<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2016	O
action-adventure	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
,	O
within	O
the	O
larger	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
new	O
ally	O
Huey	O
on	O
a	O
quest	O
to	O
save	O
Prism	O
Island	O
and	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
from	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
he	O
traverses	O
levels	O
made	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
craft	O
materials	O
,	O
reaching	O
endpoints	O
and	O
retrieving	O
each	O
Big	O
Paint	O
Star	O
through	O
linear	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
paint	O
hammer	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
solve	O
coloring-themed	O
puzzles	O
and	O
collect	O
awards	O
in	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
phases	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
uses	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
cards	O
that	O
endow	O
him	O
with	O
attacks	O
and	O
other	O
abilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
's	O
vision	O
for	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
following	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
to	O
differentiate	O
it	O
from	O
their	O
other	O
RPG	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
paint	O
theme	O
was	O
conceived	O
by	O
Atsushi	O
Isano	O
,	O
the	O
director	O
for	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
and	O
developed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
announcement	O
,	O
it	O
drew	O
controversy	O
for	O
continuing	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
gimmick-oriented	O
format	O
introduced	O
in	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
followed	O
with	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
has	O
elements	O
of	O
both	O
action-adventure	O
and	O
role-playing	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
follows	O
the	O
template	O
established	O
by	O
the	O
previous	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
two-dimensional	O
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
using	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
GamePad	I-Device
,	O
and	O
follows	O
Mario	B-Application
as	O
he	O
explores	O
a	O
paper-craft	O
world	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
like	O
craft	O
materials	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
these	O
stages	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
can	O
collect	O
items	O
and	O
coins	O
,	O
talk	O
to	O
non-player	O
characters	O
(	O
NPC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
complete	O
puzzles	O
and	O
platforming	O
challenges	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
can	O
consult	O
Huey	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
ally	O
,	O
for	O
assistance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
equipped	O
with	O
a	O
paint	O
hammer	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
fill	O
in	O
colorless	O
spots	O
found	O
throughout	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
filling	O
in	O
the	O
spots	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
is	O
awarded	O
items	O
such	O
as	O
coins	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hammer	O
uses	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
supply	O
of	O
paint	O
,	O
which	O
comes	O
in	O
red	O
,	O
blue	O
,	O
and	O
yellow	O
varieties	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
by	O
striking	O
objects	O
with	O
the	O
hammer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
ability	O
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
cutout	O
"	O
,	O
allows	O
Mario	B-Application
to	O
reach	O
otherwise	O
inaccessible	O
areas	O
in	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
type	O
of	O
card	O
determines	O
the	O
amount	O
and	O
color	O
of	O
paint	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
how	O
Mario	B-Application
attacks	O
the	O
enemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cards	O
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
defensive	O
purposes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
preventing	O
some	O
damage	O
or	O
healing	O
Mario	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enemy	O
attacks	O
will	O
damage	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
is	I-Application
over	I-Application
once	O
Mario	B-Application
loses	O
all	O
of	O
his	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
receive	O
a	O
letter	O
from	O
Prism	O
Island	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
discover	O
is	O
a	O
Toad	O
that	O
was	O
drained	O
of	O
its	O
color	O
and	O
folded	O
into	O
a	O
letter	O
shape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Mario	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
open	O
it	O
,	O
the	O
can	O
is	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Huey	O
,	O
Prisma	O
Fountain	O
's	O
guardian	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
agrees	O
to	O
help	O
Huey	O
recover	O
the	O
Big	O
Paint	O
Stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Mario	B-Application
further	O
scouts	O
the	O
island	O
,	O
Peach	O
is	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
traverses	O
six	O
areas	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
Big	O
Paint	O
Stars	O
while	O
helping	O
the	O
local	O
Toads	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
also	O
fights	O
various	O
enemies	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
Koopalings	O
who	O
serve	O
as	O
bosses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Mario	B-Application
collects	O
the	O
Big	O
Paint	O
Stars	O
,	O
each	O
one	O
incrementally	O
tells	O
the	O
duo	O
about	O
their	O
memories	O
of	O
an	O
attack	O
on	O
Port	O
Prisma	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
Mario	B-Application
recovers	O
all	O
six	O
Big	O
Paint	O
Stars	O
,	O
they	O
learn	O
that	O
Bowser	O
attempted	O
to	O
dye	O
his	O
shell	O
using	O
the	O
Prisma	O
Fountain	O
but	O
inadvertently	O
created	O
black	O
paint	O
,	O
a	O
toxic	O
substance	O
that	O
possessed	O
him	O
and	O
transformed	O
him	O
into	O
"	O
Black	O
Bowser	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Huey	O
then	O
halt	O
the	O
factory	O
's	O
operations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peach	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Luigi	O
escape	O
,	O
but	O
Huey	O
stays	O
to	O
stop	O
the	O
black	O
paint	O
and	O
absorbs	O
the	O
castle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
poor	O
reception	O
of	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sticker	I-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
Nintendo	O
kept	O
its	O
negative	O
feedback	O
in	O
mind	O
during	O
the	O
development	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
focus	O
of	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
shifted	O
toward	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
genre	O
with	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	O
conceived	O
the	O
notion	O
that	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
series	O
would	O
replace	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
as	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
's	O
RPG	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
She	O
also	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
will	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
"	O
puzzle-solving	O
 [ and ] 	O
humor	O
"	O
over	O
its	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
the	O
storyline	O
added	O
additional	O
layers	O
to	O
improve	O
its	O
complexity	O
by	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
relationship	O
between	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
allies	O
;	O
the	O
card	O
system	O
also	O
had	O
more	O
depth	O
via	O
a	O
larger	O
inventory	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
hint	O
system	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
critics	O
expressing	O
frustration	O
with	O
its	O
extreme	O
limitations	O
in	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ikuno	O
told	O
Tanabe	O
about	O
the	O
story	O
,	O
and	O
Tanabe	O
pitched	O
the	O
idea	O
to	O
Intelligent	O
Systems	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
behind	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tabata	O
explained	O
that	O
because	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
hardware	O
was	O
more	O
powerful	O
than	O
previous	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
such	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
artists	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
make	O
realistic	O
in-game	O
paper	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
combat	O
system	O
was	O
developed	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
unique	O
controls	O
on	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
touchscreen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
a	O
larger	O
touchscreen	O
,	O
it	O
allowed	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
implement	O
the	O
card-based	O
battle	O
system	O
so	O
it	O
could	O
be	O
controlled	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
not	O
possible	O
in	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
as	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
's	O
touchscreen	O
was	O
too	O
small	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
,	O
the	O
lead	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
insisted	O
that	O
only	O
characters	O
previously	O
instated	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
should	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
no	O
new	O
ones	O
would	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
2016	O
release	O
during	O
a	O
Nintendo	O
Direct	O
presentation	O
on	O
March	O
3	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
reveal	O
,	O
Color	O
Splash	O
received	O
negative	O
reception	O
from	O
fans	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
who	O
criticized	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
aesthetic	O
similarities	O
to	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
action-adventure	O
formula	O
that	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
introduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Soon	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
Color	O
Splash	O
,	O
a	O
petition	O
on	O
Change.org	B-Application
was	O
created	O
calling	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cancellation	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
game	O
Metroid	B-Application
Prime	I-Application
:	I-Application
Federation	I-Application
Force	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Stephen	O
Totilo	O
of	O
Kotaku	O
believed	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
was	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
midst	O
of	O
an	O
identity	O
crisis	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
faced	O
redundancy	O
because	O
it	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
two	O
Mario	B-Application
role-playing	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
other	O
being	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
questioned	O
about	O
Color	O
Splash	O
's	O
genre	O
at	O
E3	O
2016	O
,	O
Tabata	O
reaffirmed	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
and	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
&	O
Luigi	O
will	O
continue	O
to	O
fill	O
the	O
niche	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
role-playing	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
pre-purchase	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
later	O
pulled	O
the	O
pre-load	O
option	O
from	O
the	O
North	O
American	O
eShop	B-Application
,	O
but	O
people	O
who	O
downloaded	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
keep	O
their	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
scoring	O
a	O
76/100	O
on	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
"	O
Favorite	O
Video	O
Game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
2017	O
Kids	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
,	O
but	O
lost	O
to	O
Just	B-Application
Dance	I-Application
2017	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Lifes	O
Conor	O
McMahon	O
considered	O
the	O
writing	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
major	O
increase	O
in	O
quality	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
"	O
scenes	O
and	O
interactions	O
brim	O
with	O
humour	O
,	O
charm	O
and	O
imagination	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
an	O
absolute	O
joy	O
to	O
discover	O
new	O
people	O
and	O
places	O
as	O
you	O
progress.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
the	O
story	O
was	O
generic	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
a	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
plot	O
instead	O
of	O
being	O
a	O
memorable	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Miguel	O
Concepcion	O
noted	O
how	O
the	O
transition	O
to	O
HD	O
graphics	O
made	O
the	O
paper-like	O
visuals	O
even	O
more	O
appealing	O
than	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
praised	O
the	O
unique	O
ways	O
paper	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
worldbuilding	O
elements	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
toilet	O
paper	O
and	O
wrapping	O
paper	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
interesting	O
puzzle	O
opportunities	O
via	O
overworld	O
manipulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
called	O
the	O
visuals	O
of	O
Color	O
Splash	O
"	O
the	O
purest	O
distillation	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
style	O
yet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
likened	O
them	O
to	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
games	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woolly	I-Application
World	I-Application
and	O
Kirby	B-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Rainbow	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reeves	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
fixed	O
the	O
limited	O
feeling	O
of	O
available	O
cards	O
in	O
comparison	O
to	O
the	O
sticker	O
gimmick	O
that	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
introduced	O
,	O
and	O
how	O
combat	O
was	O
simplistic	O
yet	O
strategic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
,	O
rating	O
a	O
2/5	O
,	O
Ryckert	O
considered	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
gamepad	I-Device
clumsy	O
,	O
and	O
overall	O
an	O
unnecessary	O
gimmick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
reception	O
,	O
reviewers	O
compared	O
Color	O
Splash	O
negatively	O
to	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
(	O
2000	O
)	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
(	O
2004	O
)	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Schwartz	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
overwhelming	O
improvement	O
from	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
but	O
its	O
favoritism	O
toward	O
gimmicks	O
still	O
caused	O
it	O
to	O
fall	O
short	O
of	O
the	O
old	O
RPG-oriented	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
.	O
</s>
