It can't be considered a Mario Party game, pretty much all it has going for it is the 100 mini games. It is fun to play through the mini games on a portable console, but then has no real gameplay with no goal. Then while some of the mini games are good, it is not the real top 100 mini games, just whatever they decided to put into it.
I've gotta admit, I'm not the HUGEST Mario Party person so this could very well be the worst game ever to those fans, but to me it was alright. A decent collection of portable minigames that was just made to put out a game. People complain because "oh no boards, no online, less playable characters, blah blah" but 1. Boards don't matter that much in handheld mario parties tbh, especially one FOCUSED on the minigames here. Theyre good in some games, like DS and Star Rush but still. 2. You would not have played this online. This was a 2017 3DS game. Shut up. 3. I agree, but Bowser, Bowser Jr., DK, etc. are used in minigames so it's kinda hard to include a lot. Toad randomly is in ONE minigame in the story tho like why isn't he playable? Anyways yeah. Meaningless game but it's whatever. Fine ig.
Now I understand this is a high rating for a game that most consider not so great but hear me out. I think having played this in a post Superstars time definitely lessened the blow that was the missed potential of this game.
Yes it sucks there is basically no board gameplay in this but what’s here I had fun with and as a die hard Mario Party fan I got a decent amount of enjoyment out of this to make it worth owning. I liked how a few mini games had improvements made to them and the variety in the mini games is really good. Although I do agree I wouldn’t consider a lot of these mini games the top 100 best.
Not a game for everyone but a game that I enjoyed!
Yes it sucks there is basically no board gameplay in this but what’s here I had fun with and as a die hard Mario Party fan I got a decent amount of enjoyment out of this to make it worth owning. I liked how a few mini games had improvements made to them and the variety in the mini games is really good. Although I do agree I wouldn’t consider a lot of these mini games the top 100 best.
Not a game for everyone but a game that I enjoyed!
I like the concept of this game ---- I really do. It just goes about executing its idea in a strange way. Its biggest flaw is not offering memorable, traditional boards like past Mario Party titles, something that was definitely & welcomingly corrected with Superstars. Another strike against it though is being on 3DS, where I feel it's simply easier to get several folks to play MP together when it's on console.
I like how even the description for this game on here uses "best" in quotations. Good idea in concept and the presentation and "polish" are up to regular Nintendo quality. The build quality of this game isn't the issue.
The games that this collection has, however, are weak as hell (the "randomly cut the rope" minigame appearing four times) and there's not much to unlock or see, really. Once you beat those games, there's not much left to this game collection. I'm a Mario Party Advance defender, and even I think this game is too weak to stand on its own. As of the time of writing this, this game still costs $50 USD and at no point should this game have been priced any higher than $5 USD.
Eight characters? Are you telling me you had no models laying around for anyone else? No online play, no bringing back previous boards (because it doesn't really play like a Mario Party game), just nothing but 100 of the easiest games to throw onto the Nintendo 3DS in 2017. They might have gotten away with this in the summer of 2011, but releasing such a hollow collection six years into the handheld's lifespan was brazen.
The games that this collection has, however, are weak as hell (the "randomly cut the rope" minigame appearing four times) and there's not much to unlock or see, really. Once you beat those games, there's not much left to this game collection. I'm a Mario Party Advance defender, and even I think this game is too weak to stand on its own. As of the time of writing this, this game still costs $50 USD and at no point should this game have been priced any higher than $5 USD.
Eight characters? Are you telling me you had no models laying around for anyone else? No online play, no bringing back previous boards (because it doesn't really play like a Mario Party game), just nothing but 100 of the easiest games to throw onto the Nintendo 3DS in 2017. They might have gotten away with this in the summer of 2011, but releasing such a hollow collection six years into the handheld's lifespan was brazen.