Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam

 3DS
User Score
7.3

Mixed or average reviews- based on 235 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 147 out of 235
  2. Mixed: 48 out of 235
  3. Negative: 40 out of 235
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  1. CyberRobotnix
    Mar 5, 2018
    3
    If you like having mandatory mini games, a confusing story, broken mechanics and all the paper toads from color splash and sticker star, then it's a game for you!

    However, to the real M&L fans, this is just the most blatant insult and definitely such a poor game with very little level design, EVEN compared to dream team bros. Also, this is weird that this game gets much praise whilst    If you like having mandatory mini games, a confusing story, broken mechanics and all the paper toads from color splash and sticker star, then it's a game for you!

    However, to the real M&L fans, this is just the most blatant insult and definitely such a poor game with very little level design, EVEN compared to dream team bros.

    Also, this is weird that this game gets much praise whilst it's just sticker star, but with Mario and Luigi.

    Seriously, **** this game, go play another Mario game worth your money and your time.    … Expand
  2. edreesespieces
    Aug 27, 2018
    3
    This game was just awful. I beat every other Mario & Luigi game and this one I just couldn't stomach through after awhile. The papercraft battles are REALLY boring and the camera and controls are awful. There isn't much humor in the games as I've grown accustomed to, and the dodge mechanics timings are poorly mis represented on a lot of attacks. I like the cool new abilities and theThis game was just awful. I beat every other Mario & Luigi game and this one I just couldn't stomach through after awhile. The papercraft battles are REALLY boring and the camera and controls are awful. There isn't much humor in the games as I've grown accustomed to, and the dodge mechanics timings are poorly mis represented on a lot of attacks. I like the cool new abilities and the soundtrack, but that's pretty much it. I got to Bowser's castle papercraft battle and decided that was enough.… Expand
  3. yams99
    Jun 20, 2016
    1
    It's either a dumbing down of Mario Luigi with the paper theme: gimmick version, or it's a straight insult to paper mario, Take your pick. Either way, it's another milestone in Nintendo's destruction of all pre-established mario spin-offs. Goodbye Mario sports, rpgs, parties, etc.
  4. Chell_R
    Jul 21, 2020
    0
    Boring, tedious, unfulfilling - unsatisfying... *GARBAGE!!!*

    Play the games that came before it - because this... is. GARBAGE!!!
  5. greninjaX
    Jan 28, 2022
    0
    what happened here? did the inclusion of paper mario force the developers to adhere to the same weird limitations the modern paper mario games suffer from? there's no unique races or enemies. levels use generic themes and are bland and empty. it's a short game padded out with repetitive missions. this game killed mario and luigi
  6. honchkrow_lover
    Nov 12, 2020
    3
    absolutely terrible , an embarrassment for the series the world is boring and not fun to traverse it is basically 7 cliché Mario locations with no depth grassy plains , desert , beach , castle , haunted woods and snowy mountain , other mario and luigi games worlds were interesting to explore and weird , like compare twinsy tropics to driftwood beach and plaque beach , twinsy tropics is aabsolutely terrible , an embarrassment for the series the world is boring and not fun to traverse it is basically 7 cliché Mario locations with no depth grassy plains , desert , beach , castle , haunted woods and snowy mountain , other mario and luigi games worlds were interesting to explore and weird , like compare twinsy tropics to driftwood beach and plaque beach , twinsy tropics is a boring beach place where you do toad quests and that's about it , driftwood had caves pirate shy guys and exportability , plaque beach had the giant sage tower and tooth theme , also the reliance on already existing characters and enemies makes it feel lazy and boring like they couldn't be bothered making any original characters like in the past 4 games , also the bosses story and battles are very boring the only boss I liked in the game was king bob-omb but that's because he has a gimmick and a mildly interesting fight , most bosses in this game had boring attack patterns and not too hard either , they just feel like big enemies and 3 special attacks in one turn whittles them down quickly , the games plot is nothing special basically the same as the last games , if your world is boring and don't have a good story to tell why should I care , sorry this was probably formatted terribly .… Expand
  7. FireBroFilms
    Aug 15, 2022
    4
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  8. JasonPrivy
    Feb 24, 2023
    0
    no words can express the amount of disappointment i felt in this game just no

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best 3DS Game of 2016
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#8 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2016
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#2 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2016

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Metascore
76

Generally favorable reviews - based on 76 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 49 out of 76
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 76
  3. Negative: 1 out of 76
  1. Gaming Nexus
    Mar 28, 2016
    80
    Mario and Luigi Paper Jam successfully mixes the two long-running Mario RPG series, but outside of a few new Paper-based gameplay surprises it’s the same solid, self-aware role playing experience you’d expect from the Mario and Luigi series.
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  2. CD-Action
    Mar 4, 2016
    85
    Despite recycling Paper Jam Bros. never looks like a half-hearted effort. [02/2016, p.69]
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 3, 2016
    84
    Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros is an action-packed, varied and in places, amusing RPG with familiar Mario-faces. The story is pretty much nonsense, though. [Feb 2016]
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