<s>
is	O
an	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
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
series	O
and	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
larger	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
released	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
a	O
new	O
ally	O
named	O
Kersti	O
travel	O
across	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
six	O
Royal	O
Stickers	O
scattered	O
by	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
uses	O
a	O
distinctly	O
papercraft	O
visual	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
heavily	O
incorporated	O
into	O
its	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
introduces	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
stickers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
littered	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
and	O
are	O
used	O
as	O
one-use	O
items	O
or	O
power-ups	O
,	O
aiding	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
against	O
enemies	O
or	O
in	O
solving	O
puzzles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	B-Language
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
,	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
Color	I-Application
Splash	I-Application
,	O
carried	O
over	O
many	O
ideas	O
introduced	O
in	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
and	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Game	O
designer	O
and	O
producer	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
insisted	O
that	O
gameplay	O
should	O
be	O
distinct	O
from	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
games	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
believed	O
the	O
concept	O
was	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Allies	O
alongside	O
Mario	B-Application
were	O
cut	O
due	O
to	O
complications	O
with	O
sticker	O
mechanics	O
and	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
extreme	O
decrease	O
in	O
characters	O
with	O
unique	O
designs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
features	O
a	O
similar	O
visual	O
style	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
paper	O
cutout	O
version	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
in	O
a	O
3D	O
papercraft	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
landscapes	O
ranging	O
from	O
snowy	O
areas	O
and	O
forests	O
to	O
volcanoes	O
represented	O
as	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
focuses	O
on	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
efforts	O
to	O
retrieve	O
the	O
six	O
Royal	O
Stickers	O
that	O
have	O
been	O
scattered	O
by	O
Bowser	O
after	O
he	O
attacked	O
the	O
annual	O
Sticker	O
Fest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
is	O
accompanied	O
by	O
Kersti	O
,	O
a	O
sticker	O
fairy	O
,	O
who	O
bestows	O
upon	O
Mario	B-Application
the	O
power	O
of	O
stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
facet	O
of	O
Sticker	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
gameplay	O
is	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
collectible	O
stickers	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
gain	O
abilities	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
turn-based	O
battles	O
in	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
also	O
reiterates	O
combat	O
in	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
initiated	O
when	O
Mario	B-Application
comes	O
into	O
contact	O
with	O
enemies	O
in	O
the	O
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
increases	O
their	O
maximum	O
health	O
points	O
(	O
HP	O
)	O
and	O
other	O
stats	O
through	O
collection	O
of	O
HP-Up	O
hearts	O
,	O
which	O
give	O
Mario	B-Application
five	O
more	O
health	O
points	O
and	O
stronger	O
attacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
attends	O
the	O
Sticker	O
Fest	O
,	O
a	O
festival	O
held	O
in	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Decalburg	O
to	O
celebrate	O
the	O
Sticker	O
Comet	O
's	O
arrival	O
;	O
where	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
presents	O
the	O
comet	O
on	O
stage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
Toads	O
all	O
prepare	O
their	O
wishes	O
,	O
Bowser	O
interrupts	O
the	O
celebration	O
and	O
breaks	O
the	O
comet	O
into	O
six	O
parts	O
,	O
the	O
Royal	O
Stickers	O
,	O
scattering	O
them	O
over	O
the	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
with	O
one	O
falling	O
on	O
Bowser	O
's	O
head	O
;	O
Mario	B-Application
tries	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
,	O
but	O
fails	O
and	O
is	O
knocked	O
unconscious	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
cleaning	O
up	O
Bowser	O
's	O
mess	O
in	O
Decalburg	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Kersti	O
depart	O
to	O
search	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Royal	O
Stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Kersti	O
traverse	O
six	O
areas	O
to	O
retrieve	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
six	O
Royal	O
Stickers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
final	O
battle	O
,	O
Kersti	O
sacrifices	O
herself	O
to	O
give	O
Mario	B-Application
sticker	O
powers	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
defeat	O
Bowser	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
uses	O
his	O
wish	O
to	O
restore	O
peace	O
to	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
and	O
restore	O
the	O
Sticker	O
Comet	O
,	O
resurrecting	O
Kersti	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
E3	O
2010	O
under	O
the	O
tentative	O
title	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
,	O
demonstrated	O
in	O
trailer	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Few	O
details	O
about	O
the	O
new	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
title	O
were	O
given	O
outside	O
of	O
additional	O
trailers	O
that	O
were	O
released	O
at	O
Nintendo	O
World	O
2011	O
and	O
E3	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
full	O
title	O
was	O
announced	O
during	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
E3	O
2012	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
alongside	O
New	B-Application
Super	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Luigi	B-Application
's	I-Application
Mansion	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
window	O
sometime	O
during	O
the	O
2012	O
holiday	O
season	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
live	O
gameplay	O
demonstration	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
of	O
America	O
localization	O
manager	O
Nate	O
Bihldorff	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
writers	O
for	O
Sticker	B-Application
Stars	I-Application
English	O
text	O
,	O
was	O
later	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Showcase	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
heavily	O
detailed	O
and	O
elaborated	O
on	O
the	O
sticker-focused	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
to	O
be	O
distributed	O
both	O
physically	O
as	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
cartridge	B-Protocol
or	O
downloadable	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
partner	O
system	O
prevalent	O
in	O
previous	O
Paper	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
titles	O
was	O
removed	O
by	O
the	O
developers	O
because	O
it	O
would	O
often	O
conflict	O
with	O
the	O
sticker-focused	O
gameplay	O
and	O
mechanics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
were	O
asked	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
to	O
,	O
"	O
complete	O
[	O
the	O
game ]	O
with	O
only	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
world.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Miyamoto	O
asked	O
the	O
developers	O
to	O
change	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
battles	O
,	O
as	O
he	O
considered	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
too	O
similar	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Thousand-Year	I-Application
Door	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Kensuke	O
Tanabe	O
further	O
elaborated	O
on	O
how	O
less	O
than	O
one	O
percent	O
of	O
players	O
found	O
the	O
storyline	O
in	O
Super	B-Application
Paper	I-Application
Mario	I-Application
interesting	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
a	O
survey	O
on	O
Club	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
title	O
,	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
was	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
short	O
bursts	O
;	O
the	O
episodic	O
narrative	O
and	O
the	O
world	O
map	O
and	O
level	O
system	O
were	O
implemented	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
could	O
easily	O
stop	O
and	O
resume	O
play	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
developer	O
interviews	O
for	O
the	O
2020	O
title	O
Paper	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Origami	I-Application
King	I-Application
,	O
Tanabe	O
referenced	O
that	O
starting	O
with	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
,	O
they	O
were	O
told	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
not	O
allowed	O
to	O
create	O
new	O
characters	O
or	O
build	O
upon	O
previous	O
ones	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
in	O
age	O
or	O
gender	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
gaining	O
an	O
aggregate	B-Application
score	O
of	O
75/100	O
on	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Academy	O
of	O
Interactive	O
Arts	O
&	O
Sciences	O
chose	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
as	O
the	O
"	O
Best	O
Handheld	B-Application
Game	I-Application
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
during	O
their	O
16th	O
Annual	O
D.I.C.E.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
of	O
1UP	O
praised	O
Sticker	O
Star'''s	O
playability	O
by	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
sheer	O
playability	O
of	O
Sticker	B-Application
Star	I-Application
goes	O
a	O
long	O
way	O
to	O
offset	O
the	O
moments	O
at	O
which	O
your	O
forward	O
momentum	O
grinds	O
to	O
a	O
halt	O
and	O
you	O
're	O
forced	O
to	O
traipse	O
through	O
old	O
haunts	O
for	O
some	O
arbitrary	O
fetch	O
quest.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Graphics	O
and	O
worldbuilding	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
3D	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
