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Crossovers are intrinsically tasty ideas. There's just something about sandwiching two popular worlds, slicing off the crust of logic, and taking a bite out of the ensuing chaos. Superman and Aliens? Awesome. Futurama and Simpsons? Fantastic! Mario and Paper Mario? Like peanut butter and chocolate, swirled together on a wholemeal bed.Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam Bros is, like all of its predecessors, wholesome, unbearably twee in places, and rather insistent about making sure you know exactly how it all goes down. If you've played Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, you'll understand why that last bit creases my brow. Even hours in, the game will still find opportunities to carefully - and thoroughly - explain some new mechanic or another, regardless of whether it really needs said clarification. But let's put the grousing aside for a bit, and look at what you're really for. What's Mario and Luigi: Paper Jam and should you buy it?
There're a few short answers to this question. It's a quick yes if you're a) a Mario super-fan or b) enamoured of cute things, quirky dialogue, and sometimes gimmicky combat. Saccharine to a possible fault, Paper Jam makes no attempt to reinvent the formula it's been given, playing it safe outside of a few obligatory twists.
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