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Developed by: Intelligent Systems
Published by: Nintendo
Release Dates: October 7, 2016 (NA/EU) / October 8 (AU) / October 13 (JP)
Genre: Sunshine-ly Epic Adventure Game with Lite RPG aspects
Price: $59.99/49,99/£39.99/AU$79.95/¥6,156
Official Site: PaperMario.com
Supported Controllers: Wii U GamePad
Off-TV Play: Yep!
amiibo Support: amiinope
Miiverse Integration: No
eShop download size: 9614.39 MB
Game Credits: Here
Manual Web: Here
EU web eShop link: http://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Wii-...h-1090845.html
JP web eShop link: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/titles/20010000024167
NA web eShop: http://papermario.nintendo.com/buy/
A colorful mystery is afoot on Prism Island
A mystery is afoot on Prism Island - and only Paper Mario can solve it by restoring the island's vanishing colors with his new Paint Hammer and the powerful Battle Cards up his sleeve. These fresh layers of strategy, along with the hilarious action adventure gameplay the series is known for, make this one of the most colorful Paper Mario action-adventure games ever.
A hilarious action-adventure game set on mysterious Prism Island.
-The Paint Hammer lets Mario restore the drained color of Prism Island
-Color in colorless spots to solve puzzles and search for clues.
-Revive Toads who have been drained of their color.
-New Battle Card system
-Cleverly use Battle Cards during puzzling battles to defeat enemies.
-Summon objects with Things cards.
-Use Enemy cards to summon allies.
-The new cutout feature allows you to extract areas from environments to overcome obstacles whenever possible.
Review Thread
OpenCritic: 80
Metacritic: 79
Nintendo Life said:Paper Mario: Color Splash isn't just painting by the numbers. The series still straddles that awkward middle ground between pure RPG and adventure title, but this most recent entry has successfully found a comfortable niche that has silenced many of our prior gripes. Almost everything has been polished to a papery sheen - showcasing some of the series' best writing and presentation to date. Both the battle system and the overall plot are still some of the weaker aspects of the experience unfortunately, though they're moving slowly in the right direction.Simply put, even when we were left unsatisfied by enemy encounters, Prism Island was always a joy to explore, with diverse environments and an endless amount of catchy tunes to keep you engaged from start to finish. It's a game of memorable moments that we would love to share but wouldn't dream of spoiling on you. Take Color Splash for what it is, and you might just find it to be a messy work of art.
Nintendo Life: 8/10
IGN said:Paper Mario: Color Splash is a step in the right direction for the series after the 3DSs Paper Mario: Sticker Star, continuing its shift from RPG to action-adventure game while also introducing some smart changes to its battle system. The beautiful Wii U graphics and playful humor stay true to the spirit of the Paper Mario franchise, but the story is straightforward and a bit bland. Inventive level design in the second act offers some much needed diversity to some of Color Splash's otherwise linear gameplay before the disappointing third act regresses into simple and uninteresting battles. Though Color Splash still isn't back to the high points of the first three games in the Paper Mario series, it's a strong step in the right direction.
IGN: 7.3/10
Kotaku said:Color Splash is so damned imaginative and beautiful, though, so colorful and confidently funny. Even when it annoyed me, it was only fleetingly. It makes the abstract world of Mario so personable. Its gentle, playful weirdness and irreverence contrast so positively with the prevailing seriousness of falls big games
Kotaku: Unscored