Super Paper Mario

Daniel 6/6/11

My Game Review 10!

Listen, I don't think that I'm gonna get Jak 3 anytime soon. My memory card is kinda full of saved games and data, so I can't save my game on Jak ll. So instead, I'm going to review another game that's just as good. Super Paper Mario.

Super Paper Mario comes 5 years after Paper Mario The Thousand-Year Door. (T.T.Y.D. for short) The story tells of a bleak future where a new enemy comes into play and it starts to go around destroying all dimentions. Mario (plus Peach, Luigi, and... Bowser?!?!?) are the only ones who can stop him...

Story

Part 1

The Dark Prognostocus.

Ahem. Today, I shall tell you the story of the lost book of prophecies. This book was a mysterious tome full of future events. Many have craved to read this strange book wanting a glimpse of their futures. But nobody who read this book ever found happiness... The tome was full of dark and powerful secrets not meant for mortal eyes. The book eventually came to be known as the "Dark Prognostocus". (Try saying THAT 3 times fast!) It was then later sealed away because of it's immense darkness. But one man who was so desperate to glimpse his own future had released It. The Dark Prognostocus said that all reality will be detroyed by something that was known as the "Chaos Heart". The heart was said to have the power to resurrect a dark, all-consuming energy known as "Subspace". (Remember? IT'S FROM THE SUPER SMASH BROS. SERIES!!!) This tale is about the Dark Prognostocus and it's counterpart, the Light Prognostocus. It is a tale of love.....

Part 2

Five Years Later...

Five years after that event in T.T.Y.D., Peach woke up one morning only to find herself next to the new enemy inside his fortress, which is in Subspace. The enemy's name was called Count Bleck. Bowser was standing next to Peach wearing a white tuxedo and Peach was wearing a wedding dress. I'm pretty sure you know what's happening next, riiiiiiiiiight?..... C'mon, you don't know?? Allright, I'll tell you...Um..Yeaaaahhh... Uh. Uh. Uh...P-P-P-PEACH AND BOWSER ARE GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Audience gasps in X-treme horror!) That's right! Count Bleck made Peach and Bowser get married! It said so in the Dark Prognostocus, "The marriage of a fair princess and a ferocious king will call forth the power of the Chaos heart". So it is written. Luckily Luigi was watching the whole thing, but before he could do anything, the Chaos Heart's power ate the entire chapel and everyone in it, except the important guys. They had to be spared. Everybody's memories were wiped out, except those outside the chapel. The first part of the dark prophecy was fulfilled... Back at Mario's house, Mario and Luigi were having a nice mellow day. Nice and quiet until, Toad came over with terrible news. Peach was kidnapped..... BY COUNT BLECK!!! (Dramatic music cue) Unfortunately, Luigi's memory got destroyed from that flash that ate the chapel back in the intro, so he didn't know that Bleck captured her. So, they went straight to Bowser's Fortress and scolded him. But then, Count Bleck appeared out of nowhere and captured ALL of the guys that were there, Except Mario! When Mario woke up from that subspace attack that Bleck unleashed upon him, he met a strange, butterfly-like creature called a "Pixl". She said her name was Tippi. (Cute, cute name.) Tippi said that she and the entire REALM needed his help. She said Count Beck was beginning to reconstruct the Subspace and in time it will destroy all dimensions. The Dark Prognostocus said so. Later, She took Mario to her homeland called "Flipside". She said it was a town created by her Master Merlon's ancestors known as the "Anciants". (You meet up with some of their spirits later in the game) But Flipside and it's counterpart, Flopside, were not a dimension at all! They were a place BETWEEN the dimensions. Tippi's Master Merlon, said that Mario must find eight mystical artifacts called "Pure Hearts" as told in the Dark Prognostocus's counterpart, the "Light Prognostocus". It tells of 4 heros that will revive what is known as the "Purity Heart" to counter the Chaos Heart. The heart was later split into eight separate pieces called Pure Hearts, which are being guarded by the eight bosses. Mario was the leader, which meant HE had to stop Bleck from tearing the realm apart. And so, with Tippi and a few other Pixls by his side, Mario set out on his riskiest, toughest, most calculating mission yet. With a mysterious dark presence tracking their every move......

Strengths 'n' weaknesses

Pretty long story, huh? Thanks for bearing with me, 'cause now we can finally move on. I tried to recreate the intro in the game as best as I could in part 1 of the story. I also added a few changes of my own, but for now let us speak of the Strengths 'n' weaknesses paragraph. You start off with a "Return Pipe" that Merlon gives you. This Pipe transports you back to Flipside Tower from afar. There are also new power ups as well. Such as, Pal Pills, Supershroom, Ultrashroom, and "Speed-up" and "Slow down" flowers. There is also a Mega Star which is pretty much the same as the Rainbow Stars from the other games, only this time it turns you into a giant and 8-bit. You can smash everything in sight! Including Pipes! In the first chapter, Merlon's loony friend, Bestovious, bestows onto you the interdimentional power of flipping! You can flip into 3-D with it. You can find hidden objects, items, and doors in 3-D, but some of the stuff you need to find is in another dimention BESIDES 3-D. So, try to use Tippi's power on the screen. Try to do it while in 3-D, as well. You never know what you might find if you look carefully! This game is full of perplexing puzzles and treacherous traps. So remember, things aren't always what they seem. If you are having trouble, look up the walkthrough that I will be mentioning at the end of the review. There are also different types of Pixls that help you along the way. The first one is a "Hand Pixl", called Thoreau. With his um, "handiness", he can allow you to pick up and throw objects to defeat enemies and bosses, access secrets, and press certain buttons that you could not normally reach. This Pixl is much needed in the first boss, Frackktail. Another Pixl you find is an "Explosion Pixl", called Boomer. (Makes sense right?) With him, you can blow up certain objects and access secrets. He is one of the strongest Pixls. The next one is named Slim. He's a "Pivot Pixl". When you have him, you can pivot your papery body so you can appear to be invisible! You can use this to your advantage in the second world, "Merlee's Mansion". There are security systems that you need to get past, so you can use Slim to pivot yourself to get across. But STAND STILL!!! You will get hit if you move into lazer walls or spikes while moving. The last Pixl I'm going to tell you guys is called Thudely. He can let you ground pound. With this ability, you can push down pillar-like buttons, or regular switches. He is the second strongest Pixl in the game. Remember though, you can only use one Pixl at a time.

Bosses 'n' such

Well, let us move on to the next part of my review, the bosses. I'm only going to tell you about 3 of the bosses in this game, because some of the bosses contain important information that could spoil the game for everyone that is reading this revew. The first boss in the game Is called "Frackktail", guardian of the second Pure Heart. (Merlon gave you the first one, so you could unlock the first world) Dimento, one of Count Bleck's men, damaged Frackktail and the blow mysteriously turned him to the dark side and became the first boss. Here is my strategy on how to get past him. After he goes to the right, flip into 3-D and dodge his charging attack. Then, jump onto his body where his blind spot is. Next, you must throw tiny cyborg pixlits at his core, which are located on his head connected to his hard-drive. Hit him 20 times and you beat him. The second boss is one of Count Bleck's minions, the master shapeshifter, Mimi. You fight her in possibly one of the most disturbing moments in Mario history, (Besides Birdo). Count Bleck put an invincible shield, powered by the Chaos Heart, around her. You can only hit her by finding Merlee somewhere in her mansion. The highest room of success is the girls bathroom, which is somewhere in the basement. (Oh come ON!!! the girls bathroom door is the BOSS DOOR?!?! you can do better then THAT Nintendo) The third boss is a geek lizard named Francis, who steals Tippi. He has Flashbangs with him, so he can blind you. He can also eat you with that long tongue of his. Every time he chews you up, you take 1 hit. Shake the Wii controller to make him spit you out. He also summons "meowbombs" at you. Meowbombs are just bob-ombs in the shape of cats. (Lame!) You can throw them at Francis when he's visible.

That's all folks!

This game is actually still in stores! Only it's hard to find because it's a 2007 game. Try to look for it at EB Games or somethin'. Normally, I would review the rest of the series, but I only have this game. I think I'm going to review Jak 3 some time after beating Jak ll. I just got my new memory card to save my game, so the review will be coming soon.

Well, that's the end of another review. Oh, and one other thing, try to save up for the Mega Man Zero Collection game. It's got all the Mega Man Zero games In one! Well, so long folks.

Rating 9.9