If voice acting will be included, make sure it's well-done. If it has a story, make sure the story is good. And decide off the bat if it's going to be a pick up and play arcade-style game with little to no story, or a story-driven action/platformer. Make sure everything handles very smoothly and doesn't feel jerky or non-responsive. 2) or will it scroll seamlessly much like the horizontal scrolling (SMB3)?Īs for pros/cons of the games - or things you should pay attention to a big one is tight controls.

By 2D side-scroller, do you mean like a platformer or like a shooter? Also, will it be scrollable in only one direction (like old school Super Mario Bros.) or do you want it to scroll in both directions?Īlso, will it have vertical scrolling as well? If so, will it be a screen to screen transition (Super Mario Bros.