Paper Mario question

I dont own a Wii.  I tried getting one for a couple of months but finally gave up and went to buy a used GC for ZeldaTP.  TP was one of the best games I played in years, but I noticed that Super Paper Mario is rated the same.  Is this game really on par with ZeldaTP?  Eventually Ill get a Wii to check it out for myself, but I just want to know if its that good or is Gamespot just that lame.

Cool. Also I understand a mario game is all about replay value, but how long was your first run through. Just curious.treelog187

I got it the first day and I just beat it. So it took about 20 hours.  

I'd say that Super Paper Mario is better than Zelda TP.holywars989