The newest chapter of the Paper Mario story isn’t just out of this world…it’s out of this dimension! What at first glance appears to be a 2-D sidescroller ripped straight from the stylized pages of the Paper Mario universe soon turns into a hilarious dimension-shifting platformer possible only on Wii! 2-D…AND 3-D! Run through vibrant 2-D worlds, stomping on enemies and breaking blocks….then, with the press of a button, flip into 3-D! In the 3rd dimension, you’ll find hidden paths, battle foes, and uncover secrets as you explore the previously invisible depth of the 2-D landscapes! Unique Wii controls! Hold the Wii Remote sideways and control the game in classic Super Mario Bros. style! You can shake the Wii Remote to pull off stylish moves and break out of frigid ice and even point directly at the screen to get helpful hints from your sidekick. Not only that, but you’ll also play as Peach and Bowser, both with their own sets of essential skills. Hilarious adventure! When a mysterious villain kidnaps Peach and Bowser and forces them to get married, their union creates a rift of dark energy that threatens to tear the universe apart! Hilarious characters, laugh-out-loud plot twists, and unforgettable dimensions await as Mario makes his way through eight worlds, each more memorable than the last!
User Ratings and Reviews
4 Stars Not as good as the first 2 Paper Marios
Super Paper Mario isn’t quite as good as the first 2 Paper Marios, but it’s still a fun game. The graphics look great in 2D, the game has a lot of replay value, and there are 4 different characters to use. Super Paper Mario is probably the third best Mario game on Wii after Super Mario Galaxy and Mario Kart Wii. I rate this game 89/100.
1 Star Don’t be fooled
I’m sorry. This game was absolutely terrible. It is honestly not worth your money, unless you get a really cheap price. There were hours of text you had to sit through, and no joke, the game actually got easier and easier as you progress instead of harder. The final battle with the main “bad guy” was a joke. I think I pressed one button and the game did everything else for me. More text…. then…. I won?? I was so disappointed. I was expecting the final battle to be tough. Im sorry I wasted my money. I immediately traded it in.
If you like reading mario stories that are oddly intentionally humorous, and dont even want to press any buttons or actually dont even want to play a game at all, then buy this, because the game pretty much beat itself while i sat there and watched(read).
1 Star Super Essay Paper Mario
Love to read VOLUMES of text for hours. Then this is your game. This game is just horrible. I can’t believe it’s a Nintendo product. I knew that it wasn’t going to be a Super Mario Bros. type game but wow this was bad. The graphics are laughable and I’m not one to care about graphics. The game play isn’t even that fun. You spend more time walking to places with the slow poorly rendered characters then you do trying to figure out what to do. But good god the text in this. I’ve never seen a game with this amount of reading. I would love to see the script for this game because i would guess it would hundred’s of pages long. Some of the writing is a bit witty. But after reading for 20 or more minutes you could care less about some witty quip Mario just said. Please do not waste any money on this game. Just do yourself a favor and buy a book. You’ll read less with a book.
5 Stars gift for a friend
I gave this to my friend as a birthday present because she requested it 
She said it’s a fun game.
4 Stars Super Mario, the Epic, and the Quest
I bought this game for my family since Super Mario Galaxy had made us dizzy on numerous occasions (traversing all those globes got to be disorienting). I guess I was also looking for something familiar and semi-nostalgic since I had grown up with the original NES.
Paper Mario is advertised as being playable in 2d or 3d, but both formats are necessary to solving puzzles presented therein. At first, flipping back and forth seems a bit annoying, but after a while it’s pretty fun; you forget you can even do it until you’re stumped, and then it’s as if you’re looking at a problem from a totally new perspective (which in fact you are!).
Longtime fans of Mario’s hijinks will not be disappointed with this release. All the familiar themes are there, as are the characters. The princess still needs saving, Koopa’s still making trouble, and there are a whole lotta tricks, traps, and challenges awaiting our moustaschioed hero.
If I had to single out one annoyance, it would be the overly wordy dialogue that establishes the plot and runs throughout the game. In the old days, they simply said “rescue the princess,” and off you went. now there are numerous dialogues at every step (something that will try the patience of older NES fans).
But the wordiness and dialogue isn’t a total wash. In laying out what is essentially Campbell’s 17 steps of the hero’s journey, it’s closer to traditional epic than perhaps any other game I have seen.
But most importantly, it’s a fun game… and a worthy successor to the Mario’s of old.
