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New Super Mario Bros. U eGuide Essentials Extra Modes

Challenges: Boost Rush and Coin Battle

Boost rush

In Boost Rush, one or more players must make their way through a series of unique courses, avoiding hazards and enemies as they strive to collect as many Coins as possible. The more Coins the players collect, the faster the stage will scroll—this makes it more and more challenging to stay alive and collect those Coins!

Boost Rush is a chaotic mode, and the variable speed dynamic makes it tough to provide specific course strategies. Nothing unlocks when you play Boost Rush—these games are just for fun! Keep the following tips in mind, though, and see if you can set some record times:

  • Go for those Coins! The more you collect, the faster the stage will scroll, and the quicker you’ll arrive at the goal. Plus, the player with the most Coins will be the winner!
  • Grab Power-Ups! They’ll help keep you alive and can give you an advantage over your rivals. Super Acorns are especially valuable!
  • Snatch those Star Coins! Each one is worth 20 regular Coins, so they’re well worth the effort.
  • Break free of bubbles! You return in a bubble each time you’re defeated, but you can’t collect Coins while you’re traveling in bubble form. Hit the ZR Button (or shake your Wii Remote) to fly forward in your bubble, and press the jump button when you’re ready to break free!
  • Stay alive! You can only be defeated so many times before the game ends. When multiple players are present, you all share the same pool of lives. Hang in there and make sure you make it to the goal!

Coin Battle

Coin Battle is a competitive mode in which two players or two teams of players compete to collect Coins. The team with the most Coins at the end of each event will be the winner, so bust out your best moves and out-score your rivals!

Many of the aforementioned Boost Rush tips apply to Coin Battles. Use Power-Ups whenever possible, and try to avoid being defeated—it’ll only set your team back! Go after Star Coins to score big bonuses, and outmaneuver your opponents to grab Coins faster than them.

You won’t unlock anything by playing Coin Battles, but you will have plenty of fun—especially when you use the Coin Edit feature to modify the Coin Battle courses! It’s easy and fun—just use the gamepad, and tap where you’d like to place Coins. Tap Coins you’ve placed to remove them. You can even place Star Coins! Let your creative juices flow as you use the Coin Edit feature to create your own, unique Coin Battle courses.