Dr. Mario Online Rx
| Dr. Mario Online Rx | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Arika |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Wii (WiiWare) |
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| Genre(s) | Puzzle game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player,Multiplayer |
Dr. Mario Online Rx (Dr. MARIO & 細菌撲滅, Dr. MARIO & Saikin Bokumetsu, "Dr. Mario & Bacteria Extermination") is a puzzle video game starring Dr. Mario and is the latest installment in the Dr. Mario series. It was released with the launch of WiiWare in Japan on March 25, 2008,[1] and will be released in North America in 2008. It costs 1000 Wii Points.[3]
Gameplay
As with other Dr. Mario games, players must manipulate pills to destroy colored viruses in the game area. Dr. Mario Online Rx also features a version of the Nintendo DS title Brain Age 2's "Virus Buster/Germ Buster" mini-game, which uses the pointer function of the Wii Remote to move pills, and now allows up to four players to participate cooperatively.[4]
The title supports the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service, allowing players to compete with one another over the Internet. Players can also use their Mii characters instead of Mario series characters during gameplay.
Title
Though registered with the ESRB as Dr. Mario Wii,[2] and with the OFLC of Australia as Dr. Mario and Germ Buster,[5] a short clip of the game from the Nintendo Channel revealed its North American title to be Dr. Mario Online Rx.[3] The letters "Rx" in the title refers to ℞, the common symbol for prescription. Other rumored Western titles included Dr. Mario & Virus Buster, as reported in Official Nintendo Magazine, and Dr. Mario & Bacteria Extermination.
References
- ^ a b "Dr. Mario & Virus Buster". Nintendo.
- ^ a b "Dr. Mario Wii". ESRB. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b Nintendo prescribes price, new name for Dr. Mario
- ^ "Dr. Mario & Virus Buster". IGN. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ OFLC
External links
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