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I bought Paper Mario 2 for my neice to play when she comes over to visit, now she comes over to play the game. It has an interesting story line and many characters to interact with. The puzzles are only moderatly hard so she hasn't gotten stuck and lost interest, but the story is long enough that we haven't just breezed through it either. It's better if you take so side trips to work the "missions" and fight in the arena (where you can build up your levels faster). You can also revisit previous lands and re-fight the random encounters.
The only drawback to the game play is the long cut screens that you have to read. The game flow would be better if there was an option to read these to you, like Super Monkey Ball 2. I know, I know, educational aspect of reading yourself, but that's her parents job, not mine :)
Game masters will find this way too easy but if you just want entertainment without getting stuck for long periods of time on puzzles then Parper Mario 2 will work for you.
Well worth the $20 price
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The game itself is very interesting - the storyline is engaging and the controls are unique. It's an RPG, which is quite a switch for Mario. The major problem with this game is interactivity - not enough of it. Specifically, there are far too many cutscenes that are not skippable. Many of these cutscenes lead directly into a boss battle. The most frustrating instance of this is just before the final boss battle - it takes about 10 minutes to get to the "real" fight from the prior save point. This isn't a problem for the first time through the sequence, but if you lose 4 or 5 times, this just becomes a hassle and makes the game not really worth playing to see the end. This is a major problem that most game designers have found work-arounds for, but Nintendo revealed its lack of RPG experience in this element. It's an interesting game, but just make sure to win, or have a friend/sibling/(enemy?) skip through the dialog sequences for you if you get tired of them.
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I really like this game because there is lots of action. But it there is lots of reading and this game goes at a slow pace. But there are lots of cool grahics in this game. I liked the papaer mario for Nintendo 64 better though.
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My five year old grandson loves the Mario games. Paper Mario 2, however, requires a lot of reading. That meant that his mother had to sit with him while he played the game and read everything to him. She also said this game was more confusing for a young child than the other Mario games are.
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All I have to say is this game is not for 'EVERYONE'!! you have to be able to READ to play! Last time I checked not everyone can read. I bought this for my 13 year old son...who has autisum. He can master just about every game I get him but he can't read. So, for him this game was not much fun. I ended up playing more than he did and I didn't even enjoy it.
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