Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario (Wii)

Strengths: Inventive 2D/3D gameplay, great platformer action, nice RPG elements, good graphics.

Weakness: Lots of text to read

Super Paper Mario takes the 2D platformer concept and turns it 45 degrees to the side. The game plays mostly in 2D mode, like the previous Super Mario titles, though at times, it's turned into a 3D platformer for a short time. The 3D mode allows for getting past issues that can't be solved in 2D mode. The game looks pretty good, though there's an immense amount of text to read through as the game...

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Paper Mario Super

Strengths: Fun story and characters

Weakness: Some backtracking is tedious

Super Paper Mario is a thoroughly excellent platformer with RPG elements. The plot is coherent, the characters are charming and funny, and the puzzles are clever and interesting. Highly recommended.

Paper Platforming

Strengths: Witty dialogue, great platforming elements

Weakness: Occasionally doesn't know if it's an RPG or platformer.

Super Paper Mario is an excellent GameCube->Wii conversion. While clearly not a Wii title initially, the added functionality of the Wiimote does not detract from the experience. Intelligent Systems (or is it Treehouse?) once again delivers a fine localization with some of the funnier dialogue I've read in a game in some time. At times the game drags due to an excess of the same, but the 2 and 3D...

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Super Paper Mario is an excellent game for the Wii!

Strengths: Fun RPG-lite elements in a Mario platformer

Weakness: Heavy amounts of text dialogue

I thoroughly enjoyed Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door, and was eagerly looking forward to this game. It did not disappoint. The ability to switch between 2D and 3D is used well for the game's various puzzles. Unlike Thousand Year Door, where combat was turn-based, here the action is of the more traditional mario-platform variety -- jump on the monster's heads, shoot fireballs, or throw items....

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More Paper Mario!

Strengths: New gameplay mechanic. Looks great and cartoony. Great story.

Weakness: None.

Super Paper Mario is a great game in the tradition of past Paper Mario's. This time, there's even greater manipulation of the environment, a hallmark of Paper Mario's past. This time you can flatten the screen to make it either 3D or 2D. From that you can then open up new areas or find hidden places and things. The gameplay is great and the characters are fantastic. Highly recommended!

Paper Mario with a New Life

Strengths: Amazing "3D" Paper Mario!

Weakness: Frequent 2D-3D switches could be annoying

It is a hybrid of a typical 2D Mario Bros adventure and Paper Mario RPG game. In addition, you can switch to a 3D mode from the ordinary 2D mode in the adventure section. Many things are hidden in the 3D background. This also offers lots fun to escape from a strong enemy by just walking behind it in the 3D mode :)))))))). Every Wii owner must try it!

Mmm, old school Mario action!

Strengths: Creative gameplay, good and unique storyline, multiple playable characters, and the dialogue is genius!

Weakness: Going 2D->3D kinda gets annoying after awhile. All characters have a special ability for when you are faced with a puzzle, but mainly it's having to use Mario to flip from 2D to 3D.

Great, great, great game. If you enjoyed Thousand Year Door, then you will love this game. No, it doesn't follow after that game so if you didn't play it, it's no big deal. It's nice to have a new Mario game on a console, that plays in 2D and also have different characters. Storyline is very good, unfortunately there's a bit TOO much talking at times. The game should take anywhere between 20-30...

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Super Paper Mario Review

Strengths: Gameplay, Stylish 2D Graphics, Controls

Weakness: Story

Super Paper Mario is a hard game to describe, as it is both a 2D and 3D game, but lacks one real genre. Best way to describe it is a platformer with RPG elements. Whatever you call it, it is a very good game. The 2D platforming is very well done and has a lot of elements from the old school Mario games mixed with RPG elements and puzzles. It is very fun and so is the 3D part which you can change...

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I love this game!

Strengths: Creative gameplay that takes full advantage of the whole 2D "paper" concept.

Weakness: I think this game has a little too much dialog for me. Granted the story line is pretty good, but there is just a little too much reading when all I want to do is play!

The game is filled with fun surprises and is challenging without being frustrating. I own the gamecube version of this game, and loved that, so I was really anticipating the release of super paper Mario - and it didn't disappoint. This game has some components of the old version, but with a focus on the whole idea of 2D vs 3D. Requires some thinking to get through the level, but that's part of...

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You got my platformer in your RPG!

Strengths: Fun gameplay, nice graphics, cool, mind-bending concepts.

Weakness: "In your face" story, minor gameplay annoyances.

Super Paper Mario is definitely the biggest Wii game of the spring, combining platforming and RPG elements along with dimension-busting gameplay to bring an experience to gamers that is unlike anything else out there. It’s unfortunate that the game ruins the nice sense of pacing in the gameplay with an overemphasis on story that makes you want to skip it, despite knowing that it’s not wise to...

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