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Great Platformer with a new twist. 9.7/10
posted by RichScarry (MISSOULA, MT) Apr 11, 2007
Member since Nov 2006
68 out of 76 gamers (89%) found this review helpful
Well, Nintendo sure does know how to make a nearly perfect platformer for our hero Mario. Super Paper Mario is one of the best games on the Wii so far. With great game play, artistic styling visuals, and a nice refreshing challenge, this game has plenty of pick and (re)play value.
For starts, this game is hard! If you've played New Super Mario for the DS, and just walked through it, I think you'll enjoy Super Paper Mario. With having multiple characters to choose(All with different abilities) from at anytime in the game, and the ability to go in and out of 3D, there are so many possibilities in the games puzzles.
I thought they did a few really good things with the controls. Before I bought it, I was worried that you may have to jerk the Wii-mote upward to jump. Thinking of all the finely tuned jumping involved in a platformer like this had me a little worried. Thankfully, it's just a regular button jump. It does utilize the motion controls in some areas, but not over doing it to make it feel tacked on. The RPG element is also nicely done. Earning progress from killing anything, and adding to Mario's attack and HP among other things.
The visuals are almost a non-issue. You really can't mess up a game that's meant to look 2D. But it does have some details in the background, and the creatures also have some fine detail. My only complaint in this department is in the 3D environment. It seems very barren, and plain.
The only thing I didn't like was the miles of dialog in the first few levels. For levels 1-1, and 1-2, it seems that is ALL you were doing was talking. It has a nice twist from the normal save Princess Peach story line in a typical Mario game, but there seemed like a lot of unnecessary talking going on in the start.
Overall,a great Nintendo title. I have high expectations for Nintendo's first party game, and as always they deliver in this game. Lots to do and with the RPG element, it has plenty of replay value. Great game, I'd just go buy it!
For starts, this game is hard! If you've played New Super Mario for the DS, and just walked through it, I think you'll enjoy Super Paper Mario. With having multiple characters to choose(All with different abilities) from at anytime in the game, and the ability to go in and out of 3D, there are so many possibilities in the games puzzles.
I thought they did a few really good things with the controls. Before I bought it, I was worried that you may have to jerk the Wii-mote upward to jump. Thinking of all the finely tuned jumping involved in a platformer like this had me a little worried. Thankfully, it's just a regular button jump. It does utilize the motion controls in some areas, but not over doing it to make it feel tacked on. The RPG element is also nicely done. Earning progress from killing anything, and adding to Mario's attack and HP among other things.
The visuals are almost a non-issue. You really can't mess up a game that's meant to look 2D. But it does have some details in the background, and the creatures also have some fine detail. My only complaint in this department is in the 3D environment. It seems very barren, and plain.
The only thing I didn't like was the miles of dialog in the first few levels. For levels 1-1, and 1-2, it seems that is ALL you were doing was talking. It has a nice twist from the normal save Princess Peach story line in a typical Mario game, but there seemed like a lot of unnecessary talking going on in the start.
Overall,a great Nintendo title. I have high expectations for Nintendo's first party game, and as always they deliver in this game. Lots to do and with the RPG element, it has plenty of replay value. Great game, I'd just go buy it!