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Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam
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European box art
Developer(s) AlphaDream
Publisher(s) Nintendo
Director(s) Shunsuke Kobayashi
Hiroyuki Kubota
Producer(s) Akira Ohtani
Yoshihiko Maekawa
Toshiharu Izuno
Programmer(s) Makoto Aioi
Haruhiko Tanuma
Artist(s) Akira Noguchi
Takuji Sasaki
Writer(s) Shunsuke Kobayashi
Composer(s) Yoko Shimomura
Series Mario & Luigi
Paper Mario
Platform(s) Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: December 3, 2015
  • EU: December 4, 2015
  • AU: December 10, 2015
  • NA: January 22, 2016
Genre(s) Role-playing
Mode(s) Single-player
Aggregate score
Aggregator Score
Metacritic 76/100
Review scores
Publication Score
Destructoid 8/10
Game Informer 8.75/10
GamesRadar 4/5 stars
IGN 5.9/10
Nintendo Life 8/10
Hardcore Gamer 4/5

Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam, known in Europe and Australia as Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. and in Japan as Mario & Luigi RPG Paper Mario MIX (Japanese: マリオ&ルイージRPG ペーパーマリオMIX Hepburn: Mario & ruīji RPG pēpāmario MIX?), is a role-playing video game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The game is the fifth title in the Mario & Luigi series (and a Paper Mario spin-off game title), crossing over with elements and style of characters from the Paper Mario series. It was released internationally in December 2015, and in North America the following month (January 2016).

While attempting to fix a hole in Princess Peach's castle library, Luigi trips and accidentally knocks over a mysterious book containing the Paper Mario world, causing the paper-thin residents within it to spread across the Mushroom Kingdom. Afterwards, Bowser combines his evil army with that of his paper counterpart, Paper Bowser, and they kidnap Peach and her counterpart, Paper Peach. Mario and Luigi must now team up with Mario's paper counterpart, Paper Mario, to set everything right, defeat both Bowsers, and bring all the paper people back into the book.

The story of Paper Jam crosses together the universe series of Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario, the aftermath of Sticker Star and Dream Team (and right before Color Splash), resulting in the sprite-based residents of one universe meeting their paper-thin counterparts from the other one. As such, players control a team consisting of Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario, whose actions are controlled by pressing A, B and Y respectively. In addition to the moves Mario and Luigi can perform in their series, Paper Mario can use his paper thin body to perform his own unique actions, such as squeezing through tight gaps or turning into a paper airplane in battle to help the brothers. Like previous games, battles incorporate various mechanics, such as timing attacks or using "Bros. Attacks". During battle, Paper Mario can make copies of himself, allowing him to deal extra damage or attack multiple enemies at once, as well as use special techniques called "Trio Attacks" that involve him with his counterpart, Mario, and Luigi to attack together. There are also sections where players control giant papercraft versions of Mario, Luigi, Peach and Yoshi to fight other papercraft enemies.


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