Paper Mario (N64)

Paper Mario fo rthe N64 originally very hard to get hold of in the UK. It is now haowever available for download from the Wii shop Virtual Console on the nintendo Wii. I missed this one the first time round when I owned an N64, and recently downloaded it to my Wii. Well just how addictive can one game be. I have spend hours playing this, and so has my 7 year old son. A must for Mario fans and RPG lovers alike. And if you've never played an RPG before, this is the perfect one to start with. It was released onto Wii Virtual Console a couple of monts ago and costs 1000 Wii Points. The game itself is a mix of 2d and 3d, ...  Read the complete review

I can't believe that even after so many succesful games I ever doubted Paper Mario. I wasn't convinced by it at all, I thought the idea of a 2d mario in a 3D world would just be weird. Thankfully however I was wrong, very wrong. Paper Mario is an RPG developed by intelligent systems, it features little 2D characters roaming about in a 3D world. I am a big fan of Mario in general and I am a sucker for a good RPG, so once i'd got over my iinitial scepticism I decided to try it out, and I'm so glad I did. The story has been told numerous times before in previous outings, basically Bowser kidnaps the princess (this time by abducting the whole ...  Read the complete review

When I first saw this game on a tv show, it looked a bit too childish for my liking. I loved Mario 64, but this just seemed to be geared at a much younger demographic and therefore I expected it too be far too easy. Not only that, but I thought it would be more of the same Mario-fare that has been around for ages and would offer nothing new to the plumber's adventures. Well, I was very wrong on both counts. I am a 22 year old male, but this game has given me a great amount of pleasure and is a solid, original and great addition to anyone's collection. As with pretty much any Mario game, he has to save Princess Peach who always seems to be getting herself into ...  Read the complete review

I have written Paper Mario review before (not on here) now I’ve completed the game so I suppose it isn’t a bad idea doing another with further insight to the greatest game the N64 has seen in 2001 (bar Conker of course). You see it looks like a kiddies game, the characters are made out of paper for Christ’s sake and the storyline sounds as if it has been ripped straight from a fairy tale but don’t let this childish image put you off this is the only RPG the N64 has and its damn good. It’s not as if Nintendo have no experience when it comes to RPG’s they made Pokémon but this isn’t like Pokémon. Lets start with the ...  Read the complete review

Bowser has stolen the star rod, he has imprisoned the 7 star elders, he has lifted princess Peach’s castle high into space and has defeated Mario. All is lost but he has been helped back on to his feet and sets on a quest to gain enough power to defeat Bowser and his star rod by releasing the 7 star elders. Mario is 2D or “paper” like and stuck in a 3D world absolutely ingenious. Reading the above may quickly put you off, Paper Mario sounds and looks like a kids game but there is a humor to the storyline such as one character saying; “Peach has been kidnapped AGAIN!” and many more little anecdotes that make you smile. The graphics ...  Read the complete review