I have long felt that the Paper Mario series is one of the best video games series out there, at least based on its roots, but many - especially those outside of the Nintendo family - probably have no ...

Paper Mario Color Splash feels more like walking through a board game or a diorama than like playing a video game on Nintendo’s Wii U console. The fifth game in this side-series, Color Splash also ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash is all about paint, and as such you’ll need a lot of it to repaint the color-lacking world. Mario’s hammer can already hold quite a bit of paint, coming in red, blue and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Color Splash's main mechanic revolves around the new Paint Hammer, which can be used to paint things that have lost their color, solve puzzles, and ...

In Paper Mario: Color Splash, the fifth adventure in the stylish turn-based RPG series from Nintendo, Mario and Princess Peach set sail to the vibrant Prism Island after receiving an alarming letter.

When I play RPGs, I’m an ability and item hoarder. My mages are forced to rely on physical attacks. I’ll revisit a nearby town and become the inn’s most frequent customer, rather than resort to ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash is one of those games that looks to the past to help shape the future. Everywhere you look, it’s referencing previous entries in the series, employing nostalgia to create ...

There was an elephant in the room inside of Nintendo's off-site Comic-Con Nintendo Play Lounge. Not to be confused with a small stage shaped like an oversized Nintendo 3DS console, or the mammoth, ...

One of these days Princess Peach might just be able to go on a vacation and enjoy herself, but I wouldn’t count on that any time soon. This time Mario and friends head to Prism Island and find that a ...

Like previous Paper Mario games, Color Splash is a bit of lengthy experience. The game sees Mario traveling with his new companion Huey across Prism Island in order to collect four Big Paint Stars and ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash is the best looking installment in the series, offering the most immersive world to-date. Still, its battle system suffers in a misguided bid to innovate. One of the best ...