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Paper Mario: The Origami King

Paper Mario: The Origami King is the sixth title in the Paper Mario franchise and was developed by Intelligent Systems. This release sees Mario tasked with traveling across the Mushroom Kingdom to stop a sinister prince from turning the world into origami creations. It features the same turn-based combat from the series with a twist that has players solving a puzzle wheel during boss battles and combat.

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Paper Mario: The Origami King
Action RPG
Adventure
9/10
Top Critic Avg: 78/100 Critics Rec: 64%
Released
July 17, 2020
ESRB
E for Everyone: Mild Cartoon Violence
Developer(s)
Intelligent Systems
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Proprietary Engine

Franchise
Paper Mario
Platform(s)
Switch
Prequel(s)

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