If you never picked up the first game in this series (like me) but have played Paper Mario, you'll feel right at home.

User Rating: 8.9 | Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time DS
By Yagami-Iori | Review Date:
M&L: PiT is the second in the M&L handheld series. The game is classified as a RPG, but I'd say its more of a Platformer RPG than anything. You can level up, & have battle sequences, but you also walk around the levels hitting question boxes & jumping on enemies (which is how you gain a first strike in this game). The game plays very similar to Paper Mario, for anyone out there that hasn't played the first in the series (I've played the first too briefly to make the comparison).

Gameplay- 9- Everything in this game has a certain level of charm to it that really brings it past the level of being just another game. The mechanics of having to press different buttons to attack with different people does take a little getting used to, but isn't at all difficult, just different.

Graphics- 9- Everything is bright & colorful, much like a Mario platformer. For a 2D game, everything is really sharp, and shows that 2D games are far from dead.

Sound- 10- I think the game really shines in this department. The voices of the Brothers are funny, many familiar sounds are left intact, and this game really uses the stereo sound well.

Value- 8- 20+ hours gameplay is great for a handheld RPG

Tilt- 9- Why 9? Cuz its really fun!

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