At E3 2015 Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam also known in Europe and Australia as Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam Bros. and in Japan as Mario & Luigi RPG Paper Mario Mix, is a game developed by AlphaDream and published by Nintendo as a upcoming role-playing video game. The game is the 5th title in the Mario & Luigi Series, combining the elements and style of characters within the Paper Mario series. Its release date is expected to be Spring 2016 coming out for the Nintendo 3DS.
Plot
One day, Luigi accidentally trips and knocks over a mysterious book, causing the paper-thin residents of the world within to spread across the Mushroom Kingdom. With Bowser combining his evil army with that of his paper-thin counterpart, Paper Bowser, Mario and Luigi team up with Mario's counterpart, Paper Mario, to set everything right and defeat Bowser and Paper Bowser.
Gameplay
The stories our heroes Mario & Luigi face in Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam crosses together the Mario & Luigi and Paper Mario series, resulting in the sprite-based residents of one universe meeting their paper thin counterparts from the other. For example, players control a team consisting of Mario, Luigi and Paper Mario, whose choices are controlled by pressing A, B and Y. In addition to the moves Mario & Luigi can make in their series, Paper Mario can use his body to help. Paper Mario can use his thin paper body to squeeze through tight gaps, or turning into paper airplanes just like The Thousand Year Door to help the other Mario & Luigi. Like games before, battles incorporate various mechanics such as a timing attack or using a special ability. In battle, Paper Mario can make multiple copies of himself, allowing him to deal extra damage or attack more than one enemy at once, as well as using special techniques where all three fighters attack at the same time. There are also sections where players control a giant Papercraft Mario and fight other papercraft enemies.
