


In battle, Mario must have Stickers in order to battle. As Mario progress through the game, his attack power will also increase though there are no direct signs that point out his enhanced strength. As for HP, Mario must find items called HP-Up Hearts in order to increase his HP count. Mario can buy stickers from Sticker Shops located in Decalburg, the end of Whammino Mountain, Outlook Point, Shaved-Ice Cave, and Rumble Volcano. Mario can still use his hammer and Jump attacks to get First Strikes against enemies. Mario gets Album Pages every time he defeats a boss (with the exception of one that is given by a Toad in the third level Water's Edge Way). However, certain Thing stickers and big stickers can actually take up four regular sticker spaces or more at one time. Mario holds his Stickers in his Sticker Album where it can hold up to 20 stickers per page. With his partner Kersti, he can use a unique ability called Paperize where they actually flatten the screen in order to place certain types of Stickers into place. Outside of battle, Mario can peel off Stickers and others off of walls and off the ground. However, Mario actually lacks the ability to Jump or Hammer alone in battle and must use Hammer and Jump related stickers in battle. Paper Mario returns to the turn-based system from the first two installments. 7 Differences from the rest of the Paper Mario games.6.2 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door.6 Similarities between the other Paper Mario games.
