Probably the biggest adventure on the Wii so far.

User Rating: 8.5 | Super Paper Mario WII
Paper Mario has been around since the days of the N64 so next to Smash Bros it probably makes it one of the newer Mario franchises and it carries that RPG element that maybe was missing from a standard Mario title. The difference is that SPM Mario has depleted most of these RPG elements we’ve come to expect from a Paper Mario game, like turn-based battles instead SPM has moved back to real time battling like the old 2-D platformers and it’s been gladly accepted by me anyway.

The graphics of the game are everything I’d of expected from a Mario title, the bright colours of the landscapes are there ready to blind you like every Nintendo title does oh so well. The appearance and set out of the game works fantastically as you set out on a quest trying to retain the “Pure Hearts” back from the evil that is Count Bleck, but be warned don’t expect absolute crispness that’s not what has been aimed to achieve same goes for previous titles in the genre. The gameplay of SPM is tremendous as it makes use of the Wii-remote well as you flip it sideways and use it like an old school NES pad which is comfortable especially for such a lengthy game. Sound wise it’s all the typical Nintendo sounds and theme tunes which unless you’ve always been a fan, you may find it a little bit irritating but it ties in with the style of the game really quite well. I find SPM to be a good step up from it’s predecessor’s albeit it’s not as long but I found that was due to the turn based battle system being dropped as fights and boss fights can be achieved much quicker than usual. I would recommend SPM to any Wii owners looking for a lengthy adventure with Mario, Peach and Bowser……

…… Oh and Luigi.