Paper Mario: Color Splash has a host of special cards for Mario to use both in battle and out. These “Thing” Cards, as they’re called, are obtained from squeezing the paint out of all those giant real ...

For all the grief Nintendo receives for playing it safe with its marquee franchises, it usually attempts some twist or new gameplay element whenever making another entry in a long-running series. Most ...

Paper Mario: Color Splash changes things up with its battle system a bit, stripping away some of the RPG elements for a new card-based system. Battle still retains all of the timing based elements, ...

The paper-crafted visual gimmick may no longer be particularly novel after years of sequels, but the new “Paper Mario” is an adventure worth unfolding. In “Paper Mario: Color Splash,” Mario – like the ...

Thing Cards are made from realistic looking items in the Paper Mario world called Things. When you find a Thing you can squeeze it dry to turn it into a card. These cards can then be used in battle or ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Paper Mario: Color Splash puts a new spin on the "Mario Paint" idea. Reminiscent of the adhesive gimmickry of Paper Mario: Sticker Star, Color ...

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 ...