The experts say this is ON for ages 8 and up. I am questioning if this is so. Nevertheless I must start out clearing out that my son is 7 and will be 8 this coming June (right now we are in November) ,and my son has quite a bit of problems for 2 reasons: 1. As a reviewer said in IGN: "This game is wordy. Really wordy", and so it is. 2. Wordiness might not have been a problem if the vocabulary, I think, might be too advanced for the child. I mean, I am even skeptical about the game EVEN if the parent is willing to sit with their child and read to them since, as I said before, the vocab can be pretty advanced. I have tested by letting my child play step by step and he gets pretty lost reguarding the HUGE amount of reading. However, I still have yet to analyze how he gets through the game without reading. I guess that maybe in these areas the parent can actually direct the child as whot to speak to in the game to get a clue as to what to do next. However, I am unsure how inaccurate my opinion can be. I think it would be VERY helpful if other parents that have this game with children between the ages 7 through 8 would give their opinion would be very helpful to other parents with children this age. Plus I would love to hear what other moms and dads think. Anyway, this is not to say that this game is in any way bad. It's really great, challenging, educational (because of the reading), and just plain fun. Nevertheless, parents that plan to get this game with children younger than 7 should really hold off this one and go for a more suitable one. I, however, will let my son play ALL by himself for the next few days and I will come back to let you guys know how its going. I also must admit that we just got this game so I find it necessary to come back later on. Maybe I will post it in a week's time. Cheers to all.

Really good game, exiting with good puzzles even if the 3D mode doesn't really fits with the thematic of the game which is Paper Mario and not Cubic Mario. I also got this game for free at http://tinyurl.com/laa67f

THIS GAME IS SOOOOO FUN IT IS ONE OF MY FAVE GAMES ON THE WII.

As i say in the title, the game is very unique. you can switch from 2D to 3D as mario, float as peach, or breath fire as bowser. There are many locales in the game that are beutifly drawn in a half and half style of 3d and 2d. The gameplay is solid, but, the later levels, even in some of the earlier levels, it is extrmemly easy to get stuck and not know what to do. Rent first to see if you can take the frustration, but, i do reccomend this game.

I borrowed this from a friend and played it a few nights while my wife was away. It was fun to play an updated version of the old Super Mario games, but I did get bored after a while. The storyline is cute, and satisfyingly wierd, but after a while I longed for something a little less silly and a little deeper... I'm absolutely sure kids will love it though - I loved Super Mario back on the NES. As the story is cute and quite innocent, there's nothing terribly upsetting and the simple storyline will probably appeal to a 8-15 year old. Also, the whole game's story is told with on-screen text - the cartoonish characters' words are just cartoon bubbles above their heads... so there is actually quite a lot to read.

We love our new Wii and got DH this game for Father's Day. The kids are luvin' it!

Although this game, like all paper Mario games, is playable by younger audiences, the quirky humor and references to Nintendo classics makes this game worthwhile for anyone who likes puzzles, platformers and fun. The controls are easy and go great with the unique Wii controller.

This game is great, with pick up and play controls, fun puzzles, many collectibles, and its clean. The bad guy, Count Bleck, takes many of his decisions from the Dark Prognosticus, which is practically his bible. The Light Prognosticus is a holy book that guides Merlun, Mario and the gang. Count Bleck also forces Peach to "marry" Bowser, which many parents will think inappropriate, but I don't think so. There is also a few of Count Bleck's minions that use Mind Control, Magic, and Flatulating to stop Mario on his quest for the Pure Hearts.

Im 12 and i really loved the game its witty humor and fun characters and alot of suspense too every time you beat a chapter you get a passionate cutscene with two lovers named timpani and blumiere the mysterious yet passionate scenes add on onto the story later in the game Wittyness Humor and sadness the perfect match : )

Fun. Easy to play. Great for kids and adults. Nothing inappropriate. Writing that is actually funny. Shall I go on?

I like super paper mario.I actually think all super mario bros. games are good.

This is a great game. took me about 2 weeks to beat it and i was 13. Yet for those who are christians (like myself), It has some fortune telling and all that kind of dark relm things. It also speaks of the "Dark Prophesy" which is not really bad but kida iffy.

its a good game but i like the other paper mario games with the partners and towns

I am a mario fan and this is the best mario game I ever played. the story line is good and you would be laghing the whole game through. it's easy to control and well... It good game.

i think the game looks realy good and i would like to buy it

it's a good kid game

IS WHAT I SCREAMED WHEN I TRYED THIS GAME.