Paper Mario: Color Splash is built on paper and paint, but it places its biggest bet on cards. With the RPG inclinations of the original Paper Mario and its beloved follow-up Paper Mario: The Thousand ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash changes things up with its battle system a bit, stripping away some of the RPG elements for a new card-based system. Battle still retains all of the timing based elements, ...

In a standard Mario game, there are a few options you can always rely on when you’re taking down an enemy. You can stomp, use a Super Star, or maybe throw a fireball, but how often do you get to blind ...

When I play RPGs, I’m an ability and item hoarder. My mages are forced to rely on physical attacks. I’ll revisit a nearby town and become the inn’s most frequent customer, rather than resort to ...

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The paper-crafted visual gimmick may no longer be particularly novel after years of sequels, but the new “Paper Mario” is an adventure worth unfolding. In “Paper Mario: Color Splash,” Mario – like the ...

Paper Mario Color Splash feels more like walking through a board game or a diorama than like playing a video game on Nintendo’s Wii U console. The fifth game in this side-series, Color Splash also ...

During its Nintendo Direct today, Nintendo revealed a new Paper Mario game headed to Wii U: Paper Mario: Color Splash. Color Splash sees Mario on Prism Island, which has been drained of its color.

For all the grief Nintendo receives for playing it safe with its marquee franchises, it usually attempts some twist or new gameplay element whenever making another entry in a long-running series. Most ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Paper Mario: Color Splash puts a new spin on the "Mario Paint" idea. Reminiscent of the adhesive gimmickry of Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Color ...

Mario has come in a lot of different styles and shapes over the years, but few have been as memorable as the Paper Mario series. Just like it sounds, the series gives us a 2D cutout version of Mario ...

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