 The game 's visuals received a mixed response from critics . GameSpot enjoyed the game 's presentation , writing that " it exhibits a level of visual artistry and technical prowess matched or exceeded by few other GameCube games . " Conversely , other reviewers complained that the graphics were not much of a visual upgrade from its predecessor , Paper Mario . For the game 's use of audio , IGN declared it " game music at its purest " , but proceeded to question the absence of voice acting in the text based game . RPGamer commented that the music " for the most part is done very well " , but that the perceived repetitive battle music was " one of the biggest flaws " of the game . The game won " Role Playing Game of the Year " at the 2005 Interactive Achievement Awards . The game was ranked 56th in Official Nintendo Magazine 's " 100 Greatest Nintendo Games " feature . 
