Mario & Luigi: Toy Story

Mario & Luigi: Toy Story is a game for the Nintendo DSGo developed by Nintendo EPD published by Nintendo. It is the eight installment in the Mario & Luigi series and the fifth in the chronological timeline. The story revolves around Mario and Luigi as they have to work together with toy versions of themselves code-named "Mini Mario" and "Little Luigi" in stopping the Mushroom Kingdom from being destroyed by an asteroid sent out by the Dark Lord, Hailtrex. Knowing that the toys are carrying two eternal Stars inside them, the brothers plan to use the toys in repealing the comet back into space. 
==Story==
In the Mario Toy Company, located in downtown New Donk City, everything is bustling busy. Pauline comes to visit them and notcies two toys that look like two familar brothers she just happens to be related to. Knowing that a friend of theirs is having a birthday party, she decides to send those two toys to the Mushroom Kingdom as a present. 
Arriving at Peach's Party, Pauline talks to Mario and Luigi and tells them about the present, taking a look at it, they share a chuckle. The three of them walk into the interior of the castle, and see Peach on the show stage, playing her signature keyboard. Pleased with her playing, they decide to go outside and look at the stars and let her play like a goddess, in a peaceful scenic view.
Peach comes out to see them, reminding them about the food. Luigi comments how they're not really as hungry as they looked when they came in. Pauline turns the conversation to the beautiful night sky and wonders why it's so pretty tonight apart from it being a summer night. Peach tells her that every million years or so, a great harvest moon occurs out of season for the purpose of the sun and moon coming back to life, once again to shine over our world for 168 hours. This is where multiple party gooers travel the world to battle together and against each other in multiple tornaments hosted by the Sun and Moon.
==Gameplay==
The gameplay is like that of previous games, mostly Partners in Time,  maintaining traditional features in the series, such as the enemy attack avoiding techniques, item usage, and Bros. Attacks, and also out-of-battle techniques. With the addition of the Toy Bros, this makes up a team of four. Mario and Luigi using the A and B buttons like in the previous games, and the Toys using the X and Y buttons. 
The gameplay of this four man system is very different to how it was in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time however, as instead of the toys riding on Mario and Luigi's backs, using the piggyback routine, they're stored in their caps. The toys can be taken out of the caps at any given point in time, by simply pressing the X or Y buttons. Throwing the toys into an unreachable height in order to collect an item or solve a puzzle often requires the usage of the touch screen. Similar to that of the Mario VS. Donkey Kong series, the player controls "Mini Mario" and "Little Luigi", with the stylus in order to navigate them to the end of the puzzle. 
===Battle System===
To start a battle, Mario, Luigi, Mini Mario or Little Luigi must touch an enemy or perform a First Strike by jumping on or hitting the enemy with a hammer in the overworld. A first strike damages the enemy (if jumped on) or possibly stun them (if hit with a hammer) as the battle starts. If an enemy with spikes or fire is jumped on, the brother who jumped on the enemy is damaged. Since the game is a turn-based RPG, the player and enemies take turns attacking each other; the brothers use Command Blocks as the interface to select actions. The player can use well timed attacks to deal more damage. The player can also counterattack the enemy to damage them (see below). The enemies never counterattack but can harm the brother if they have spikes or are on fire and are jumped on, though these elements cannot KO a brother, even if he has one HP left.
The player is in control of all four of the characters, and thus it's their job is keep them all alive so they don't lose in the fight. Mini Mario and Little Luigi fight independently from Mario and Luigi as they do the same thing as the brothers. Jump and Hammer enemies in counter attacking, however instead of having HP and BP, they run on batteries, seeing as how they're toys. Whenever they're low on batteries, then they have to be given new batteries or they'll shut down otherwise. 
Unlike the previous three games where a new character would have their own special attacks apart from Mario and Luigi's Bros. Attacks, this game only has the Bros. Attacks. The catch however is that they have their own special commands that can be used to deal more damage, which can only be preformed by the toys, if they have enough battery energy to help out that is. 
Before starting a Bros. Attack, the brother is given a choice in wanting to use the toys as a means of extra damage or just leave them out of the attack to save their energy. 
====Battle Commands====
Image	Name 	 Description 	
 	Jump 	A solo move that involves Jumps. Press A for Mario or B for Luigi to land on an enemy then press A again when ground pounding on the enemy. Press X for Mini Mario or Y for Little Luigi, when doing this as well. 	
 	Hammer 	A solo move that involves a Hammer. Press A for Mario or B for Luigi to hold down the charge of the Hammer swing to release it. Then press A or B again to do extra damage when hitting the enemy. Press X for Mini Mario or Y for Little Luigi, when doing this as well.	
 	Bros Attacks	
Special Attacks that cost Bros. Points and have both Bros. or all four bros use teamwork skills to preform a move that can be extremely powerful if preformed correctly.  	
 	Items 	The brothers can use an item, each item has varying effects to benefit the player. 	
 	Run 	Which allows the player to run from a battle taking no EXP and dropping 1/4 of their coins. Pressing A and B simultaneously or X and Y in order to run away from the fight.   	
====Stats====
*HP:  This is the amount of health Mario and Luigi have. When an enemy hits either of them, they lose HP. When their HP reaches zero, they pass out, but can be revived with a 1-Up Mushroom or 1-UP DX. HP can be replenished with a Mushroom or a Nut
*BP:  This is how many times the Mario brothers can use a Bros. Attack. Each attack uses up a certain amount of BP, draining the total. BP can only be restored by using Syrup.
*POW: This is how strong the player is. The higher their POW stats are, the more damage they will perform.
*DEF: This is how much damage the player can block from an enemy hit. The higher their DEF stats are, the less damage they will take.
*SPEED: This is how fast the heroes are. The more SPEED they have, the more they can attack an enemy in a single turn.
*FLEX: This is the stat that is the most important of them all, as it applies for the brothers' own strengths STACHE and ENERGY. The higher it is, then the  greater there is a chance of a Lucky Hit, it also slightly upgrades the amount of batteries the Toys can drain, and it also gives the heroes discounts when buying at shops and increases the worth of items sold. 
====Ranks====
When leveling up, the four heroes occasionally reach a rank. When this happens new criteria is added to the game such as being able to equip more clothing or being able to shop at certain places. Here is a list of the ranks:
*Mushroom: Default, Equipped with 1 piece of gear
*Shell: Level 6, Equipped with 2 pieces of gear
*Flower: Level 12, Equipped with 3 pieces of gear
*Shine: Level 18, Take part in the Attackathon Circus
*Star: Level 25, Fight at the Battlethon Arena
*Rainbow: Level 40, Receive the Battle Card, "Scare Fair"
==Characters==
===Playable===
Character 	Description
Mario 	The plucky plumber is back once again in a brand new cascade across the Mushroom Kingdom. In stopping the comet and diverting it back to space, he and Luigi are going to need some serious skills to get through this mission.
Luigi 	The comical coward of the Mario brothers is back as well in this crazy cascade. Although not as brave in some manners as his brother Mario, Luigi has proven to be willing to help those who need it. So there's no doubt that he'll be on the ball of pride in this adventure.
Mini Mario 	As one of the toys from the Mario Toy Company, shipped from downtown New Donk City as a present for Princess Peach. Mini Mario is just like the original Mario, plucky, fast and brave. 
Little Luigi	Little Luigi is just what you'd expect from a toy based off of a coward like Luigi. However just like Mini Mario, he was a present for Princess Peach, so he's accepted in any society whatsoever. Even though he's a toy. 
===Secondary ===
Princess Peach	The Princess of the Mushroom Kingdom, Peach often finds herself at the center of the conflicts between the Bros. and Bowser, however she often makes time out of living the life in some rusty shack she's often shoved into during these events.
Bowser 	Bowser is one of those random blokes you just can't seem to avoid, no matter where you go. He's often an intrusive idiot who lacks the skills to properly take over the world.
Toadsworth 	Toadsworth acts as a bit of a mentor to the Bros. as he believes that between each major conflict they have they seem to lose their memory on fighting, or at least that's what he believes. However outside of being a teacher, he's prone to having heart attacks when Peach goes missing, but that doesn't stop him from holding his duty of taking care of her and protecting her from anyone. Thankfully she hasn't gone missing and he can finally put his feet up.
Hailtrex 	As the descendent of the Dark Star, Hailtrex is upset, angry, confused and just plain depressed over the loss of the Dark Star. So in revenge, the comet he sent out, will destroy the Mushroom Kingdom, and send it into a deep enternal sleep of fire. 
Moonzer 	As the last of the moon-rock men, and the last born son of Luna the Moon. He joins Mario and Luigi on their quest to the Observatory on the top of Mount Scorch, in hopes of being shot back into space before the night of the Harvest Moon. 
Larrytu 	Larrytu is the head chef at the Lakitu information centre and he is proud of his job. He can give the Quartet some important information on the weather and how to find different objects.
Shroobs 	Back from the frozen nightmare that was Bowser's Freezer, the remaining Shroobs that survived the salty tears are to put it bluntly. Hungry for revenge.
Midbus 	After being locked in Bowser's freezer and used as a punching bag, over and over again. Midbus wants to kill Bowser and the Mario Bros, for everything that he was put through. In other words, he's followed his master's footsteps and he has fury.
==Items==
==Bros. Attacks==
Very much like the past games, Bros. Attacks act as special attacks that involve teamwork and skills to unleash an astounding result of damage on the enemies. Most of them involve the toys turning into different objects that can be used for extra special commands, depending on the amount of Battery energy they have. The player choose if they want to use the toys during a Bros. Attack and work with the brothers only or not. 
The brothers unlock these Bros. Attacks during their adventure by collecting ten Attack Pieces in a single area, either by hitting Bros. Blocks or completing certain tasks in order to recieve a Bros. Item that is related to the attack. There are twenty Bros. Attacks that the brothers and toys share in the same list. 
Name 	Description 	Attack Piece Location 	Bros. Points Needed	Energy Needed
Green Shell 	
Use the B button for Luigi, use the A button for Mario, use the X button for Mini Mario, use the Y Button of Little Luigi and kick that shell! 	Boggy Log Forest 	2 	
1 
Fire Flower 	Quickly press the button of the bro with the big fireball to chuck it at the enemies. Once you chuck all the fireballs. Repeatedly mash the A and B Buttons to chuck a larger ball of lava at the enemies. Mash the X and Y buttons to charge up a final flame to throw into the enemies! 	Oppious Factory 	4 	2
Mighty Meteor 	Once the meteor is sent into the sky, it will come down at an astounding speed. Press the button of the brother it is heading to in order to smash into the enemy, press the button of the toy in order to deal extra damage. If you hit it ten times, without losing. You'll get something special! 	Moonmighte Observatory	6 	3
Smash Egg 	Once the egg is kicked in the air, hold and release the button of the corresponding brother to build up enough energy to kick the egg back into the enemy. Press the button of one of the toys in order to hammer the egg into the air in the style of volleyball, to build up extra damage. Once this process is done six times, the egg shall explode once it is kicked into the enemy the final time!	Yoshi's Island 	8 	4
Power Star Panic 	Once Mario, Luigi, Mini Mario and Little Luigi pull out four Power Stars, they will run to one side of the stage, transform into their invincibility forms and charge into the enemies from that side. Mash the button of the corresponding brother who's in front of team! 	Reflection Theatre 	10 	5
Double Cherry Jump	The brothers pull out two or four bags of Double Cherries, and throw them in the air. When they land on the brothers, they will duplicate. Press the corresponding buttons of the brothers that land on the enemies when they jump on them in running single file! 	Mount Scorch 	12 	6
Hi,Ho Cannon 	The cannon will shoot the brothers and the toys out in two different orders, memorize them correctly. As they land, press the A button for Mario, the B button for Luigi, the X button for Mini Mario and the Y button of Little Luigi. Keep your eyes on the top screen to see the order they is shot into the air! 	Bowser's Castle 	14 	8
Yoshi Brunch 	Press the button of the brother that is holding the Melon in order to throw it into the air. This will attract the attention of a Yoshi. More fruit will appear, so the key is to keep pressing, A, B, X or Y to throw them. Once it's over after ten throws, the Yoshis shall band together and throw their eggs into the enemies! 	Jammsey Jungle 	16 	10
KneeHive 	Once the beehive is thrown in the air, different bees will speed towards the brothers. Press the A and B buttons to jump on the bees, in order to increase their anger. Press the X and Y buttons to make the toys hammer the bees back into the enemies when they zoom into them. 	Quackie's Beach 	18 	12
==Locations==
Name 	Description
Peach's Castle 	The Main Starting point of the game where the story begins. 
Undergroud Dungeon 	The Dungeon of Peach's Castle where the only things to reside are forces of evil that were locked away for good and never to be let out again.
Toad Town 	The Mushroom Kingdom's capital city located near the doorstep of Peach's Castle. Different Toads come here to reside and sleep. The town is well known for it's mall located on the south side. 
Superway 	The Mushroom Kingdom's main station of public transportation where the S.S Sunset usually sits. Mario and Luigi can take this train to different parts of the Mushroom Kingdom that have a train station. Provided that they have enough coins to buy a ticket.
Acorn Avenues 	A genericly boring avenue of grass and more grass. This is the main crossroad to two areas, Boggy Log Forest and Jammsey Jungle. At the beginning of the game it seems like a happy, jolly place to be. But near the end of the game after the meteor shower before the arrival of the asteroid, it's a destroyed wreck. 
Boggy Log Forest 	The forest location in the game, this is the first pathway that leads to Mount Scorch. This place is fairly famous for it's shutdown factory that was named Oppious. No one knows why it was shut down. Some theories speculate that the employees were foreigners from the Beanbean Kingdom and that they were being racist towards the visitors. Others speculate that their products that were produced, were considered dangerous and suspicious by Toad Standards. No one knows.
Oppious Factory 	Boggy Log Forest's shut down factory. This factory is now run by the remaining latter of Shroobs that were frozen in the cellar of Bowser's Castle. After discovering the many prototypes that the Beanbeaners used in making their products, they have created some new drug called "Ganimore", which grants the Shroobs and their new leader Midbus the power to take the vim and life out of any Toad they come across, in a flash. The four heroes have to blow up the factory before this operation begins. 
Doozy Desert  	The desert location in the game, this is the second pathway to Mount Scorch, and the main entrance to Bowser's Castle. Not much resides in this scorching hot desert, except for the corrupt city of Bob--akomb. 
Bob-akomb 	The corrupt city of Doozy Desert where Bob-omb Buddies reside as employees and residents of the city. While it is low on money, it doesn't stop the residents from working hard. 
Mount Scorch 	The final goal of the first act of the game, and the home of Moonmighte Observatory and Bowser's Castle. Just like a mountain, this place has different cliffs, steeples, scree and so on. What do you expect from a mountain anyway? 
Moonmighte Observatory	The sactum of Star Studies. This is where Professor E. Gadd and his new partner Doctor Quackie are working at the moment as they're both investigating the source behind the Star Shrine's existance. After hearing about the eternal stars locked behind the bodies of Mini Mario and Little Luigi, they see this opprotunity to investiage what the stars are made of. In repelling the comet, E. Gadd tells them that the toys are just part of the divertion, the other part is an Eternal Star that was broken up into five different pieces, that are scattered across the kingdom. Once they collect all five of the pieces, then the three Stars will band together and form a giant magnet that will repeal the asteroid. 
Bowser's Castle 	The castle of the big brute himself, and the first goal of the second act of the game.  As Bowser is out right now in the Mushroom Kingdom, doing his usual sthick of kidnapping the Princess, Mario and Luigi explore the castle, in search for the first piece of the Eternal Star. 
Jammsey Jungle 	
Yoshi's Island 	
Chomp's Fortress 	
Quackie's Beach 	
Attackathon Circus 	
Battlethon Arena 	
Clockwork City 	
Reflection Theatre 	
Shine Road 	
Star Shrine 	
Cathedral of Life 	
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