Developer: AlphaDream
Developer: AlphaDream
Developer: AlphaDream
Publisher: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action RPG
Release Date: September 15, 2009 (US)
Release Date: October 8, 2009 (UK)
Release Date: October 22, 2009 (AU)
E for Everyone: Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
PEGI: 3+
OFLC: RP
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Developer: AlphaDream
Developer: AlphaDream
Developer: AlphaDream
Publisher: Nintendo
Publisher: Nintendo
Genre: Action RPG
Release Date: September 15, 2009 (US)
Release Date: October 8, 2009 (UK)
Release Date: October 22, 2009 (AU)
E for Everyone: Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence
PEGI: 3+
OFLC: RP
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Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

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The Brothers Mario return in their most side-splitting adventure yet. Read Review

Fawful tricks Bowser into eating a magic mushroom. The mushroom causes Bowser to begin inhaling everything around him, including Mario, Luigi and Princess Peach! Do the Mario Bros. have the guts to rescue Peach and escape?


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The Consensus: Mario & Luigi -- Bowser's Inside Story

DS Reviews | Sep 11, 2009

Bowser's Inside Story is the latest in the series, and it has no problem living up to the high standards set by its predecessors. As the title indicates, Mario's longtime nemesis, Bowser, plays a large role in this adventure. Actually, if we want to be more accurate, Bowser plays a normal-sized role while Mario and Luigi play smaller roles. As the game begins, we see the triumphant return of Fawful, the hilarious and endlessly quotable villain from Superstar Saga, who is set on taking over the Mushroom Kingdom. Fawful tricks Bowser into eating a Vacuum Mushroom, causing the Koopa King to uncontrollably inhale everything in sight. Unbeknownst to Bowser, he even swallows our plumbing heroes, leading to the game's unique twist. Control switches back and forth between Bowser as he attempts to reclaim his castle from Fawful and the shrunken Mario Bros. as they try to find a way out of their enemy's innards. Read More »

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In a similar vein to the movie "The Incredible Journey" Nintendo's new Mario & Luigi RPG for DS sees our plumber heroes disappear inside Bowser's body. We're not going to think about how they actually enter Bowser. Instead, let's concentrate on the fact that the Mario & Luigi series has yet to disappoint.

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Editions

Also known as: Mario & Luigi RPG 3, Mario And Luigi RPG 3: Bowser's Inside Story, Mario RPG 3: Bowser's Inside Story

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

Release Region: United States
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Publisher: Nintendo

ESRB E for Everyone Comic Mischief, Mild Cartoon Violence

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

Release Region: United Kingdom
Release Date: October 8, 2009
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

Release Region: Japan
Release Date: February 11, 2009
Publisher: Nintendo

Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)

Release Region: Australia
Release Date: October 22, 2009
Publisher: Nintendo

Specifications

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Features

  • Players are in control of two separate storylines. One features Bowser and his efforts to stop an arch-villain from taking over his castle. Meanwhile, inside Bowser, the microbe-sized Mario & Luigi must muscle their way through challenges and keep their nerve if they want to find a way out. They take action to control Bowser from the inside – but without his knowledge
  • Players can switch between storylines at will. What happens inside Bowser affects what he's doing on the outside. Sometimes Mario & Luigi must solve puzzles and challenges behind the scenes to help Bowser overcome various obstacles and advance the plot
  • Players must make well-timed button presses to enhance their performance during battles and challenges. In some battles, Bowser grows so large that players must turn their Nintendo DS or Nintendo DSi system sideways, blow into the microphone or tap on the touch screen with the stylus to keep up with the action
  • The game features the same hilarious dialogue that has been the hallmark of the Mario & Luigi series