I've never been into the Mario Party series, but I've played so many rounds of Super Mario Party in college with my friends who had it. I always thought it was a fun enough time, but nothing I would be very ecstatic about to play.
Then I played a single round of Mario Party 2 and I immediately understood. I have vague memories of playing a round or 2 of this when I was like 6, but nothing concrete. But when I played it the other day, I was laughing the entire time. I kept saying to myself "Wow, this is so much fun" even when complete bullshit was happening. In my many rounds of Super Mario Party, nothing even came close to the fun I had in a single round of this game, and now I'm hyped to play even more.
Then I played a single round of Mario Party 2 and I immediately understood. I have vague memories of playing a round or 2 of this when I was like 6, but nothing concrete. But when I played it the other day, I was laughing the entire time. I kept saying to myself "Wow, this is so much fun" even when complete bullshit was happening. In my many rounds of Super Mario Party, nothing even came close to the fun I had in a single round of this game, and now I'm hyped to play even more.
A glow up compared to the first game. Much better rules, infinitely better selection of minigames (including bringing back the best from the first game with improvements).
The boards are good too, though I thought the boards were the best part of the first game, so I won't say these ones are "better". I did love that each character got their own outfit for the boards.
Not without its minor flaws. Only 1 item at a time kinda sucks, especially when you can't swap it for another (which means skeleton keys a pain in the ass). It'd also benefit from having added a couple more characters. But w/e.
It's a fun Mario Party experience, but I can't say that it's the best as some people do.
The boards are good too, though I thought the boards were the best part of the first game, so I won't say these ones are "better". I did love that each character got their own outfit for the boards.
Not without its minor flaws. Only 1 item at a time kinda sucks, especially when you can't swap it for another (which means skeleton keys a pain in the ass). It'd also benefit from having added a couple more characters. But w/e.
It's a fun Mario Party experience, but I can't say that it's the best as some people do.
Its incredible how many more entries have come after MP2 and none of them have been able to surpass it in terms of quality. MP2 is the definitive MP experience, bar none. All of its boards are fun to play on, the mini-games are all fun and (mostly) balanced, and even those that aren't are entertaining as hell with friends. Its just a fun game, one that can be played with friends forever, and one of my absolute favorite games of all time.