Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time
Mario and Luigi Partners in Time

Mario and Luigi Partners in Time

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Four heroes, two eras and one very strange invasion: Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time doubles the cast of AlphaDream's comedy RPG series in the most literal way possible. Princess Peach sets off in Professor E. Gadd's brand-new time machine for a trip to the past, and when the machine returns, a monster is sitting where she should be. Chasing her through a rift in time, Mario and Luigi land in the Mushroom Kingdom of years gone by, overrun by the Shroobs, a race of mushroom-shaped alien invaders, and they find unlikely backup in their own younger selves, Baby Mario and Baby Luigi.

Running all four brothers at once is the idea that makes this sequel to Superstar Saga feel different. The babies ride piggyback on their older counterparts, then hop down whenever the route calls for someone small, and much of the puzzle design comes from splitting the team up and bringing it back together. Each brother gets his own face button, so a single press sends exactly the hero you mean into action. In battle, the series' timed-button rhythm is intact: watch an enemy's wind-up, press at the right moment to dodge or counter, and every turn stays active rather than passive. The previous game's Bros. Attacks give way to Bros. Items, consumable specials such as the Green Shell, Fire Flower and Pocket Chomp that pull the whole family into one coordinated move.

The time-travel structure keeps the scenery moving. Peach's Castle in the present serves as the hub, with Time Holes leading back to a past the Shroobs have turned into occupied territory, from the snowbound Hollijolli Village to the gloomy Toadwood forest and, eventually, the stronghold of Princess Shroob herself. The brothers are kept company by Stuffwell, a chatty talking suitcase that carries their gear, and they keep crossing paths with Baby Bowser, whose bratty interruptions produce some of the funniest scenes in the game. Yoko Shimomura's score gives the invaded kingdom a moodier edge than the usual Mario fare.

Partners in Time sits between Superstar Saga and Bowser's Inside Story, and it is the entry where AlphaDream pushed its co-op concept further than any other Mario & Luigi game, asking you to juggle two generations of plumbers at once. The Shroobs bring a darker, more invasive threat than the usual Koopa scheme, yet the writing never loses its sense of mischief, with the brothers' wordless pantomime and the babies' wailing landing joke after joke. Working through the Mario & Luigi games in order, this is the chapter built on the series' most unusual idea, and a DS is still the place to watch all four brothers move in sync.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
2005
Publisher
Nintendo
Developer
AlphaDream
Players
Single player
About the game

The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga. In this adventure, Princess Peach takes a trip in a time machine, but when it returns, there's only a monster inside! The heroic brothers travel back in time only to discover that evil alien life forms known as the Shroobs have taken over the Mushroom Kingdom, and no-one is safe! They soon meet up with their younger selves, and set out to stop the alien menace, not to mention rescue the Princess!

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