Super Paper Mario (Wii) Preview
Posted by Ramon Aranda on 04.10.2007
Vitals
Genre
Action Adventure
System
GC
Release Date
10/09/2006
RPG + Platformer?
At GDC last month, I had a chance to spend some time with Super Paper Mario. Though the game is the next iteration of the Mario RPG franchise, the game actually moves away slightly from the other Paper Mario games. While the last couple of games have been mainly RPG based with a few platformer actions, Super Paper Mario will flip these two genres. The game is mostly old school platforming with some RPG elements. As you play through the game, you will see everything from a 2-D perspective. However, as you come across certain obstacles that seem impossible to pass, you can hit the A-button to switch into a 3-D view.
With the game set to come out shortly, it will no doubt join a long list of awesome Mario games. Time will tell if players agree with that statement.
