There are numerous gameplay, visual, and level design changes from the original game, but the most noticeable alteration is the game being playable for one player only (rather than two), with Luigi now being playable in the single player game as an alternate character. It is the second title in the Super Mario Advance series and was released in Japan on Decemin North America on Februand in Europe and Australia in April 2002. Super Mario World: Super Mario Advance 2 (or Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World) is a reissue of Super Mario World made for the Game Boy Advance and developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development (Nintendo EAD).