As Nintendo continues to get over its “mobile games are icky" phase and go all-in on embracing the massive install base of phones and tablets, it’s been pretty slick so far at picking IPs that make sense for casual gamers. Dr. Mario World (Free) is certainly in that vein, and as an added bonus (or not, depending on how worn out you are on the genre), it really embraces the long history of match-3 games on mobile.
Then again, the original Dr. Mario was way ahead of its time and just one extra tile ahead of the match-3 craze anyway, so it totally makes sense. In this case, your job is still the same ? to eliminate nasty viruses through the power of matching ? but the gameplay is inverted. Instead of capsules falling from the top of the screen, you float them onto the board from the bottom up. The simple touch and tap mechanics mean you can do some pretty nifty stuff instead of just accepting your fate when you don’t get the capsule you want at the right time. But I’m getting ahead of myself here. Our Dr. Mario World guide will lay out the basics to get you started and give you some tips and tricks to tackle the even tougher challenges that await ahead.
The Basics: How to Use Capsules to Eliminate Viruses
The goal of every Dr. Mario World single-player level is the same: To eliminate a certain number of viruses.  Because Dr. Mario has access to the best anti-virals around, all you have to do is match three or more of the same color capsules and ...