bowser's challenges you can unlock the previously locked course 1-4, where you can do battle with Bowser!
You can check the details of Bowser's challenges by tapping 1-4.

If you clear course 1-4...
・ You will get new courses to play in Toad Rally! On the newly playable courses, red Toads will also be joined by blue and green ones to cheer you on!
・ You will be able to get buildings from the Shop that you previously couldn't using those blue and green Toads. Among the buildings you can get is the Blue Yoshi's House, which lets Blue Yoshi join your adventure!

■New buildings to be added.
Look forward to the new buildings that will be added in an upcoming event!

■Easier to get Rally Tickets in the Bonus Game House.
You can use the Rally Tickets you get to play Toad Rally!

■Easy Mode can now be selected at the entrance of World Tour courses.
You'll now be able to clear those trickier courses using Easy Mode!

■The appearance rates of different colored Toads in Toad Rally has been adjusted.
You'll be able to get lots of Toads and use them to get more buildings!

■Adjustments have been made to the tutorial to make it easier to understand.
The tutorial will appear upon launching the game for the first time. Or, you can access it any time by tapping the How to Play button on the lower-right corner of the World Tour screen.
Learn all about Mario's special actions, pink coins, and more!

■Ease of play has been improved.
・ Adjusted the number of Rally Tickets that you get from the ? Block.
・ Adjusted the requirements to get some buildings in the Shop.

■Other changes and improvements.

Super Mario fans may go ahead and download the latest iteration of the game via Apple App Store: Download Super Mario Run 2.0.