84
MobyRank
100 point score based on reviews from various critics.
3.9
MobyScore
5 point score based on user ratings.

Description

A thousand years ago there was a city. One day the city was buried. Another city was built on top, and all that remains of the previous city is a door. This is where the title "the thousand-year door" comes from. It's not known what could be behind this door, but everyone has different theories.

Princess Peach finds a map and mails the map and a letter stating that Mario must come. So Mario comes to place called Rogueport where Peach was last seen. There he meets a female goomba named Goombella. Mario shows the map to Goombella. Goombella then takes Mario to her archeology professor. The professor decides to take Mario to the thousand-year door. When Mario stands in front of the door, the map begins to show the locations of stars which open the door. The adventure begins from this point.

Mario can jump, run, hammer, talk to people, etc.. Mario finds many partners on his quest. Battles play out on a stage in front of an audience. In battle, Mario must keep his fans happy by executing action commands (hitting buttons at the right time during his attacks). Occasionally, in battle, the crowd will throw things at Mario. The player can attack the crowd at this time.

Alternate Titles

  • "马里奥物语2" -- Chinese Title (Simplified)
  • "ペーパーマリオRPG" -- Japanese spelling
  • "Paper Mario RPG" -- Japanese Title
  • "Paper Mario: La Puerta Milenaria" -- Spanish title
  • "Paper Mario: La porte millénaire" -- French Title
  • "Paper Mario: Il Portale Millenario" -- Italian title
  • "Paper Mario: Die Legende vom Äonentor" -- German Title
  • "Paper Mario 2" -- Informal Name

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Merchant Title Platform Price  
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door    
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door GameCube $18.99  
Super Paper Mario GameCube $49.99  
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User Reviews

Another Deep and Fun Game from Nintendo! Oblio (108) 4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars4.67 Stars

The Press Says

Gaming Target Jan 28, 2005 9.2 out of 10 92
IGN Oct 11, 2004 9.1 out of 10 91
Eurogamer Nov 12, 2004 9 out of 10 90
1UP Oct 11, 2004 8.5 out of 10 85
Gamezine Aug 01, 2004 17 out of 20 85
Gaming Age Oct 29, 2004 B+ 83
GameSpy Oct 07, 2004 4 out of 5 80
G4 TV: X-Play Apr 10, 2006 4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars4 Stars 80
GotNext Jan 10, 2005 3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars3.5 Stars 70
Game Informer Magazine Nov, 2004 6 out of 10 60

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Trivia

The Pianta are gangsters in this game.


This entry to the MobyGames database was contributed by gamewarrior (4716) on Oct 14, 2004.
 

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