<s>
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Partners	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
is	O
a	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-Device
DS	I-Device
handheld	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
in	O
late	O
2005	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
prequel/sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2003	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
game	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
title	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
from	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
prequel/sequel	O
to	O
Mario	B-Application
and	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
is	O
completely	O
unrelated	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
with	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
the	O
time-traveling	O
theme	O
,	O
which	O
involves	O
the	O
protagonists	O
traveling	O
in	O
between	O
the	O
past	O
and	O
present	O
of	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
adventure	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
while	O
they	O
search	O
for	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
been	O
abducted	O
by	O
an	O
alien	O
species	O
only	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Shroobs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Partners	I-Application
in	I-Application
Time	I-Application
was	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
,	O
gaining	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
86	O
from	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
praised	O
by	O
critics	O
for	O
its	O
characterization	O
and	O
comical	O
style	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
its	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
dual	O
screen	O
and	O
the	O
rumble	O
feature	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
bottom	O
screen	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
and	O
battles	O
received	O
mixed	O
opinions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Bowser	I-Application
's	I-Application
Inside	I-Application
Story	I-Application
,	O
released	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
Partners	O
in	O
Time	O
,	O
the	O
overworld	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
presented	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
map	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
screen	O
,	O
showing	O
relevant	O
information	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
location	O
of	O
each	O
character	O
and	O
save	O
albums	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
is	O
able	O
to	O
control	O
the	O
four	O
main	O
protagonists	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
Baby	O
Luigi	O
either	O
as	O
a	O
quartet	O
or	O
alternatively	O
in	O
separate	O
pairs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
action	O
attained	O
is	O
assigned	O
to	O
a	O
specific	O
button	O
on	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
for	O
a	O
character	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
present	O
on	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
pressing	O
the	O
corresponding	O
button	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
there	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
currency	O
used	O
to	O
purchase	O
items	O
and	O
status-enhancing	O
equipment	O
known	O
as	O
badges	O
and	O
clothes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
battles	O
still	O
consist	O
of	O
turn-based	O
attacks	O
executed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
although	O
these	O
are	O
compounded	O
by	O
the	O
babies	O
 '	O
actions	O
during	O
an	O
attack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Bros	O
.	O
movesmoves	O
performed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
collectivelyhave	O
been	O
replaced	O
by	O
Bros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
Partners	O
in	O
Time	O
is	O
not	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Beanbean	B-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
but	O
the	O
traditional	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
featured	O
in	O
most	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
setting	O
features	O
a	O
mixture	O
of	O
locations	O
,	O
from	O
those	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Bowser	O
's	O
Castle	O
,	O
to	O
original	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
Koopaseum	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
can	O
travel	O
into	O
the	O
past	O
via	O
"	O
time	O
holes	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
how	O
the	O
concept	O
of	O
baby	O
characters	O
is	O
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
starts	O
at	O
the	O
Peach	O
's	O
Castle	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Peach	O
,	O
and	O
Bowser	O
were	O
babies	O
,	O
and	O
Toadsworth	O
was	O
much	O
younger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
enters	O
the	O
time	O
machine	O
into	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
but	O
fails	O
to	O
return	O
,	O
only	O
leaving	O
a	O
member	O
of	O
an	O
alien	O
species	O
known	O
only	O
as	O
the	O
Shroobs	B-Application
within	O
the	O
damaged	O
time	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
had	O
actually	O
been	O
invaded	O
by	O
the	O
Shroobs	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Peach	O
being	O
kidnapped	O
and	O
held	O
hostage	O
at	O
a	O
Shroob-modified	O
version	O
of	O
her	O
castle	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
Shroob	B-Application
Castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
searching	O
for	O
Peach	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
locate	O
their	O
younger	O
selves	O
,	O
and	O
agree	O
to	O
locate	O
the	O
crystal	O
shards	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
remnants	O
of	O
the	O
Cobalt	O
Star	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
shattered	O
during	O
Peach	O
's	O
journey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
,	O
they	O
restore	O
the	O
Cobalt	O
Star	O
only	O
to	O
unleash	O
the	O
Elder	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
Shroob	I-Application
,	O
who	O
was	O
trapped	O
inside	O
the	O
Cobalt	O
Star	O
by	O
Peach	O
and	O
serves	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
ends	O
when	O
she	O
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
Peach	O
is	O
rescued	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
say	O
goodbye	O
to	O
their	O
baby	O
counterparts	O
who	O
are	O
sent	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
past	O
,	O
now	O
that	O
the	O
past	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
is	O
safe	O
and	O
Shroob-free	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Baby	O
Bowser	O
appeared	O
near	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
past	O
to	O
kidnap	O
Baby	O
Peach	O
,	O
although	O
his	O
plans	O
were	O
halted	O
by	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
brothers	O
and	O
a	O
subsequent	O
attack	O
from	O
the	O
Shroobs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kamek	O
the	O
Magikoopa	O
,	O
Petey	O
Piranha	O
and	O
Fawful	O
,	O
an	O
antagonist	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
&	I-Application
Luigi	I-Application
:	I-Application
Superstar	I-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
appear	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shroobs	B-Application
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
Partners	O
in	O
Time	O
,	O
are	O
fungal	O
like	O
creatures	O
who	O
are	O
the	O
main	O
antagonists	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
"	O
Shroob	B-Application
"	O
is	O
,	O
of	O
course	O
,	O
a	O
deliberate	O
corruption	O
of	O
the	O
word	O
"	O
shroom	O
"	O
,	O
short	O
for	O
"	O
mushroom.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Shroobs	B-Application
derive	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Shroob	B-Application
planet	O
"	O
and	O
are	O
ruled	O
by	O
Princess	B-Application
Shroob	I-Application
,	O
who	O
is	O
the	O
primary	O
antagonist	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
invading	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
both	O
she	O
and	O
her	O
twin	O
sister	O
,	O
Elder	B-Application
Princess	I-Application
Shroob	I-Application
,	O
are	O
defeated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
species	O
of	O
Shroobs	B-Application
(	O
with	O
designs	O
based	O
on	O
existing	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
characters	O
and	O
enemies	O
)	O
are	O
present	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
both	O
minor	O
enemies	O
and	O
boss	O
characters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AlphaDream	O
,	O
developers	O
of	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
experienced	O
contributors	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
and	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
working	O
on	O
sound	O
support	O
and	O
voice	O
acting	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Yoko	O
Shimomura	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
scored	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Craig	O
Harris	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
comic	O
style	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
charm	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
comes	O
from	O
the	O
focus	O
on	O
humor	O
that	O
's	O
bizarre	O
and	O
out	O
there	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
characterisation	O
in	O
particular	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
commending	O
Stuffwell	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
Fawful	O
,	O
a	O
character	O
in	O
Superstar	B-Application
Saga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
criticised	O
the	O
momentary	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
labeling	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
tacked	O
on	O
"	O
;	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
John	O
Walker	O
,	O
also	O
critical	O
of	O
this	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
better	O
without	O
utilising	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
's	O
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X-play	O
criticised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
inclusion	O
of	O
Baby	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Luigi	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
did	O
not	O
utilize	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
's	O
software	O
features.Partners	O
in	O
Time	O
's	O
visuals	O
and	O
presentation	O
were	O
well	O
received	O
,	O
with	O
Eurogamer	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
"	O
utterly	O
lovely	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
appreciated	O
the	O
"	O
added	O
flair	O
"	O
in	O
animation	O
gained	O
by	O
the	O
DS	B-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
perspective	O
made	O
such	O
things	O
as	O
hitting	O
blocks	O
and	O
countering	O
attack	O
"	O
trickier	O
than	O
it	O
should	O
be	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
