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Game Reviewed	Paper Bowser World: Operation G.R.O.M., by toodles_team
Review Author	Nad
Created	Feb 1 2008, 11:54 PM

General Commentary and Game Overview

Once a half a year ago, we got a demo. What of? Paper Bowser world: Operation G.R.O.M. (Get revenge on Mario.) Sadly, the amazing programmer who had made this quit, and we thought the game had plunged with it. Now, he has returned in a sudden turn for the better, bringing with him a masterpiece that should not be missed.

Ever.

Pros	-Great storyline -Great graphics -Great music and sounds -Alot too far to mention here
Cons	-The occasionally awkward level

Impressions

Gameplay 9 / 10	Toodles has certainly had time on his hands to make this under our noses! the gameplay is awesome. This style of platformer has been crafted off of the mini-levels starring Bowser from Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door. With it's easy-to-use control concept, great writing, and funny level designs and gimmicks, it created a unique and much-needed break from Mario RPG-ing. What has been brought here is a seemingly perfect re-creation of that matter. The gameplay is very smooth, I never found any slowdowns. The design is also very good, and original, putting Bowser's best into the heart of figuring things out for yourselves. And when you couldn't, you'd smash it. The basic destroy-you-all feeling is very addictive, and you're bound to get hooked on it in a flash. This kind of feeling was one of much needed importance here at MFGG, and strikes grounds just as great as Toad Strikes Back. Not to mention the storyline, which nails the spirit of Paper Bowser so you can think: 'Hey, did Nintendo write this?' Right when you see Bowser arguing with signs you know that this has been some very creative writing put into this, like all else. Truely Epic stuff.
Graphics 9 / 10	The graphic theme here is 'Paper Mario' of course, and such proves there's been great work here since no one can shrink those HUGE sprites Retriever II ripped awhile ago. The stuff presented here have been made custom, typically not something you see very often, and jointed around to make it feel professional. The characters themselves have amazing similarity to their Home-system counter-parts, and the environment does it part to keep the feeling. Things explode to tiny bits, X-Nauts are squished to pancakes, and Bowser's flamethrower are good but seemingly small examples on the grand scheme of things. You have got to hand it to Toodles, folks; not only did he make this great set, but he did it without any slow-downs in gameplay.
Sound 8 / 10	Paper Mario galore! You'll find a very rare find of music and sounds in this game, all from PM:TTYD. The music has been selected from various parts of the game, and recorded surprisingly well compared to other recordings I've heard before. Same goes to sound effects; how exactly Toodles found these are a mystery, and should remain one. They are around a third of whats make this game so great; the story, gameplay, and sound.
Replay 9 / 10	Due to the unlimited live stock, you can die over and over and over. You might just want to do this to see Bowser say something new, like: 'What's up with the eight thing?' Besides that, the game's levels and memorable story makes you just want to play it again. As gamers had once said before, what makes a game truely epic is one you can just play again and again and never lose the feeling of the first time through it every time. As good as Toad Strikes Back was, I don't think it can stand up to Paper Bowser World at all when it comes to replay value. Once again, an epic masterpiece.

Final Words

This is a masterpiece of MFGG. So play it, and enjoy it, for you're never gonna find something quite like this at MFGG. Or anywhere, for that matter.

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Comments

	toodles_team Feb 7 2008, 10:05 PM
Just so you know, most of the Super Paper Mario sound effects were ripped by me. Currently they, and a bunch of others from Super Paper Mario that I didn't use, and waiting in the queue to be accepted.

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