Super Paper Mario
- Run through vibrant 2D worlds, stomping on enemies and breaking blocks
- With the press of a button, flip into 3D and find hidden paths, battle foes and uncover secrets hidden from 2D eyes
- Hold the Wii Remote sideways and control the game in classic Super Mario Bros. style
- Play as Peach and Bowser, both with their own sets of essential skills
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!
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List Price: $ 49.99
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Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle
- Weapons available in NERF: N-Strike Elite include 16 different NERF blasters, both real and fictional, each with their own specific strengths and weaknesses.
- Enjoy a classic rail shooter packed with arcade style shooter action where your path through the game is laid out in advance so you can concentrate on having fun.
- Bundled with the game is the NERF Switch Shot EX-3 Blaster, which is compatible with other games utilizing the Wii Remote, and as a standalone NERF gun with a three NERF projectiles capacity.
- Your blaster also includes a detachable decoder lens through which special codes and enemy weaknesses can be seen in-game.
- NERF: N-Strike Elite features 2-player offline multiplayer co-op functionality for twice the fun and four different characters to play as.
B.O.B. is back! Now it is up to you and the rest of the N-STRIKE team to blast him down to size once again. Jackal, a genius level NERF agent, has called you and the other N-STRIKE ELITE back into action in this all-new adventure. In this mission, you will have the chance to build up your arsenal, improve your blasters and, most importantly, shoot bots. Get in there and let the foam fly!
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Super Paper Mario, like the Legend of Zelda Twilight Princess, was originally a Gamecube game that was moved on over to the Wii. Still, it’s definitely a game we’ve been waiting for and definitely a game worth getting a hold of. Simply put, this is one of the games Wii owners ought to want.
The storyline in Super Paper Mario isn’t really anything special, but it’s certainly one to honor for its fine script and clever writing. An evil magician named Count Bleck plans on taking over the world, and as Mario you’ll need to stop him by finding the pieces of the purity heart that’ll allow you to do so. In truth, the storyline is actually really crazy, but I’d rather not give too much away. It’s actually a really enjoyable story Mario fans will love in the long run.
The game is very dialogue heavy but at least its creative. Much of it is very humorous and will have you laughing quite a bit. But when I say dialog heavy, I’m not kidding. You’ll be mashing on the 2 button a lot. It wouldn’t be so bad if characters didn’t go on to explain such things that were useless.
Super Paper Mario is truly something remarkable in terms of its gameplay. It mixes Platforming and RPG elements. There’s still a need to level up and Mario has his set of HP but all the way, this is a platformer. It plays very similar to Super Mario Brothers on the NES. However, a slight problem with this kind of gameplay, is that those who were really addicted to side scrolling Mario games and were used to holding down a button to run will be surprised to learn there is no button to run! It’s no big deal, but if you’re feeling nostalgic (as you probably will playing this game) it’s actually something long time Mario fans may have to get used to, especially because Mario doesn’t move very fast.
During the game you can press the A button and flip the screen from the 2D world to the 3D world any time you want. Most of the time you’ll be playing the game in the 2D realm, but there’s plenty to be done in 3D too. It’s a necessity to getting past some of the games puzzles. If you’re ever stuck on puzzle just try flipping. It’s also used to get past environmental objects. If a pipe is too tall for Mario to jump over, for example, then you can switch the game to the 3D view and simply walk around it. You can’t stay in 3D forever. If you stay in 3D for too long Mario will take damage.
The problem with the gameplay is that the game is far too easy. Most enemies are easily dispatched and don’t do much damage to you anyway. Even boss battles are of little challenge. The boss fights are fun, at least, requiring you to fight them in interesting ways, but they’re still on the easy side. If you’re an expert gamer, I don’t predict you’ll die anytime soon throughout your adventure.
Mario also isn’t alone. He’ll be joined by Peach, Luigi and Bowser throughout his travels, and each of them has an ability they can do. Peach can float, Luigi has a high jump and Bowser can spit fire. You can switch between them at any time, and there are moments when you’ll actually need a certain character to do things. However, the game relies heavily on the mechanic of going from 2D to 3D and only Mario can actually do this. Despite that you’ve got other characters, you’ll still play through most of the game as Mario.
Throughout your adventures you’ll also collect Pixls. Little fairy like creatures that give Mario and company other abilities he can use. For example, early on in the game he meets a pixl that allows him to grab enemies and other objects and throw them. There are plenty of other powers. Needless to say, Super Paper Mario is filled with secrets.
The wii remote works well with this game. As noted you’ll hold it like an NES controller and play the game in basically the same style you played the original Super Mario Brothers. The Wii controls, however, feel a little tacked on. You can point the remote to search for hidden doors or scan enemies. You can also shake when you jump off an enemy to get more points. The wii remote doesn’t have a big impact on the gameplay, though.
Visually, of course, the game looks like a late generation Gamecube game. However, the games unique style alone warrants its beauty. The 2D landscape is far better looking than the 3D landscape, though. The 2D backgrounds are beautiful, and the background environments really shower a lot of detail. 3D doesn’t look as good, though because it’s just not as pretty and filled with life. Most of the level designs themselves are also pretty plain. As far as platforming goes, there’s nothing too intuitively designed either. The levels also aren’t filled to the brim with enemies. There’s a lot of jumping, but not a lot of obstacles in your way.
The game also sounds really good. There’s no voice acting to speak of, really. Which sucks for a game as text heavy as this, but most gamers who’ve been gaming for well over a decade probably won’t care about this, anyway.
On the whole, Super Paper Mario is a must own title for the Wii. It’s been ingeniously designed; it’s full of humor and has been cleverly written. And to top it all off, it’s just a lot of fun to play.
Pros:
+Well crafted dialogue
+VERY humorous game
+Strikingly original gameplay elements
+Simple easy gameplay to get a hold of
+Good music
+Plenty of things to do in the game
+Cleverly designed puzzles
Cons:
-The game is far too easy for experienced gamers
-Tacked on Wii Remote controls
-Very dialogue heavy; it’s GOOD dialogue, but there are moments when you really just want to play the game
Review by S. Rhodes for Super Paper Mario
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It’s a shame that so few people have Wii’s in North America. Otherwise, I would imagine that “Super Paper Mario” would have tons of reviews at this moment. This is an incredibly solid game.
Less “Paper Mario” than “Super Mario”, the game returns Mario to his 2-D roots. Gone are turn-based battles, and in their place, good ‘ole hoppin’ and boppin’ fun, like in the old days, but with one clever twist. When your character is faced with, say, an impossible jump, you can simply “flip” yourself into three dimensions, the result of which is often the opening of a new path, or the emergence of a hidden pipe, etc. It’s a clever twist on the 2-D goodness of the old “SMB” games of the Nintendo and Super Nintendo.
If I had one complaint with the game, it’s that it’s a bit too easy. With the ability to level ones character, the challenging aspects of the original “SMB” games gets a bit lost (in particular, the character will NOT die from falling in a hole, and can sustain multiple hits before running out of heart points, which can be replenished by items, or even hidden mushrooms). But make no mistake – while the game is never particularly challenging, it is always fun. The dialogue is snappy (the “dating sim” send-up is incredibly humorous, e.g.), the controls are good and responsove (I would have liked to see the nunchuk controller used a bit, particularly for the 3-D sections, but this is a mild complaint), the graphics are pretty…interesting, and the whole experience is trippy, in a “Katamari” sort of way.
All in all, a solid Wii outing – this is one of those games that makes you happy to own the system.
Review by M. A Jenkins for Super Paper Mario
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I am a 26 year old recent Wii purchaser (that was an ordeal) and have been out looking for games. I now have:
Wii Sports
Wii Play
Excite Truck
Rayman Raving Rabbids (the reason I bought the system, my wife was flipping over this when she saw it)
Resident Evil 4
WarioWare Smooth Moves
and now
Super Paper Mario
I used to play Mario as a kid both on my NES in the late 80′s and Super Nintendo back in the early 90′s, along with F-Zero and some other games I had. I had a 3DO after that for a while, but then have not gamed for over a decade.
The Wii has marked a triumphantly FUN return to gaming: as above, I am 26 and my wife is 21 and we are both having lots of fun. As for Mario, I must say that Super Paper Mario, for a former-Super-Mario-World player is just a TOP NOTCH experience.
Getting through the “RPG-style” story in the beginning (a style of gaming which I remember seeing friends play on their gameboys) was initially a concern of mine (because I think that stuff is boring), but the sarcasm and self-awareness of what they do is quite amusing and sucked me into the game.
The gameplay is very amusing, especially flipping back and forth between 2D and 3D…a new hilarious take on old Mario side-scrolling convention.
This is my personal favorite Wii game of the list above, because I like fun and it is just sheer fun. All others are awesome (Wii Sports is timeless, Resident Evil is epic and haunting, Excite Truck is EXCITING!, Wario is hilarious, etc.), but this is a big, enjoyable and clearly long-lasting game, since we don’t play “hard,” just casually.
Review by M. M. Jackson for Super Paper Mario
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Well, after two hours of game play I gotta say that this is one FUN game.
My sister bought it with her B-day money and I wasn’t so sure she’d like it at first. Well, I was wrong. xD Both my sisters love it (10&6) and so do I!
The grafics are just like Paper Mario, TTYD. So thats cool! The characters are all lovable. Bowser is funny (My fave charrie) And its just a cute, funny, FUN game. Its really awesome going from 2D to 3D to! Everything looks like paper, Its really neat. The pixles are so cool to! I like the butterfly.
I was surprised at this, but the controlls are very easy! You hold the Wii remote sideways, and that works very well.
I’ve been a fan of Paper Mario64, Then Paper Mario TTYD(The thousand year door) and now this! All three are super fun. This is now one of my favorite games, I’d give it more stars if I could!
Overall, I’m very happy with this game, and my sisters like it to!
~Jackie
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Super Paper Mario for the Wii brings a fantastic new dimension to the 2D fun of paper mario. You can now switch – on the fly – between a 2D and 3D view of your world.
This brings a whole new twist to the idea of puzzle solving. You run along your 2D path and think you’ve hit the end. But when you take a look at the 3D view, you might find a tunnel hidden behind a rock, or a whole new path pointing out at a 90 degree angle.
There’s a fun storyline, full of cute dialogue, but really in games like this you aren’t worrying about deep plots or soap opera style intricacies. You play to jump on mushrooms, hit blocks, and search for those secret locations.
The game is clearly pointed towards a young audience, but it’s a credit to its design that even adults have a lot of fun hopping along towards the goals. For some reason you can’t run here – which can be frustrating sometimes – but in general you get the same mario fun from previous games. You learn new skills as you go, can throw items, change characters, locate new helpers, and level up.
The game is nicely broken up into short segments, again perfect for its target audience. If a kid has only 1/2 hr of “video game” time available in a given day, they can still make progress and feel like they’ve achieved something. The puzzles are never so tricky that they drive you completely insane. A careful perusal of the spot you’re in will usually provide the answer.
An adult might complain that because of this, if you actually have control of the TV and a full weekend of gaming laid out, you could easily beat the entire game before the weekend was up. While this is true, you can always go back through after that and challenge yourself to find even more points on each level.
And for those with youngsters around, it really is great fun to play together. The game is very ‘friendly’ – if you step in sludge or fall off a cliff, which most games would kill you for, here it usually is just a minor setback.
In a world of zombie games, kill-everyone games and horror games, it’s nice to find something that you can play with all ages and have fun with. It doesn’t require a ton of dexterity or a complex understanding of role playing setup. You just run, jump, and puzzle-solve.
Highly recommended!
Review by Lisa Shea for Super Paper Mario
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A great shooting game that is appropriate for young children. Finding codes with the red view finder adds to the fun for kids. I thought including a foam dart launcher was unnecessary, but when my 9 year old was playing the video game and then asked if the gun could shoot real darts, I understood that the designers had done their research!
Review by Morgan J. Murray for Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle
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Christmas gift for my 7 year old son. We bought an extra blaster so the two of us could play together.
Pros:
- Decent graphics. About what you would expect from a Wii title.
- Challenging. Normal difficulty presents a solid challenge for young kids and adults. Getting every bonus canister is quite difficult on any difficulty (more on that later). Elite difficulty is quite hard.
- Lots of guns. If you are a Nerf Dart Gun fan you will love the variety of guns available in the game. 16 that run the gamut from sniper rifles to grenade launchers and everything in between.
- Customize and upgrade your guns. You can spend your canister points on numerous upgrades and customizations for each gun. Clip size, damage, reload rate, color, dart (trails, whistling etc), extra barrels, scopes, sights and so on. Probably my son’s favorite part of the game.
- Replayability. The levels and game is challenging enough to replay the game over and over again. Good thing since the game itself is very short.
- Red Reveal: A nice gameplay element. Kids will like it.
-Plot, It’s pretty basic, but my son liked the characters, dialog and plot twist. He’s 7, give him a break.
Cons:
- The game is very short. 10 levels I believe. I suppose it’s a “budget” title as you get a $20 gun included with the game, but we could finish the game in about 1-2 hours.
- Only 2 player multiplayer. Why? There’s 4 characters to use, they should all be allowed to play at once.
- Bugs: some bugs that we had to overcome by restarting the level. Crosshairs go missing, game gets frozen in one spot. Not a huge number, but for such a short title and simple game, these things shouldn’t exist. Rushed out for the holidays I susupect.
- Aiming is a bit wonky. Make sure your controllers are calibrated properly before attempting to play this game. The shooting requires precision and jittery crosshairs make it an exercise in frustration. Even properly calibrated, there are some issues with keeping the crosshairs steady.
- Weapon Switching. Each character can hold 4 weapons, unfortunately, switching between weapons requires the use of the D-Pad which is located on top of the gun. Not a comfortable way to switch. Furthermore, the D-Pad which could have been designed to have each gun selected by a different direction (U,D,L, R), is limited to only R & L, and there is a considerable delay between switches. Thus, going from gun #1 to gun #3 takes a long time. For a game predicated on the variety and speciality of it’s guns, not being able to switch quickly and comfortably between them is a real pain.
Comments:
- I don’t have a problem with not being able to control where the players move. It eliminates alot of potential problems and adds some challenge to the shooting. This is a kid’s game. I don’t think complicating the control scheme and allowing the potential to get lost in a level is a benefit.
- my wrist hurts. I wish the included gun was a rifle and not a pistol that required awkward positioning to switch weapons.
The bottom line is that this game is alot of fun, but not without it’s flaws. I suppose the true test is how much my 7 year old likes it and he loves it. He hasn’t even opened up the rest of his christmas presents (it’s already the 27th too.) By far is favorite of the toys he’s gotten. We’ve played the game about twice through already and are going back for thirds so we can get enough canisters to fully upgrade all the guns.
Review by J. Liu for Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle
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This game is the sequel to nerf n-strike and B.O.B. is back. Shane (the boy who B.O.B. recruits in the first game) and the rest of the trainees from the first game set out to destroy B.O.B.. This game is tons of fun and I love it, and the new red reveal was a nice touch. You can use this reveal to find enemy weak points and codes through out the game. The main point is if you love nerf you’ll probally love this game.
Review by Indyman for Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle
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This game is pretty fun. My son really enjoys it. The gun is a versatile real nerf gun. So we break out his other nerf guns and run around the house having nerf wars. My wife would probably not agree with this review, for the running around the house issue, but we have fun doing it. The game is pretty good, it gets alittle redundant and old after awhile. It is still fun. Would recommend this game.
Review by S. Davis for Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle
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Very fun, family friendly game. Intriguing storyline and non-stop action. The blaster customization is fan-flippin-tastic.
Review by M Lo for Nerf N-Strike Elite Bundle