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Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (GameCube) | 
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Category: Video Games
List Price: £39.99
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Rating:  27 reviews
Sales Rank: 4826
Platform: Gamecube
Genre: platformer-games
Rating: To Be Announced
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Age: 3 - 18 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 0.6 x 5.4 x 7.5
MPN: dol p g8me
Model: 45496962050
UPC: 045496962050
EAN: 0045496962050
ASIN: B0002ILS1K
Release Date: November 12, 2004
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: NTSC VERSION BUT INCLUDES FREELOADER TO PLAY ON UK MACHINE , In Stock Now , Order before 3pm for Same Day despatch by Royal Mail First Class post , Worldwide shipping by Airmail also available
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Amazon.co.uk Review
It may have less cool than Fonzie after he jumped the shark, but Paper Mario is set to be remembered as one of the best GameCube games ever. Its immediate predecessor on the N64 suffered from a similar lack of street credibility but won people over with its gentle charm and unusual RPG style gameplay. The story in this new game involves Mario touring the whole of the Mushroom Kingdom and beyond to once again rescue Princess Peach. Little explanation is given for why all the characters in the game appear to be made of paper (it just looks cool!) but more is at least made of it in the gameplay this time, as Mario is able to fold himself up, origami style, to become a paper dart and other useful shapes. The combat sees Mario teaming up with a group of wild and wacky partners in a turn-based system that subverts the usual staid conventions of the genre by allowing you to inflict more damage, or defend against it, by timing a button press with the movement of the characters. However much fun this and the other sub-games are though the greatest joy with Paper Mario remains the witty dialogue and the fantastic graphics. In a world of under-designed blandness Mario's unending series of bizarre characters - from a room full of hundreds of dry bones (skeletal koopa turtles) to a hilarious pastiche of Super Mario Bros. where you get to control Bowser this is pure Nintendo magic from beginning to end. --David Jenkins
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| Customer Reviews: Read 22 more reviews...
 Absoulutey RUBBISH! January 12, 2008
C. Groome (Kettering,England)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is awful,I found it borrrrrrrrrrrrrrrring after 30 seconds.All you can do is walk around talking to people who the most obvious stuff plus it lacks incredibility.
 A SURPERB MARIO ADVENTURE October 21, 2007
stuart (MIDDLESBROUGH, ENGLAND)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Believe it or not, Paper Mario: TTYD was the first Mario RPG I had ever played. I never played the Square/Nintendo classic Super Mario RPG nor did I ever play the original Paper Mario on the Nintendo 64. For awhile I did have a GameBoy Advance SP but I never played Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga. However, I rectified all that with Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door and it richly deserved GameSpot's 2004 RPG of the Year.
In this game, Mario has come to a town called Westport to hang with Princess Peach. However, she is kidnapped by a group called the X-Nauts. They believe she can be used to help them rule the world. There is also a calamity going on in the world and to save it, somebody must collect the seven gold stars that are strewn all over the planet. Mario and a group friends he meets are up to the challenge; although Mario is also hoping to yet again rescue the princess.
The game is featured in a 2-D style with everything looking like a fancier version of what you'd see in South Park. Mario chooses to fight when he rams an enemy. Mario can attack with his jump or with his hammer and his partners have various skills. Some skills require flower power (magic) or even power gained from the collection of stars. The fights take place on a stage with an audience and you can be helped or hindered by them. Along the way there are many badges that can be collected that offer extra attributes and as you power-up you can hold more badges and do more moves.
The easy gameplay comes with some superb dialog written for the game. The dialog is outstanding and very witty and sly. You'll read some hilarious word balloons from the characters here; the dialog will be enjoyed by people of all ages.
The only weakness of the game is the constant backtracking as Mario will sometimes have to go back to the worlds he has visited just a little too much. Other than underground warps that lead to the starts of these worlds, there is no way to reach other areas except through long marches through areas you fight. Also, level ups are hard here; once you beat monsters and get to a certain level you get little in return for your wins.
Still, the game is so much fun. The hilarious story and dialog, the subplots involving Luigi, Peach & Bowser, the 100 room trial, the jobs you can do for extra items, and the little mini games at Don Pinata's casino add up to one superb RPG. It's not as good as Tales Of Symphonia but it's a great number 2.
 Fantastic game June 27, 2007
K. M. Hamilton (Manchester, UK)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've had this game for a while and I still find it enjoyable to play. The characters and storyline are pretty familiar for anyone who's played Mario games before. The difference this time is that Mario and Co. are made of paper and are therefore flat. This means that Mario can turn sideways to go through fencing, make himself into a paper plane to cover large distances and roll himself into a tube when necessary. Mario also has sidekicks that he meets along the way to help him save Princess Peach. The only annoying thing about this game is that whenever you encounter a 'bad guy', you automatically go to a battle screen and have to take turns at fighting the bad guy, which takes too long in my opinion. What's wrong with just jumping on them like in the other games?! All in all I think it's a fantastic game and I'd definitely recommend it.
Once upon a time... April 23, 2006
Paul Everdark (UK)
16 out of 19 found this review helpful
We all love a good story. We all love a good game. Here, you get both.
And let's face it, there are good games, great games, and games so painfully engrossing that you could go for hours with drinking, eating or popping to the loo. Paper Mario is the latter. The gameplay itself is fantastic, but the story is so rich and absorbing that it's like a gripping page-turner that you can never put down. Only in the case of Paper Mario, rather than turn the page, you play on...and on, and on...
In all honesty, you really must play this game to understand its shining brilliance. If you want a game that sells on image but is as shallow as a puddle, please go elsewhere. You won't find any posing, violence or profanity here, just a stormer of a game.
Paper Mario March 25, 2006
11 out of 13 found this review helpful
I like this game. It's brilliant. Lots more enimies to battle, more stuff to do. At the start, you'll be armed with a cute little girl goomba called Goombella, but as you progress through the game you'll get more helpful friends like Koops, Flurrie and a little yoshi who you can name! If you're a Mario fan, I recommend you buy this.
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