Paper Mario ... in the art direction, like having hedges made of puzzle pieces. But Color Splash offers up a simple, overly familiar story – one reminiscent of early Mario games – about ...

I have long felt that the Paper Mario series is one of the best video ... Who thought that was a good game design? Color Splash could, however, be considered a bit of an outlier when it comes ...

Perhaps so, as the biggest sticking points with Color Splash appear to ... USG: It seems like the Mario RPG concept has taken to an alternating schedule, with Paper Mario and then with Mario ...

After much anticipation, the next console title in the Paper Mario franchise was announced during the most recent Nintendo Direct - Paper Mario Colour Splash. Equipped with his new weapon, the ...

How does Nintendo mess up a once critically acclaimed series like Paper Mario? EVERYONE loved Paper ... in the form of Color Splash. GONE are the diverse species and inhabitants in the first ...

The Paper Mario series ... It’s the same in Color Splash, a game in which your main objective is to restore color to an island that’s been drained by Mario’s arch-enemy, Bowser.

The Super Mario ... its color. There, Mario meets his local travel companion Huey, a very chatty paint can. Fittingly, the plot is paper-thin. The art direction here pushes the paper concept ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash is a fantastic looking game, and once again it shows that Nintendo and Intelligent System’s art direction is second-to-none. From the paper characters undulating in a ...

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 Splash is a new game with a new story, but hold it and Sticker Star side-by-side and you can easily make out the tracing paper lines. Instead of looking for six Royal Stickers, Mario now ...

Just like it sounds, the series gives us a 2D cutout version of Mario and his world. Paper Mario: Color Splash is the newest game in the sub-series, and it decides to change things up a little bit ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash is a well-crafted and extensive game that should fill many pleasant hours. Players looking for something with a bit more substance or challenge, however, should look ...