Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

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Template:Infobox Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam (Mario & Luigi RPG: Paper Mario MIX in Japan and Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. in Europe & Australia) is a game in the Mario & Luigi series for Nintendo 3DS that crosses over with the Paper Mario series. The game is expected to release in late 2015 and early 2016 (depending on the region).

Story

The story begins when Luigi accidentally knocks over a book found deep in Peach's Castle, holding the Paper Mario world within. This ultimately releases the paper characters into the Mario & Luigi world, spreading across the Mushroom Kingdom. Bowser and Paper Bowser, despite some disagreements between one another, decide to team up, combine their armies and kidnap their respective Princess Peach. With the aid of Paper Mario, Mario and Luigi must set off to rescue the Paper Toads, defeat both Bowsers and send Paper Bowser and his army back to the Paper Mario world.

Gameplay

Overall gameplay is mostly similar to the previous Mario & Luigi games, though with the addition of a new party member alongside Mario and Luigi, Paper Mario. Players control Mario, Luigi, and Paper Mario simultaneously (Paper Mario using ). Because the player now has two characters following after Mario, all three characters can be made to jump simultaneously with the button, which also causes the three to flutter in the air briefly when held. This is, presumably, to make jumping up ledges less tedious than pressing each character's button individually. By continuing to hold the button after jumping simultaneously, players can charge up a dash. All three characters also possess hammers. By using all three hammers in quick succession (, , and then ), the trio will unleash a powerful shockwave that can destroy large blocks.

The E3 demo featured multiple quests where the player has to find and, in some cases, rescue a number of Paper Toads in an area. It is likely that such quests will be in the final game, but it is unknown what purpose they will serve or if the Toads will be treated as collectibles like the Pi'illo folk in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team.

In battle, players control all three members of the group. Paper Mario, in a first for the series, fights alongside but independently from Mario and Luigi, unlike the Baby Bros. in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, the only other installment to feature characters fighting alongside the Mario Bros. This allows the player to take three turns with their party. While Mario and Luigi control similarly to the way they did in Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Paper Mario's abilities set him apart from the other two. Paper Mario is able to create copies of himself as a battle command, which increase the damage he can do in his attacks: He can land as many jumps as he has copies, and when he uses his hammer, the copies will divide and conquer by targeting all enemies on the field. Paper Mario loses a copy for each hit he takes, but can replenish them on his turn before using another battle command. His jump dodge allows him to flutter, letting him briefly stay in the air longer than Mario and Luigi can. Players are able to use Bros. Attacks with Mario and Luigi, working like they did in previous games. Two of these attacks (3D Red Shell and Fire Flower) return from Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, while two new Bros. Attacks are confirmed ; one features a rocket, while another is based on the drill move in the game. As well as the Bros. Attacks, a new variation called Trio Attacks that are performed with Paper Mario. These attacks will have all three members attack enemies with a giant cardboard hammer to flatten them before executing the attacks.

amiibo will be compatible with the game, giving the player each a special support card to use in battle.

Special attacks

Bros. Attacks

Mario

• 3D Red Shell
• Rocket Blast
• Bomb Derby

Luigi

• Fire Flower

Trio Attacks

• Trio Racquet
• Trio Kite
• Trio Whirligig

Characters

Playable

• Mario
• Luigi
• Paper Mario

Non-playable

Princess Peach Paper Peach Toads Paper Toads Toadette

Kamek Paper Kamek Bowser Paper Bowser Bowser Jr.

Paper Bowser Jr. Starlow Nabbit Yellow Yoshi

Enemies

Mario & Luigi series

Goomba Fly Guy Sandmaargh Koopa Troopa Hammer Bro

Boomerang Bro Buzzy Beetle Spiny Biddybud Pokey

Piranha Plant Chargin' Chuck Ant Trooper

Paper Mario series

Goomba Koopa Troopa Koopa Paratroopa Hammer Bro Spiny

Bob-omb Pokey Piranha Plant Spear Guy

Papercraft

• Goomba

Bosses

Normal bosses

• Petey Piranha

Papercraft bosses

• Papercraft Mega Goomba

Items

• Beans
• Coins
• Mushrooms
• Nuts
• Syrups

Locations

• Peach's Castle
• A grassland area
• A forest area
• An ice area
• A desert area
• A tropical area
• Bowser Castle

Differences from other Mario & Luigi games

• Mario and Luigi can use special attacks and hammers at the very beginning, earlier than in Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.
• Badges are replaced by Battle Cards.
• Luigi is the first playable character in this game.
• Bowser (alongside Paper Bowser) is the main villain, with no new villains introduced; Superstar Saga had Cackletta,Fawful and Popple,Partners in Time had the Shroobs, Bowser's Inside Story had Fawful, Midbus and the Dark Star and Dream Team had Antasma.
• This is the only Mario & Luigi game to keep the same graphics as its prequel.

References to other games

• Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga: A cover of the battle theme from this game can be heard.
• Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time: A cover of the tutorial theme from this game can be heard, which in turn is an arrangement of the Super Mario Bros. theme.
• Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story: A cover of Peach's Castle's theme from this game can be heard, which in turn is an arrangement of the same theme from Super Mario 64.
• Mario & Luigi: Dream Team:Many of the game's graphics and special moves are reused

Gallery

• Mario Luigi Paper Mario and Starlow.jpg

  The main characters.

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  The two versions of Princess Peach

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  Bowser

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  Paper Bowser

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  The two versions of Bowser Jr.

External links

• Official Japanese website