Super Paper Mario (Wii, 2007)

I have this game preordered and the main reason I did that was because of my experience playing it. When I was at Gamestop, I decided to give the game a whirl and see whether it was worth preordering or not. The beginning of the game, for lack of a better word, is very wordy. You can actually skip over the words though-- in my opinion. Since I already knew the story, I skipped over the words and went straight to the gameplay. And I have to say that this game blew me away.

It is just like the old 2-D Mario except it is for our generation. People will ask you years from now where you were when this game came out because it is another Mario platformer. A game like this hasn't been around since the 80s and 90s.

I think that you would completely enjoy just the 2-D aspect of it but you can actually get the 3-D aspect by acquiring the ability from a character. The 3-D isn't nearly as impressive as the 2-D, but combining the 2 was genious.

I found myself not wanting to quit playing, however, I had to quit somewhere because I was in the middle of Gamestop. I managed to pull myself away from it and now I am eager to get my hands on it tomorrow.

The demo really made me like it 10 times more so don't take everything from me. Go out and buy this game! I highly reccommend it because it is one of the best if not the best Wii game out there right now.

The gameplay was smooth like the old Mario platforming that amazingly, after all these years, is still very popular. The graphics were great in 2-D and spectacular for a Mario game. I have to say that it killed my love for the graphics of Mario Kart: Double Dash. That being said, it is a Wii game after all. I think that it fits the Wii system well and if it were out on Gamecube, I don't think it would be as great as it is now. Waiting to put it on the Wii was a bold move, but it paid off. Although I am a hardcore Paper Mario fan and loved the separate battle sequences and advanced RPG, this is actually the best game in the series. I actually kind of hope they make another one of these for the Wii. Maybe... Super Paper Mario 2??

I see alot of reviews for Super Paper Mario that are totally slanted to one end or the other, so let's take a look at the game from the objective stand-point of the ever-popular pro's and con's...

Pro's...

-- A great game for kids. In the midst of a wave of violent and gruesome games, here's one that you can finally count on as appropriate.
-- Familiar characters. Everyone knows Mario and all of his friends, and this game is full of inside jokes and guest appearances of all kinds.
-- Good story, if you're in to that kind of thing.
-- Simple, Straightforward, and entertaining soundtrack.
-- Clean, crisp cartoon graphics
-- Intuitive use of switching from 2D to 3D.
-- One of the best games out for the Wii so far!

Con's...

-- Much too childish for older audiences
-- Tacked on Wii-mote controls seem pointless
-- Too much talk, not enough action
-- Not challenging enough for some
-- Expensive price-point for what it's worth
-- Seems to be counting alot on the marketability of the Mario name
-- Could have incorporated alot more Wii controls and 3D moments.

Overall this is a GOOD GAME for the target audience. I think Nintendo did count alot on the fact that putting Mario's name on a game will sell a million copies out the door. But if you've got kids, or are a hard-core mario fan, please! Pick up this game, you will not regret it! Happy gaming!

Ok, maybe this game might be reviewed as "Good" for or by a child... ME being 27 years old, I'd have to say it is average at most. I had more fun with Mario on NES. It seems more geared towards children, but for some reason they rated it "E" for everybody. If you are around my age, I would reccomend to seek a different type of game.

Wii is innovative, and modern. The graphics of this game on the Wii are however lacking. They added a new 3-D mode to this Wii version, it honestly isn't that impressive. When you go into 3D, their is only a few seconds worth of timer to actually enjoy seeing it in 3-D. It forces you to play 2D the majority of the time. In 3-D mode, all you basically do is walk easily down the side of the screen, avoiding the now sideways 2-d stick looking objects. The game has too much speech and talking.. The first hour is all talking mainly. Their is no way to skip the speeches.

This game doesn't even really use the full potential of the Wii innovative controller. You basically hold the controller on the side and use it like an old NES controller. Then when you can't go on, it is so obvious.. point the controller at the screen and a magic pixie finds a hidden door. It's something new that they added.

I'd says it is a safe bet to buy it for you children under 15, you may enjoy playing with them also. Wii is about bringing together family, etc. If you are buying it for yourself and are over 20, I wouldn't suggest this game.

It is 2007, not 1985. In 1985 NES had nearly the same games if not better, and motion sensing controllers etc.. Like the gyro, light gun, track and field pad, etc.. Their is nothing new here, this is all old, just reproduced. Wii combined the NES controller and light gun from 1985, and now in 2007 calls it an innovative Wii Mote and numchuck!

I am a big Mario fan so I was really happy to get this game. My hubby and me sat down to play it (it's only a one player game but I thought I would atleast watch him play for a little while). Well after awhile I joked asked him "Are you sure this is a game?". The opening story takes forever to get through. I have never seen such a long intro in my life.

But once you get past that it gets better. You can do 2-D and 3-D on the graphics. Not as cool as some of the Wii games but I really enjoyed playing it. I love the old school games with Mario and this game reminded me of that a little. There are a couple things that look like old Mario games (down to the placement of the blocks), but then there are some new things that keep you interested on going on.

It's a great game for any age, but the intro is really long and almost boring to sit through. You don't learn any secrets or hints to the game during this so you could almost cook dinner or do homework while waiting for it to finish. If you like Mario games, this is a great one to look into!

I have this game preordered and the main reason I did that was because of my experience playing it. When I was at Gamestop, I decided to give the game a whirl and see whether it was worth preordering or not. The beginning of the game, for lack of a better word, is very wordy. You can actually skip over the words though-- in my opinion. Since I already knew the story, I skipped over the words and went straight to the gameplay. And I have to say that this game blew me away.

It is just like the old 2-D Mario except it is for our generation. People will ask you years from now where you were when this game came out because it is another Mario platformer. A game like this hasn't been around since the 80s and 90s.

I think that you would completely enjoy just the 2-D aspect of it but you can actually get the 3-D aspect by acquiring the ability from a character. The 3-D isn't nearly as impressive as the 2-D, but combining the 2 was genious.

I found myself not wanting to quit playing, however, I had to quit somewhere because I was in the middle of Gamestop. I managed to pull myself away from it and now I am eager to get my hands on it tomorrow.

The demo really made me like it 10 times more so don't take everything from me. Go out and buy this game! I highly reccommend it because it is one of the best if not the best Wii game out there right now.

The gameplay was smooth like the old Mario platforming that amazingly, after all these years, is still very popular. The graphics were great in 2-D and spectacular for a Mario game. I have to say that it killed my love for the graphics of Mario Kart: Double Dash. That being said, it is a Wii game after all. I think that it fits the Wii system well and if it were out on Gamecube, I don't think it would be as great as it is now. Waiting to put it on the Wii was a bold move, but it paid off. Although I am a hardcore Paper Mario fan and loved the separate battle sequences and advanced RPG, this is actually the best game in the series. I actually kind of hope they make another one of these for the Wii. Maybe... Super Paper Mario 2??

This is a very unique game. I have to give it to the creators for making something so extremely different than any other video game I have seen. If you have played other Paper Mario games in the past this is a nice little treat.

In this game you have the new version of Mario. For a change Mario's goal isn't to save the Princess and the World, just the World. Count Bleck (the mail villain) creates a Chaos heart by making Princess Peach and Bowser get married. With the power of the Chaos heart he is making all the worlds go into the void.

The game starts off with Mario only, but in this game Mario gets help from Princess Peach, Bowser and Luigi, and you as the player get to play with all of them as the game progresses. They each have their special moves as well that help complete each level. Mario can flip dimensions to find secret passageways. Princess can use her parasol to block attacks as well as fly short distances. Bowser can breath fire and Luigi can do a super jump. Also through out the course of the game you get help from Pixls. They are little fairy creatures that can do various things like hammer, bomb, make you thin/invisible and much more.

There are 8 chapters and four levels per chapter which reminded me of the first ever Mario game created. It also had various levels that looked like Mario's from the past. I have to say I think that was one of my favorite parts of the game. I really enjoyed that they mixed some of the old school Mario with this new innovative version of Mario.

I do have to say that I did not think this game was all that difficult. In the two previous Paper Mario's I had a very difficult time discovering little things, I must admit I even used cheats. Well this game I decided I would not use cheats and I beat it faster than any of the other two Paper Mario games. In Nintendo Power Magazine the creators said that they were going to make it relatively easy so that everyone could play it. They did just that. I enjoyed the challenge in the previous games that this one just didn't fully get. There were to many hints in the game that made it to easy to beat.

Now with that said I did enjoy the game a lot. It was completely different than any other game I have seen and I enjoyed it. I would recommend it to anyone who has played the other Paper Mario games, but I must admit my favorite was the second game Paper Mario and the Thousand Year Door for Gamecube.

The ame starts out slow with all this talking back and forth between mario and all these people he meets which is rather boring but once u get going its everything u love about a mario game. The best thing is switching back and forth between 2d and 3d u see different views alot of stuff u dont c in 2d u will c in 3d its pretty sweet in that aspect. I havent got that far through yet but i will play some more and hope it will be everything i can expect of a mario game.

being a veteran of 160 NES games, 55 SNES games, and over 20-25 N64 to Gamecube games, I would have to say already this game is in my all time top 10 list for sure!!!

aside from the lackluster graphics, this game puts a huge smile on my face, don't let the fact that its a slash RPG scare you, the controls and the whole mapping out the game is rather simple and enjoyable. The dialogue is OK a lot of people have been complaining about this so far, I would recommend making some popcorn a glass of tea and create a nice setting for yourself b/c he will get stuckinthe game

ALSO THERE ARE PLENTY OF SUPRISES SO FAR FOR ANY OLD SCHOOL GAMER OUT THERE!!!!

I bought this game for my grandchildren to play when they came over to visit. As I watched them go from 2D to 3D I thought... "I can do that". I took the controller and learned very quickly that I'm a 2D person! As my grandchildren tried to show me how and when to switch between the two dimensions, it became apparent that I was hopeless. But watching them laughing and teasing me became a true joy. We've spent hours playing and laughing and being together which has made this game worth every cent. And I'm going to figure it out someday!

It's a fun game for someone who had no clue on what to do.

Anybody can play it. Not particularly easy, but not hard either.

I highly recommend it!

Super Paper Mario (SPM) for the Wii represents a complete reworking of the Paper Mario series. These games have historically been turn-based RPGs with light action elements, but SPM flips this around. The game plays closer to the excellent 2D Mario platformers of old, but with light RPG elements from the Paper Mario series intact. You have hit points, an item inventory, and you level-up as you gain experience. There are eight unique worlds that you’ll visit, each divided into four sections with a boss at the end of each final section, but there’s also a hub world where you’ll find shops, inns and people to talk to. And talk to. And talk to.

One minor irritation with the game is that it has a very bloated script. Young players who can’t read will have problems with SPM. The writing is whimsical and amusing, sometimes even chuckle-inducing, but it’d be considered wordy even for an RPG. This game would have benefited from someone hacking the script down to half its current length.

The single biggest innovation SPM brings to the table is the ability to swap the 2D game into a fun but limited 3D mode in which you get a timed life bar. If it runs out, you lose a hit point. Swapping back to 2D recharges the bar. The look in the 3D world is surprisingly sparse and the camera angle is limiting. You’ll use this mode to find hidden passages and switches, and to sidestep enemies. The downside is that sometimes you have to fight enemies in 3D, and it can be difficult to line up your character to attack.

There’s a lot of puzzle solving, so much so that I don’t know if it’s fair to classify SPM as a true platformer. When you think of the original Super Mario games, there’s an emphasis on discovery, but also on speed. In SPM, there are areas you can breeze through like you’re playing one of those old-school games, but you’re mostly going to want to slow down and flip to 3D on a fairly regular basis so you can make sure you aren’t missing any 3D secrets. This is fun, but the pacing is different than those classic 2D games.

SPM was originally created for the GameCube, and it shows. Graphics are sharp and stylized, but there’s nothing the GameCube couldn’t have handled. Limited Wii controls have been implemented (shaking the controller to gain extra experience points, pointing at the screen to investigate things), but for this limited gain in functionality, you’re losing a big advantage of the GameCube controller. Throughout the game, you’re joined by other playable characters and you also find little creatures called Pixls that give you added abilities (there’s a Pixl that lets you bomb things, for example). On the GameCube controller, you could have mapped these two sets of characters to the two shoulder buttons for instantaneous swapping. As it is, with the limited buttons on the Wii remote, you’ll have to go into a menu every time you want to swap. This works, but it gets tiresome. You’ll be wishing the Wii remote had two extra buttons.

SPM isn’t perfect, but despite some minor flaws, the game is still a lot of fun. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that SPM joins the ranks of early Wii games worth the asking price, and right now, that’s a very short list. SPM will take around 20 hours to get through, more if you’re a collector and/or if you want to come back after the ending and track down some optional side quests. If you go in expecting a fun but slightly-flawed game, you should enjoy SPM. At its core, it's still a Mario game.

Rated 8.5/10

Hey Mario Fans, This game is based on the paper mario series back in the days. This is newer and has more levels then ever. Great graphics and lots of fun espeically with the interactive on the wii. This is a must have for collection. I highly recommend this game.

I am a boomer who bought the wii for movement. This obnoxious, boring game is a game comic book with 45 minutes of useless and boring words before the game begins. This game does not showcase the wii and is only suitable for mentally impaired or juvenile users. Nothing challenging here at all. Move on and save yourself the frustration. If I wanted to read I would curl up with a good book.

I'm not a huge gamer, but with this game I was. I played it almost everyday for at least 5hrs a day. It's great, plus the whole 3D flipping..amazing!! It's the 1st game I've actually wanted to beat, and did beat since I was a kid.

Before I start my review, I would just like to point out, that in my opinion, This is the best exclusive game available for the wii to date (except for Zelda, but seeing as Zelda isn't exclusive, this is the best exclusive game for the wii).

There is no way to explain it, this game is just plain fun. Combine that with a good lengthy story, and you get this game.

It's not as fun as wario. It's not as long as Zelda. And it's not as addictive as Wii sports. But even though it lacks those attributes compared to these games, it makes up for it with having all of these, and more.

Though it is not as fun/long/addictive as those games, it is still fun, long and addictive enough on its' own, a thing that makes it a must have for everybody who owns a wii.

So if you have the money, and are looking for a good game for the wii, then this should be one of your first choises.

Game is a lot of fun. Not incredibly long, I'm about 20 hours in and probly 75% finished but still fun. Too much text, but if you can get beyond that, the gameplay is great. Plays much faster than the last Paper Mario (Thousand Year Door) because they have eliminated the turn-based battles in exchange for a faster, simpler real-time battle system. Getting to play as different characters also adds a new element to the game that has not been seen in previous Paper Marios.

Super Paper Mario takes a step away from the other Paper Mario games. No more turn based battles. That's right, platforming Paper Mario! What could be better? Now now you RPG lovers, the game still has plenty of RPG qualities. (Health, Leveling up, switching characters and magic which in this game are "Pixels.") The gameplay is very innovative, fun, fresh, and keeps changing to keep you playing. It's amazing how crisp, clean, colorful graphics look so good. The sound is a nice assortment from Mario's gaming past. The story, while a little bland is still entertaining. The dialogue is perhaps one of the games best parts. From the Super Nerd Travis to the Queen of the Underwhere.

Lasting thought? If you own a Wii and don't have this game, there is something wrong with you. Get it now.

NOW.

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(Rating: 5/5 --- or ---- 9.75/10.)

I decided to purchase Super Paper Mario for the Wii platform because I wanted to introduce my children to the Mario characters made famous by my generation in the mid to late 80's.

I tried to read through all the technical jargon and expert opinions concerning multi-dimensional game play and advanced graphic formats but I realized that my kids simply could careless about the “experts” considerations.

A great game, in my opinion, passes one simple acid test: do the kids enjoy playing this particular game? The simple answer with Super Paper Mario is a resounding YES.

I have three girls, whose age range from 13 to 7, including a 13 year old " advanced gamer." All three navigate the game control and play with enjoyable ease. All three remain excited with anticipation while awaiting their respected turn.

We have nearly a dozen games and this title remains a constant favorite. I recommend this game for any age child with any level of Wii coordination. I give it 4 to 4.5 stars and would rate it between good and excellent.

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I LOVE Paper Mario, but -sadly- this 1 just fell short.

The…well, to tell the truth, worst (but not horrible) Paper Mario there has ever been!

-The Good
-The Creative Graphics (can you believe??)

-The Dramatic Cutscenes

-The Helpful Pixls

-The Diverse Characters

-The Unique “Flipping” Ability

-The Many Challenging Chapters

-The Entertaining Bosses

-The Hilarious Dialogue

-The Bad
-Lack of Story

-Lack of Replay Value

-The Summary

-This is an awesome adventure/RPG. You begin by finding out that Princess Peach has been kidnapped…again…and head off to Bowser’s castle. But when you get there you find that he didn’t steal Peach! Suddenly, a mysterious figure pops into the room with the Princess, and kidnaps everyone except Mario! You wake up in Flipside and this is where the adventure really begins!

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This game looked good and i wanted to get it cheaper so i looked on e-bay and found this game from a good seller and i bought it. this game is great, i love playing it and cause its a MArio game for the Wii i enjoy it even more, it is much better than the Paper Mario for the N64

Well. I am a huge Mario fan. I play only non sport Mario games and have fallen in love with every single one. I expected a lot more from super paper mario when buying it, but I must say... It was good, but not great. Here are some problems I found with the game:

1. Too easy
2. Not enough RPG like the other paper mario games
3. Got boring at times

I liked the game, but all the other Mario's I have played have been masterpieces and I expected this one to be a masterpiece as well. I think Mario Galaxy is going to be a masterpiece for sure, but super paper mario... not really.

I give this game a 4 out of 5

This game is a whole lot of fun. u can go into 3D mone which is cool but u can just go by all of the enimies! Gameplay is decent. Graphics decent. The levels are very diffuclut which keeps you playing ! overall this game is good. check out my other reviews!