Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door Critic Reviews
UnderGroundOnline
Before Square and Nintendo went their separate ways during the end of the SNES reign, the Final Fantasy creator made one of their best RPGs to date: Super Mario RPG. Mixing familiar platforming elements with in-depth RPG aspects, a hilarious script and...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at UnderGroundOnline
GamerDad
Near the end of the Nintendo 64's lifespan, a role playing game treat came in the form of Paper Mario. It featured flat, paper character graphics that were pretty innovative and stylish. Characters were two-dimensional and houses would fold open like a...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at GamerDad
is, quite frankly, no excuse for fans of this genre or of the Mario series to pass this up, and I'd recommend it to just about everyone else regardless of whether or not you fall into either of those categories – it's that good.This game receives a ...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Nintendophiles
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Incredible replay value, with a lengthy main storyline and dozens of sidequests and things to collect in your spare time. It seems like there's always something to get in between quests, which makes the game long-lasting and very hard to put down....read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Da GameBoyz
eToychest
There is so much here that evokes what we know and love about Mario, as well as an equal share of what is genuinely new, and all of this is bundled together in such a wonderful package that this game is destined to be a fan favorite for a long time....read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at eToychest
Let us quickly move on from the weak storyline...Think back over the years…Super Mario RPG wowed many by having arguably the best graphics on the SNES, taking Rare’s Donkey Kong Country ACM trick and bumping it up a notch to look like next generation...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Cubed3
GamePlasma
The game begins with Mario receiving a letter from the Princess along with a magical treasure map. The Princess� letter instructs Mario to join her in Rogueport so that they can look for the treasure together, and wouldn�t you know it, when you...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at GamePlasma
Lawrence
Paper Mario for the Nintendo 64 blew onto the RPG scene and took the genre in a quirky new direction. Mario and Luigi’s Superstar Saga for the Game Boy Advance, while not a true sequel, expanded on the RPG idea to much success. Now, the Gamecube gets a...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Lawrence
Princess Peach has taken a journey to Rogueport - a dirty place over run by scum of all sorts. Toadsworth has failed to keep her safe and Princess Peach has been captured once more. Before her captors took her away, she had mailed Mario a mysterious map...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at DarkZero
Gaming Age
Some of the story is a bit contrived and the game may give players a bit of “been there, done that”, but it’s a very fun game to play through. There are enough twists in the story and surprises to be seen to keep Mario fans playing until the very...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Gaming Age
I still remember back when everyone was speculating what it would be like if Nintendo were to produce a next generation console RPG game… way back in the days of the Nintendo 64 (right; like… four years ago). Everyone was thinking about how shocking...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Gamerz-Edge
Amped IGO
It isn't as boring as it sounds, thanks to three elements in particular. One is that as you move through the game chapter by chapter, you'll encounter interesting and diverse characters all caught up in their own strange worlds, which you, being the...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Amped IGO
This sequel to 2001's well-received N64 RPG has players resuming the role of a two-dimensional Mario in a three-dimensional game world. As in the original Paper Mario, many of the jumping plumber's most familiar moves are adapted for play in this unusual...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at AllGame
Yahoo! Games
The story of The Thousand-Year Door begins with a letter Mario receives from Princess Peach containing a mysterious map. Peach invites Mario on a treasure hunt, then manages to get herself kidnapped (again). As Mario, the player has to get her back...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Yahoo! Games
Paper Mario for Nintendo 64 was not only one of the last great titles released on Nintendo’s cartridge-based system, it was also one of the few high quality role-playing games for the console too. It packed together a simple but charming storyline,...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at GC Advanced
For a long time now there has been a lot of discussion about Mario; Are Nintendo milking the portly plumber too much? Should they invest their creativity in new ideas instead of just making a few new Mario games every year? While a review is not the...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at N-Europe
GameCube Cafe
The world and characters of Paper Mario 2 are each presented in different ways, but the final product blends together naturally. The characters are high resolution 2d sprits, while the environments are done in full 3d. Every world Mario visits on his...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at GameCube Cafe
If you've ever woken, sweating and shaken, from terrifying dreams in which gaily-coloured mushrooms dance happily with talking dinosaurs, and bombs with legs stroll alongside mice who wear high-heeled shoes, then Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Pro-G
Netjak
The only negative thing that I can say about this game is that it is extremely addictive; players can expect to find themselves completely engrossed, blissfully unaware of how much time has passed since they picked up the controller....read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Netjak
WHAT IS IT ABOUT the little moustached plumber that makes people go crazy over his games? Paper Mario has hit shelves rather quietly - as most GC games do these days - but for the people who played the original this is yet another must-have AAA title...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Gameplanet
ThumbBandits
The story starts in a small town called Rogueport. It seems to be hiding a legendary treasure deep under the ground. Mario needs to discover this treasure which is hidden behind the thousand-year door by collecting Crystal Stars. Princess Peach intention...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at ThumbBandits
Back in 2001, Intelligent System's Paper Mario brought joy to many RPG starved (and game deprived) Nintendo 64 owners. Paper Mario brought new elements to the RPG genre with timing gameplay factors, unique pop-up book style visuals, and a lighthearted...read the complete Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door review at Game Rankings
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