<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
:	O
Paper	O
Jam	O
,	O
known	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
Australia	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
:	O
Paper	O
Jam	O
Bros.	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
2015	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
a	O
crossover	O
between	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
the	O
latter	O
being	O
a	O
cross-genre	O
series	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
accidentally	O
opens	O
a	O
book	O
containing	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
universe	O
and	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
containments	O
spread	O
into	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
;	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
befriended	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
venture	O
to	O
save	O
both	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
universe	O
variants	O
from	O
Bowser	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
teamed	O
up	O
with	O
his	O
paper	O
counterpart	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
while	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
oversaw	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
considered	O
the	O
combination	O
to	O
work	O
well	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
two	O
series	O
having	O
shared	O
gameplay	O
features	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
opportunities	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
for	O
new	O
gameplay	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
generally	O
positive	O
,	O
receiving	O
praise	O
for	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
elements	O
and	O
combat	O
,	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
for	O
its	O
writing	O
and	O
failure	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
to	O
its	O
fullest	O
,	O
and	O
criticism	O
for	O
usage	O
of	O
worldbuilding	O
and	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
the	O
final	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
installment	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
two	O
remakes	O
of	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
before	O
AlphaDream	O
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
a	O
role-playing	O
game	O
that	O
follows	O
a	O
similar	O
format	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
additional	O
reliance	O
on	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
simultaneously	O
controls	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
from	O
his	O
respective	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
travels	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
overworld	O
to	O
reach	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Castle	O
to	O
save	O
both	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
variants	O
from	O
both	O
Bowser	O
variants	O
from	O
their	O
respective	O
universes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
puzzles	O
involve	O
using	O
character-specific	O
actions	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
can	O
use	O
his	O
paper-thin	O
body	O
to	O
squeeze	O
through	O
small	O
gaps	O
to	O
reach	O
areas	O
inaccessible	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
certain	O
boss	O
battles	O
,	O
the	O
trio	O
rides	O
a	O
large-scale	O
paper-craft	O
version	O
of	O
a	O
character	O
or	O
enemy	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
and	O
fight	O
another	O
enemy	O
—	O
also	O
on	O
a	O
papercraft	O
—	O
in	O
an	O
open	O
arena	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
of	O
destroying	O
the	O
enemies	O
papercraft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combat	O
in	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
is	O
turn-based	O
;	O
they	O
can	O
select	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
various	O
methods	O
to	O
attack	O
the	O
enemies	O
present	O
as	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
characters	O
,	O
and	O
vary	O
from	O
dealing	O
damage	O
to	O
healing	O
lost	O
health	O
using	O
an	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
Mario	B-Application
amiibo	B-Device
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
further	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Luigi	O
accidentally	O
bumps	O
into	O
a	O
bookshelf	O
and	O
knocks	O
open	O
a	O
book	O
containing	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
universe	O
inside	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
book	O
opens	O
up	O
and	O
shoots	O
its	O
contents	O
across	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Princess	O
Peach	O
and	O
her	O
counterpart	O
Paper	O
Peach	O
meet	O
,	O
and	O
send	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
round	O
up	O
the	O
citizens	O
of	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
universe	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
the	O
book	O
to	O
return	O
them	O
to	O
their	O
original	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
meet	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
and	O
return	O
to	O
Peach	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
only	O
to	O
find	O
that	O
the	O
two	O
princesses	O
have	O
been	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
both	O
Bowsers	O
;	O
they	O
begin	O
their	O
quest	O
towards	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Castle	O
to	O
save	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Toadette	O
,	O
and	O
Luigi	O
battle	O
the	O
two	O
Bowser	O
Jr	O
's	O
and	O
retrieve	O
the	O
book	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
closes	O
with	O
Bowser	O
attacking	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
once	O
more	O
,	O
prompting	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
AlphaDream	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
,	O
oversaw	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
production	O
and	O
gave	O
advice	O
when	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2015	O
and	O
was	O
scheduled	O
for	O
a	O
spring	O
release	O
in	O
2016	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
considering	O
a	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
crossover	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
discussed	O
ways	O
to	O
deviate	O
from	O
typical	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
gameplay	O
and	O
decided	O
on	O
using	O
another	O
button	O
to	O
control	O
a	O
third	O
character	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
producer	O
Akira	O
Otani	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
first	O
considered	O
using	O
an	O
in-universe	O
character	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bowser	O
,	O
but	O
eventually	O
decided	O
to	O
use	O
another	O
variant	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
himself	O
,	O
therefore	O
gravitating	O
towards	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
to	O
fulfill	O
the	O
role	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
could	O
also	O
use	O
the	O
element	O
of	O
paper	O
for	O
gameplay	O
contrast	O
,	O
using	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
for	O
lightweight	O
or	O
thin	O
objectives	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
cannot	O
do	O
themselves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
pulling	O
ideas	O
from	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
series	O
they	O
mainly	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
the	O
most	O
recent	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
game	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
introduce	O
a	O
white	O
border	O
around	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
to	O
help	O
differentiate	O
the	O
paper	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
universe	O
;	O
this	O
border	O
trend	O
would	O
be	O
continued	O
with	O
every	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
release	O
to	O
date	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
prototypes	O
of	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
had	O
the	O
player	O
rapidly	O
tapping	O
three	O
different	O
buttons	O
to	O
perform	O
a	O
trio	O
combo	O
move	O
;	O
when	O
Otani	O
presented	O
the	O
concept	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
creator	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
he	O
quickly	O
rejected	O
the	O
idea	O
and	O
told	O
them	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
action	O
simpler	O
to	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
went	O
through	O
multiple	O
drafts	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
,	O
two	O
ideas	O
including	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
universe	O
slowly	O
transforming	O
to	O
paper	O
,	O
and	O
having	O
the	O
trio	O
move	O
back	O
and	O
forth	O
between	O
both	O
universes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
chose	O
to	O
have	O
elements	O
from	O
the	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
universe	O
added	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
universe	O
instead	O
,	O
to	O
instead	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
the	O
character	O
dynamics	O
between	O
both	O
universes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Paper	I-Application
Jam	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
scoring	O
a	O
76/100	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
based	O
on	O
76	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sold	O
49,000	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
its	O
debut	O
month	O
,	O
equivalent	O
to	O
half	O
the	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
prior	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dream	I-Application
Team	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
critics	O
,	O
combat	O
was	O
most	O
positively	O
received	O
,	O
mainly	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
new	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
elements	O
to	O
keep	O
it	O
engaging	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar+	O
review	O
Alex	O
Jones	O
commented	O
that	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
refreshed	O
combat	O
in-game	O
,	O
especially	O
for	O
series	O
veterans	O
,	O
and	O
while	O
Kyle	O
Hilliard	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
felt	O
that	O
a	O
third	O
character	O
made	O
things	O
cumbersome	O
at	O
certain	O
times	O
,	O
battles	O
were	O
never	O
entirely	O
unmanageable	O
or	O
unfair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Jones	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Conor	O
McMahon	O
found	O
amiibo	B-Device
use	O
to	O
be	O
effective	O
,	O
although	O
McMahon	O
 '	O
warned	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
often	O
and	O
having	O
it	O
on	O
hand	O
while	O
playing	O
was	O
vital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hilliard	O
appreciated	O
the	O
added	O
collectible	O
value	O
the	O
cards	O
brought	O
,	O
especially	O
how	O
they	O
had	O
functionality	O
when	O
in	O
combat	O
,	O
while	O
McMahon	O
positively	O
compared	O
the	O
card	O
system	O
to	O
similar	O
RPG	O
features	O
found	O
in	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Thousand	I-Application
Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
and	O
humor	O
received	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
critics	O
believed	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
capitalize	O
on	O
using	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
elements	O
to	O
its	O
fullest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Concepcion	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
crossover	O
to	O
its	O
fullest	O
expense	O
,	O
but	O
considered	O
Paper	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
good	O
gateway	O
experience	O
to	O
a	O
newcomer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Petty	O
found	O
the	O
environment	O
to	O
be	O
"	O
colorful	O
but	O
uninspired	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
were	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
other	O
Mario	B-Application
entries	O
to	O
hold	O
interest	O
,	O
especially	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
interesting	O
landmarks	O
to	O
distinguish	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
considered	O
the	O
Papercraft	O
battles	O
to	O
be	O
one	O
of	O
Paper	B-Application
Jams	I-Application
weaker	O
elements	O
,	O
but	O
overall	O
an	O
interesting	O
way	O
to	O
break	O
up	O
the	O
pace	O
.	O
</s>
