Regardless of tiny changes to some button controls, the Mario Brothers are back for another light RPG adventure. Those who have played the previous games may feel strange about the changes, but it is something that players will need to get used to.

Visually, Mario & Luigi: Brothership is a candy-coated affair that fits right in with the series. There's a cel-shaded quality to the models that reminds me a little of The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Mario & Luigi: Brothership, the first new Mario & Luigi game in nearly a decade, seems content to iterate on past ideas from the franchise. Brothership brings a handful of new ideas to the Mario & Luigi formula, but only a few of them make the 20-year-old franchise feel fresh.

Boss battles in Mario & Luigi: Brothership can be a lot of fun with Luigi Logic, Bros Attacks, and Battle Plugs at the brothers' disposal. Brothership also uses side quests to establish a better connection between the player and the world of Concordia.

Brothership, is out now! But does the game have multiplayer? That's the question that some fans are asking. With the game featuring both of the iconic plumber brothers in key roles, you might assume that the game is designed to be played by two players at the same time.

Legend of the Seven Stars, Mario, and his party members are given typical pieces of armor like cloaks and hats. In the Mario & Luigi series, the two plumbers have always received various overalls to equip.

Brothership has a pretty slow start. It takes a good 20 minutes to get through all of the cutscenes and intro dialogue that sets up Mario and Luigis adventure, but even when you finally get control of the brothers,

After linking Rumbla Island to Shipshape Island, Mario and Luigi will be tasked with getting a hammer that could break open the purple capsule that dropped on the beach. Your destination of choice is between Raynforst and Twistee Island,

Mario and Luigi have two different types of weapons they can equip in Mario & Luigi: Brothership. First, the pair can only jump on enemies with a nice pair of boots. Second, they will unlock hammers that they can use to smash enemies into pieces with or rocks while exploring the various islands that they will sail to.