Super Paper Mario

Super Paper Mario (also known as Paper Mario 3) is a Wii role playing game released in 2007. It is the third game for the Paper Mario series to be released on platform. The game was going to be released for the GameCube, like its predecessor, but was instead released for the Wii.

Gameplay
The player controls Mario and his companions and has to explore different dimensions linked to a town called Flipside, fights enemies to gain levels and solves puzzles. As the story progresses, Princess Peach, Luigi, and Bowser become playable. Super Paper Mario is a 2D and 3D game since one of Mario's abilities is to change the perspective of the environment.Wii.Nintendo.com - Super Paper Mario

Story
Mario and his friends set out to collect eight Pure Hearts in each chapters, in order to destroy the Chaos Heart and prevent the black hole from destroying the world.

Companions
In each Paper Mario game, there have always been members that follow Mario and help him in battles. Pixl is a name that comes from the word pixel, but is also a reference to pixie, which is a name for a fairy. Each pixl has a different power and look, but despite having many members, the player can only use one. In Super Paper Mario, Tippi, also called Tiptron, is the player's butterfly partner. She has the ability to give tips to Mario and makes invisible objects appear. The player can recruit one of the Pixls in each chapters as the game progresses.

Reception
Most of the reviews for Super Paper Mario were positive such as IGN that gives a score of 8.9 out of 10.Super Paper Mario Review - IGN Most critics praised the plot because it has a great sense of humor, but said that the graphics were fine, but not extraordinary.  The game has sold more than 2.28 million copies worldwide.

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Category:2007 video games
Category:Mario role-playing games
Category:Intelligent Systems games
Category:3D platformers
Category:Action role-playing video games
Category:Apocalyptic video games
Category:Fantasy video games
Category:Paper Mario
Category:Side-scrolling role-playing video games
Category:Single-player video games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
Category:Virtual Console games for Wii U
Category:Wii games