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'''''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''''' (known as '''''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.''''' in European languages) is an [[Genre#Role-playing|RPG]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. The fifth game in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series, it features a crossover with the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] series. As a result, the game uses the same graphics and engine as [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|its predecessor]] and contains elements from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. The plot revolves around [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] trying to stop [[Bowser]] and [[Paper Bowser]] from taking over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] using their combined armies. It is the second ''Mario & Luigi'' game for the Nintendo 3DS, as well as the final original game in the series developed by [[AlphaDream]]. The game requires 3,444 | '''''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''''' (known as '''''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros.''''' in European languages) is an [[Genre#Role-playing|RPG]] for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. The fifth game in the [[Mario & Luigi (series)|''Mario & Luigi'']] series, it features a crossover with the [[Paper Mario (series)|''Paper Mario'']] series. As a result, the game uses the same graphics and engine as [[Mario & Luigi: Dream Team|its predecessor]] and contains elements from ''[[Paper Mario: Sticker Star]]''. The plot revolves around [[Mario]], [[Luigi]], and [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]] trying to stop [[Bowser]] and [[Paper Bowser]] from taking over the [[Mushroom Kingdom]] using their combined armies. It is the second ''Mario & Luigi'' game for the Nintendo 3DS, as well as the final original game in the series developed by [[AlphaDream]]. The game requires 3,444 [[Memory Card|block]]s (440.8 MB) if downloaded from the eShop. The name comes from the phrase "paper jam", a malfunction in a computer's printer or a photocopier or similar device occurring when sheets of paper become jammed inside, and "jam", an informal word for an issue or predicament. | ||
==Story== | ==Story== | ||
[[File:MLPJ story01.png|thumb|left|]] | [[File:MLPJ story01.png|thumb|left|]] | ||
The story begins with [[Luigi]] and a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] entering the attic of [[Peach's Castle]], looking for the source of a | The story begins with [[Luigi]] and a [[Toad (species)|Toad]] entering the attic of [[Peach's Castle]], looking for the source of a draft. Luigi is spooked by a [[Scaredy Rat]] and ends up bumping a bookshelf when he sneezes, opening a [[mysterious book]] that contains the ''Paper Mario'' world. The Paper characters are released into the ''Mario & Luigi'' world, spreading across the Mushroom Kingdom. [[Paper Toad]]s are seen landing near Toad Villages, while [[Bowser]]'s minions begin to meet with their paper counterparts. [[Paper Peach]] remains at Peach's Castle with [[Princess Peach]], while [[Paper Bowser]], [[Paper Bowser Jr.]] and [[Paper Kamek]] meet and decide to team up with [[Bowser]], [[Bowser Jr.]] and [[Kamek]]. [[Mario]], Luigi and [[Starlow]] decide to help Paper Peach to find the Paper Toads spread across the Kingdom, as well as [[Paper Mario (character)|Paper Mario]]. They also meet up with [[Nabbit]], who steals most of the [[Bros. Attacks]] that the Toads had prepared, and [[Toadette]], who has taken interest in papercrafting and is inspired to make giant papercrafts with the help of the Paper Toads. | ||
[[File:3DS Mario LuigiPaperJam scrn05 E3.png|thumb|upright=1.1]] | [[File:3DS Mario LuigiPaperJam scrn05 E3.png|thumb|upright=1.1]] | ||
Mario and Luigi head to [[Sunbeam Plains]], where they come across two [[Paper Goomba]]s, whom they defeat and leave [[Crinkle Goomba|one]] with a crease. This Goomba returns with reinforcements, and form a [[Goomba Wheel]] that defeats the Bros. Shortly afterwards, Paper Mario arrives, defeats the Paper Goombas and saves Mario and Luigi, who team up with Paper Mario to rescue the Paper Toads. However, the Bowser duo arrive at Peach's Castle and kidnap Princess Peach and Paper Peach, leaving behind [[Petey Piranha]] to stop them. After his defeat, the Mario trio head to [[Bowser's Castle]] to rescue the Princesses, but the way to [[Doop Doop Dunes]] is blocked by a [[Papercraft Goomba]]. Toadette arrives with [[Papercraft Mario]], which she built with the Paper Toads the Mario Trio rescued, to destroy the [[Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba]] blockade, allowing the trio to access Doop Doop Dunes. As they approach Bowser's Castle beyond the dunes, the [[Big Pokey]] [[Tower Power Pokey|Duo]] knock them off a bridge into the [[Doop Doop Dunes Grotto]]. After rescuing some more Paper Toads, they build a trampoline to reach the Pokeys and fight them to escape the grotto. The trio are blocked yet again by the Kamek duo and their Papercraft Kamek, at which point the trio are given Papercraft Luigi to destroy it with. However, right as they are about to reach the castle, they are knocked out by [[cannonball]]s that also take down the bridge to the castle. [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]] arrive and order the [[Chargin' Chuck|Chargin' Chuck Corps]] to take them away to the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], and the Bowser Jr. duo arrive to collect the book that contained Paper Mario's world, which Luigi dropped after being hauled away. | Mario and Luigi head to [[Sunbeam Plains]], where they come across two [[Paper Goomba]]s, whom they defeat and leave [[Crinkle Goomba|one]] with a crease. This Goomba returns with reinforcements, and form a [[Goomba Wheel]] that defeats the Bros. Shortly afterwards, Paper Mario arrives, defeats the Paper Goombas and saves Mario and Luigi, who team up with Paper Mario to rescue the Paper Toads. However, the Bowser duo arrive at Peach's Castle and kidnap Princess Peach and Paper Peach, leaving behind [[Petey Piranha]] to stop them. After his defeat, the Mario trio head to [[Bowser's Castle]] to rescue the Princesses, but the way to [[Doop Doop Dunes]] is blocked by a [[Papercraft Goomba]]. Toadette arrives with [[Papercraft Mario]], which she built with the Paper Toads the Mario Trio rescued, to destroy the [[Papercraft Megacrinkle Goomba]] blockade, allowing the trio to access Doop Doop Dunes. As they approach Bowser's Castle beyond the dunes, the [[Big Pokey]] [[Tower Power Pokey|Duo]] knock them off a bridge into the [[Doop Doop Dunes Grotto]]. After rescuing some more Paper Toads, they build a trampoline to reach the Pokeys and fight them to escape the grotto. The trio are blocked yet again by the Kamek duo and their Papercraft Kamek, at which point the trio are given Papercraft Luigi to destroy it with. However, right as they are about to reach the castle, they are knocked out by [[cannonball]]s that also take down the bridge to the castle. [[Wendy O. Koopa|Wendy]], [[Roy Koopa|Roy]], [[Larry Koopa|Larry]], and [[Ludwig von Koopa|Ludwig]] arrive and order the [[Chargin' Chuck|Chargin' Chuck Corps]] to take them away to the [[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]], and the Bowser Jr. duo arrive to collect the book that contained Paper Mario's world, which Luigi dropped after being hauled away. | ||
The trio escape their cell, and battle their [[Hammer Bro]] wardens to retrieve their items and [[Command Block]]s. The creased Goomba from earlier returns locked in a cell, and he gives the trio [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Card]]s in exchange for freeing him. The trio find out the arrested Toads are being forced to mine [[Fire Ore]] by Bowser and Paper Bowser in order to make an "ultimate papercraft," and soon run into a gate with a round-shaped indent in the center, before proceeding to fight against Wendy | The trio escape their cell, and battle their [[Hammer Bro]] wardens to retrieve their items and [[Command Block]]s. The creased Goomba from earlier returns locked in a cell, and he gives the trio [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Card]]s in exchange for freeing him. The trio find out the arrested Toads are being forced to mine [[Fire Ore]] by Bowser and Paper Bowser in order to make an "ultimate papercraft," and soon run into a gate with a round-shaped indent in the center, before proceeding to fight against Roy and Wendy to escape the dungeon. Meanwhile, the Bowser Jr. duo annoy the Kameks into giving them a vacation to Bowser's Villa on [[Mount Brrr]] and take the Princesses with them. They also try to tell the Bowser duo about the book containing the Paper Mario universe, but are ignored. | ||
The Mario trio, alongside the freed Toads find themselves stranded at [[Twinsy Tropics]]. The Paper Toads build a boat for everyone to return to Sunbeam Plains, and the trio returns to Peach's Castle, where [[Monologue Toad|a Toad]] tells them the Princesses were taken to Mount Brrr, which can be accessed through [[Gloomy Woods]]. Getting to the woods, the trio find new papercraft terrain that covers and changes the landscape, and even fight a paper version of [[Paper Petey Piranha|Petey Piranha]]. Arriving at the woods, they meet a starving [[Wiggler]] who claims to be the guardian of the forest. Paper Kamek soon appears to block the path with junk, which Wiggler considers littering. Feeding the Wiggler eleven berries and a [[Melon]] they win from a [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] in a race, the Mario trio use him to break the blockades. The Kamek duo tries to hinder them, with Paper Kamek cursing Wiggler and forcing him to battle the team. After he is defeated and Wiggler is freed, Wiggler turns into a [[Flutter]] and flies them to Mount Brrr. At Mount Brrr, the source of paper terrain is revealed to be a summit base, where [[King Bob-omb]], [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]] use the cannons to blast the land with papercraft. With the help of Toadette, the Mario trio make it to a Toad Village, where they prepare to build Papercraft Peach to combat [[Papercraft Bowser Jr.]] and save the princesses. However, after destroying Papercraft Bowser Jr., the Bowser Jr duo manage to escape with the Princesses and the book unharmed. They accidentally leave behind a Red Medallion, which opens the gate in Twinsy Tropics Dungeon. In order to go there, they cross Doop Doop Dunes again. | The Mario trio, alongside the freed Toads find themselves stranded at [[Twinsy Tropics]]. The Paper Toads build a boat for everyone to return to Sunbeam Plains, and the trio returns to Peach's Castle, where [[Monologue Toad|a Toad]] tells them the Princesses were taken to Mount Brrr, which can be accessed through [[Gloomy Woods]]. Getting to the woods, the trio find new papercraft terrain that covers and changes the landscape, and even fight a paper version of [[Paper Petey Piranha|Petey Piranha]]. Arriving at the woods, they meet a starving [[Wiggler]] who claims to be the guardian of the forest. Paper Kamek soon appears to block the path with junk, which Wiggler considers littering. Feeding the Wiggler eleven berries and a [[Melon]] they win from a [[Yoshi (species)|Yellow Yoshi]] in a race, the Mario trio use him to break the blockades. The Kamek duo tries to hinder them, with Paper Kamek cursing Wiggler and forcing him to battle the team. After he is defeated and Wiggler is freed, Wiggler turns into a [[Flutter]] and flies them to Mount Brrr. At Mount Brrr, the source of paper terrain is revealed to be a summit base, where [[King Bob-omb]], [[Iggy Koopa|Iggy]], [[Lemmy Koopa|Lemmy]], and [[Morton Koopa Jr.|Morton]] use the cannons to blast the land with papercraft. With the help of Toadette, the Mario trio make it to a Toad Village, where they prepare to build Papercraft Peach to combat [[Papercraft Bowser Jr.]] and save the princesses. However, after destroying Papercraft Bowser Jr., the Bowser Jr duo manage to escape with the Princesses and the book unharmed. They accidentally leave behind a Red Medallion, which opens the gate in Twinsy Tropics Dungeon. In order to go there, they cross Doop Doop Dunes again. | ||
While crossing Doop Doop Dunes, they meet up with the Creased Goomba again and travel to the dungeon with him. Along the way, the Mario Trio are ambushed by the Chargin' Chuck Corps and defeat them. Upon reaching the dungeon, the Goomba betrays Mario and Co. to the [[Fire Bro]]s, who have taken over as wardens; taking the Red Medallion with him. After getting the medallion back, they open the gate which leads to Bowser's Castle, and fight Ludwig | While crossing Doop Doop Dunes, they meet up with the Creased Goomba again and travel to the dungeon with him. Along the way, the Mario Trio are ambushed by the Chargin' Chuck Corps and defeat them. Upon reaching the dungeon, the Goomba betrays Mario and Co. to the [[Fire Bro]]s, who have taken over as wardens; taking the Red Medallion with him. After getting the medallion back, they open the gate which leads to Bowser's Castle, and fight Larry and Ludwig, who try to stop them. Inside Bowser's Castle, the trio encounter the Kamek Duo and their new [[Papercraft King Boo]], which Morton and Lemmy pilot. Luckily, Toadette arrives on time with [[Papercraft Yoshi]]. After the trio's Papercraft is victorious, Kamek kidnaps Toadette to prevent the production of more Papercrafts, and prepares to build his own ultimate [[Papercraft Bowser]] with the help of his paper form. The group begin searching for Toadette and rescue her shortly afterward. Meanwhile, the Princesses escape and greet the team, but are shortly caught by the Bowser Jr. duo. They initially mean to fight, but after showing the book to them, they realize that the trio had no idea they had the book, so they flee instead. The Mario trio chases them down, but are fooled with a fake book the Bowser Jr. duo uses to escape. After deciding to fight the trio, they are promptly beaten. The Bowser duo come in and, enraged by this, lift the castle into the sky, turning the castle into [[Neo Bowser Castle]]. Mario and co. escape the castle, leaving the book behind. As they head back to Peach's Castle the Bowser duo take their revenge by destroying Peach's Castle with cannonballs. Toadette realizes she can build a staircase with the Paper Toads from the summit of Mount Brrr to reach Neo Bowser Castle. | ||
The team begins to make their way through Gloomy Woods to get to Mount Brrr, but due to paper terrain blocking certain paths, end up on the haunted west side. Both Mario and Paper Mario are promptly kidnapped by [[King Boo]] and his [[Boo|minions]], leaving Luigi alone to find them. Luigi manages to find them, but he and Mario soon realize that "Paper Mario" is King Boo in disguise. Paper Mario is rescued and King Boo is defeated, and the trio meet up with Flutter once again, who flies the trio back to Mount Brrr. At Mount Brrr, the group rescues all the remaining Paper Toads to build the staircase, and proceed to venture to the summit of the mountain. At the Papercraft Base, King Bob-omb appears and proceeds to start a self destruction sequence, whom the trio defeat before the timer runs out. [[Lakitu]]s then arrive at the summit with a large delivery of Paper Toads to build a staircase to Neo Bowser Castle. | The team begins to make their way through Gloomy Woods to get to Mount Brrr, but due to paper terrain blocking certain paths, end up on the haunted west side. Both Mario and Paper Mario are promptly kidnapped by [[King Boo]] and his [[Boo|minions]], leaving Luigi alone to find them. Luigi manages to find them, but he and Mario soon realize that "Paper Mario" is King Boo in disguise. Paper Mario is rescued and King Boo is defeated, and the trio meet up with Flutter once again, who flies the trio back to Mount Brrr. At Mount Brrr, the group rescues all the remaining Paper Toads to build the staircase, and proceed to venture to the summit of the mountain. At the Papercraft Base, King Bob-omb appears and proceeds to start a self destruction sequence, whom the trio defeat before the timer runs out. [[Lakitu]]s then arrive at the summit with a large delivery of Paper Toads to build a staircase to Neo Bowser Castle. | ||
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Before they can face the Bowsers, the Kamek Duo fights them, but are defeated. In the final corridor, the Bowser duo sends multiple waves of troops, including Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Spinies, Ninjis, Hammer Bros., Spikes, Shy Guys, Broozers, and finally the Koopalings to finish off the trio. They defeat them all and proceed to challenge Bowser and Paper Bowser themselves, who reveal they plan to trap the Bros. in the now empty book and burn it, both of them subtly hinting that they each wish to trap the other one in as well. After the Bowsers take enough damage, Paper Bowser merges with his entire paper army to create a suit of armor for Bowser; creating [[Shiny RoboBowser]]. However, this is not enough, and the trio successfully defeat them. Bowser is sent flying off of Neo Bowser Castle, and plummets to the ground. Paper Bowser makes one last attempt to grab the book, but Paper Mario makes it there first, and the trio seal him in it once more. | Before they can face the Bowsers, the Kamek Duo fights them, but are defeated. In the final corridor, the Bowser duo sends multiple waves of troops, including Goombas, Koopa Troopas, Spinies, Ninjis, Hammer Bros., Spikes, Shy Guys, Broozers, and finally the Koopalings to finish off the trio. They defeat them all and proceed to challenge Bowser and Paper Bowser themselves, who reveal they plan to trap the Bros. in the now empty book and burn it, both of them subtly hinting that they each wish to trap the other one in as well. After the Bowsers take enough damage, Paper Bowser merges with his entire paper army to create a suit of armor for Bowser; creating [[Shiny RoboBowser]]. However, this is not enough, and the trio successfully defeat them. Bowser is sent flying off of Neo Bowser Castle, and plummets to the ground. Paper Bowser makes one last attempt to grab the book, but Paper Mario makes it there first, and the trio seal him in it once more. | ||
Back at Peach's Castle, with the Princesses and Toads gathered at the entrance, the group reunites with their friends. Toadette orchestrates a Papercraft parade, where they tour the lands bringing the terrain and enemies back to the | Back at Peach's Castle, with the Princesses and Toads gathered at the entrance, the group reunites with their friends. Toadette orchestrates a Papercraft parade, where they tour the lands bringing the terrain and enemies back to the paper world. Afterward, Peach, Mario and Luigi say goodbye to Paper Mario, Paper Peach and the Paper Toads who return to their world. The game ends with Mario and Luigi going off to stop Bowser's plans once again. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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Another new addition are [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Card]]s, replacing the [[Badges|badge system]], also from the previous two games. The player creates a deck of 10 Battle Cards, one of which is played each turn. These range from boosting stats, dealing damage, or lowering an enemies stats or level. Each one needs a different amount of [[Star Point]]s to use. [[amiibo]] are compatible with the game, each giving the player a special set of support cards to use in battle. The cards reset once they all have been played. | Another new addition are [[Battle Card (Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam)|Battle Card]]s, replacing the [[Badges|badge system]], also from the previous two games. The player creates a deck of 10 Battle Cards, one of which is played each turn. These range from boosting stats, dealing damage, or lowering an enemies stats or level. Each one needs a different amount of [[Star Point]]s to use. [[amiibo]] are compatible with the game, each giving the player a special set of support cards to use in battle. The cards reset once they all have been played. | ||
==Locations== | |||
[[File:MLPJ overworld map.png|thumb|upright=1.66|]] | |||
The game is set in an iteration of the Mushroom Kingdom. In the original Japanese version, as well as in the Dutch, Korean and Portuguese localizations, all locations other than Peach's and Bowser's castles have names reflecting the theme of doubleness. This is mostly ignored in the English versions. | |||
*[[Peach's Castle]] | |||
*[[Sunbeam Plains]] | |||
*[[Doop Doop Dunes]] | |||
**[[Doop Doop Dunes Grotto]] | |||
*[[Twinsy Tropics]] | |||
**[[Twinsy Tropics Dungeon]] | |||
*[[Gloomy Woods]] | |||
*[[Mount Brrr]] | |||
*[[Bowser's Castle]] | |||
*[[Neo Bowser Castle]] | |||
==Special attacks== | ==Special attacks== | ||
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*[[Crumpled]] (Paper characters only) | *[[Crumpled]] (Paper characters only) | ||
*[[Creased]] (Paper Mario only) | *[[Creased]] (Paper Mario only) | ||
==Sidequests== | ==Sidequests== | ||
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*Lakitu's role is changed in this game. Instead of adding bonus points to stats (upon leveling up), he now gives the trio quests where the Bros. can help rescue the Paper Toads when needed. | *Lakitu's role is changed in this game. Instead of adding bonus points to stats (upon leveling up), he now gives the trio quests where the Bros. can help rescue the Paper Toads when needed. | ||
*The tutorials are optional, whereas in previous games, they are mandatory. This carries over into the later remakes. | *The tutorials are optional, whereas in previous games, they are mandatory. This carries over into the later remakes. | ||
*No new characters or enemies are introduced to the franchise (with the sole possible exception of [[Shiny RoboBowser]], although he is a fusion of two characters rather than a completely new character). | *No new characters or enemies are introduced to the franchise (with the sole possible exception of [[Shiny RoboBowser]], although he is a fusion of two characters rather than a completely new character). Most of them originate from the mainline ''[[Super Mario (series)|Super Mario]]'' series. | ||
*[[Toadsworth]] is completely absent from the game. | *[[Toadsworth]] is completely absent from the game. | ||
*Bros. Attacks are obtained from Nabbit instead of [[Attack Piece]]s. | *Bros. Attacks are obtained from Nabbit instead of [[Attack Piece]]s. | ||
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===Critical reception=== | ===Critical reception=== | ||
''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' has received generally positive reviews from professional critics, scoring a 76 based on 65 critics in Metacritic<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/mario-luigi-paper-jam Metacritic score for ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''] ''Metacritic''. Retrieved December 5, 2015.</ref> and a 76.70% based on 44 reviews in GameRankings.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/168675-mario-and-luigi-paper-jam/index.html Gamerankings score for ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''] ''Gamerankings''. Retrieved December 5, 2015.</ref> General praise has been given out to the battle system, gameplay, and the humor, as well as removing the amount of tutorials present in the game's predecessor, ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', though it has been criticized for the simple story and playing too safe for the franchise. Lee Garbutt from God is a Geek, writer of one of the more positive reviews, giving the game a 9/10, praised the game's battle combat and the humor though stated that the game was too simple for hardcore JRPG fans and the amiibo implementation was superfluous.<ref>Garbutt, Lee. (November 30, 2015). [http://www.godisageek.com/reviews/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-bros-review/ ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. Review.] ''God is a Geek''. Retrieved December 1, 2015.</ref> Daan Koopman of Nintendo World report gave the game a 7.5/10. He called the game "cute" and praised the interactions between the characters, but criticized the pacing in the review, highlighting the Toad Rescue missions being the primary problem of being too excessive.<ref>Koopman, Daan. (November 30, 2015) [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41577/mario-n-luigi-paper-jam-bros-3ds-review ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. (3DS) Review] ''NintendoWorldReport''. Retrieved December 1, 2015.</ref> On a more critical note, Mark Brown of Pocket Gamer UK gave the game a 6/10, criticizing the game for being too safe and also lamenting the lack of a diverse cast of characters, and failing to live up to the standards set by preceding games, though he notes how some charm is left and that the gameplay is fun.<ref>Brown, Mark. (November 30, 2015) [http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/3DS/Mario+%26+Luigi%3A+Paper+Jam/review.asp?c=68431 ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Review] ''Pocket Gamer UK''. Retrieved December 1, 2015.</ref> | ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' has received generally positive reviews from professional critics, scoring a 76 based on 65 critics in Metacritic<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/3ds/mario-luigi-paper-jam Metacritic score for ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''] ''Metacritic''. Retrieved December 5, 2015.</ref> and a 76.70% based on 44 reviews in GameRankings.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/3ds/168675-mario-and-luigi-paper-jam/index.html Gamerankings score for ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam''] ''Gamerankings''. Retrieved December 5, 2015.</ref> General praise has been given out to the battle system, gameplay, and the humor, as well as removing the amount of tutorials present in the game's predecessor, ''Mario & Luigi: Dream Team'', though it has been criticized for the simple story and playing too safe for the franchise. Lee Garbutt from God is a Geek, writer of one of the more positive reviews, giving the game a 9/10, praised the game's battle combat and the humor though stated that the game was too simple for hardcore JRPG fans and the amiibo implementation was superfluous.<ref>Garbutt, Lee. (November 30, 2015). [http://www.godisageek.com/reviews/mario-and-luigi-paper-jam-bros-review/ ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. Review.] ''God is a Geek''. Retrieved December 1, 2015.</ref> Daan Koopman of Nintendo World report gave the game a 7.5/10. He called the game "cute" and praised the interactions between the characters, but criticized the pacing in the review, highlighting the Toad Rescue missions being the primary problem of being too excessive.<ref>Koopman, Daan. (November 30, 2015) [http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/review/41577/mario-n-luigi-paper-jam-bros-3ds-review ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Bros. (3DS) Review] ''NintendoWorldReport''. Retrieved December 1, 2015.</ref> On a more critical note, Mark Brown of Pocket Gamer UK gave the game a 6/10, criticizing the game for being too safe and also lamenting the lack of a diverse cast of characters, and failing to live up to the standards set by preceding games, though he notes how some charm is left and that the gameplay is fun.<ref>Brown, Mark. (November 30, 2015) [http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/3DS/Mario+%26+Luigi%3A+Paper+Jam/review.asp?c=68431 ''Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam'' Review] ''Pocket Gamer UK''. Retrieved December 1, 2015.</ref> | ||
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*''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'': The [[Koopalings]] get paper counterparts as foreshadowed by [[Roy Koopa]]. The characters retain their paper outlines in this game, and stacked enemies appear like in this game. | *''[[Paper Mario: Color Splash]]'': The [[Koopalings]] get paper counterparts as foreshadowed by [[Roy Koopa]]. The characters retain their paper outlines in this game, and stacked enemies appear like in this game. | ||
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'': This game's minigame music is remade for the [[Star 'Stache Smash]] minigame. The Emergency Guard, Assist, and Easy Mode all return in this game each functioning the same. | *''[[Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions]]'': This game's minigame music is remade for the [[Star 'Stache Smash]] minigame. The Emergency Guard, Assist, and Easy Mode all return in this game each functioning the same. | ||
*''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'': The songs "Time's Running Out!", "Mixed-Up Scramble", and "Attack and Run!" appear in this game. Papercraft Mario makes an appearance as a [[Spirit (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)|spirit]]. During [[List of Palutena's Guidance conversations#Piranha Plant|Palutena's Guidance]] for [[Piranha Plant]], Viridi mentions [[Paper Fire Piranha Plant]] and [[Paper Petey Piranha]]. | |||
*''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'': One of Bowser Jr.'s artwork is reused from this game. | *''[[Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey]]'': One of Bowser Jr.'s artwork is reused from this game. | ||
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*The top of the North American box art has a Paper Goomba in place of the fourth Paper Toad shown on the other international box art. | *The top of the North American box art has a Paper Goomba in place of the fourth Paper Toad shown on the other international box art. | ||
*If Bowser's Castle and Neo Bowser Castle are considered the same location, then every major location is visited at least twice in the story. | *If Bowser's Castle and Neo Bowser Castle are considered the same location, then every major location is visited at least twice in the story. | ||
*In the world moves section of Guide, despite "Action Icons" and "Hammer" being listed as two separate tutorials, they are both the same tutorial, with some minor differences in Starlow's dialogue. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||