Mario Party: The Top 100

 3DS
Metascore
59

Mixed or average reviews - based on 40 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 40
  2. Mixed: 34 out of 40
  3. Negative: 4 out of 40
Buy Now
Buy on
  1. NintendoWorldReport
    Nov 13, 2017
    45
    For a full-priced game, The Top 100 feels rather shallow with its content. I was able to finish the entire game, playing every single mini-game, finishing single player mode, and checking out the other modes, in around three hours. And while the joy of Mario Party is typically in playing the boards and games over and over, there’s really no incentive to do that here since the only available board is pathetically underwhelming, and playing the games in rapid succession is tiresome. The Top 100 isn’t a terrible game, but it’s an experience that rings hollow when it could have been so much more.
  2. The Sydney Morning Herald
    Dec 21, 2017
    40
    The Top 100 does a good job of collecting and remastering a large number of minigames from across the entire series, but neglects to tie them together in any meaningful way. By focusing almost wholly on the minigames, the game tends to become a relentless slog of loading in and out of overly simplistic challenges over and over again.
  3. God is a Geek
    Dec 21, 2017
    40
    As is often the case with looking back on the past, Mario Party The Top 100 makes you remember that things were never really as good as you remember.
  5. DarkStation
    Dec 12, 2017
    40
    Ultimately, Mario Party: The Top 100 is not an awful game. The multiplayer is fun if you can find people to play with, but even then it overstays its welcome rather quickly. The modes are shallow, the only Mario Party style board is tiny and non-interactive, and the minigame selection leaves something to be desired.

Awards & Rankings

29
#29 Best 3DS Game of 2017
6
#6 Most Discussed 3DS Game of 2017
21
#21 Most Shared 3DS Game of 2017

User Reviews

All reviews »
User Score
6.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 103 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 47 out of 103
  2. Mixed: 29 out of 103
  3. Negative: 27 out of 103
  1. SuperMatt777
    Nov 11, 2017
    8
    Mario Party: The Top 100 is probably one of the biggest double edged sword games in recent times for me. Every pro has an equal con. But inMario Party: The Top 100 is probably one of the biggest double edged sword games in recent times for me. Every pro has an equal con. But in the end, I will say that my nostalgia won with this game and I'm rightfully giving it the eight out of ten. Time to dive into this party and see what it's got;

    I'm going to start with the pros first and the biggest one is just the concept. One hundred mini-games from the past home console installments is already one of the best ideas you could do with a franchise this big. As a person who has played Mario Party since the very beginning, I've lived to see the release of every installment in the franchise and while I still play Mario Parties 1-8 on a regular basis, seeing all my favorite mini-games return was the biggest nostalgic kick I've felt in a long time and I loved every moment of it. Mario Party's Face Lift, Mario Party 3's Bounce 'n' Trounce, ESPECIALLY Mario Party 2's Bowser's Big Blast, seeing all my favorite N64 and GCN games return was amazing. And what amazes me more is that of all the 100 mini-games, I didn't dislike a single one. Granted that may be because I never disliked any mini-games to begin with, but there were none that I originally felt to be long and somewhat boring to constantly play. If I wanted to throw any slight complaint, it would be the lack of mini-games from Mario Party 8, which only had 3 in the game. The game modes were pretty good too, with some being callbacks to modes from previous games. The Mini-Game Island mode is the game's main single player campaign, which is a callback to Mario Party 1's Mini-Game Island and, to an extent, Mario Party 2's Mini-Game Coaster. And playing through all 100 mini-games was a blast, I enjoyed it all. Decathalon I believe originated from Mario Party 5, which also returns in this game, where you score based on how well you did in score based mini-games. The Balloon Bash mode returns from Star Rush and again tries to be the replacement for the original gameplay. While it does take the concept one small step further to the original gameplay, it's still flawed in some ways and still a few steps short of achieving it. I don't mind it though, it's still better than 9, 10 and Island Tour's gameplay.

    Now here comes my personal painful part; listing the problems I had with this great idea. To get the obvious point out, I still HEAVILY prefer the original gameplay seen in Mario Parties 1-8 and DS. Trying to use the Balloon Bash as a replacement does no justice. And with Balloon Bash only having 1 board and limits the mini-games that can appear, it's not going to hold attention for very long. I've seen many people who are in the same boat; wishing Nintendo would stop messing around with gimmicks and just return to the original gameplay. So much like the Paper Mario series, I see this as Nintendo flat out ignoring any and all feedback to yet another game series and continuing on a self made path that they refuse to steer away from. Then there's the elephant in the room; the system. While I love the 3DS and I'm more than capable of playing just about any game on my own with no problems, this is a game I WISH I could play with friends more than I could play alone. Mario Party has always been a franchise that prides itself on multiplayer competition and home consoles satisfy multiplayer better than handhelds. Since the first handheld, they have always been geared towards single player action. Link Cables and Wireless Communication won't change that handhelds are not designed to be multiplayer heavy. For once, I agree with those who said this should've been on the Switch. I won't complain too much that it's on the 3DS, but for a game that compiles 100 mini-games from the past, something my brother, some of my friends and I are familiar with, playing it as a group on the big TV would've been WAY better than a handheld.

    In the end, Mario Party: The Top 100 is one of the best ideas for the series, but the choices Nintendo made with it unfortunately caused it to become another one of Mario's biggest missed opportunities in recent times, following the wasted potential of Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam. One hundred mini-games from the past is an amazing idea that was used as an attempt to keep the 3DS alive in the face of the Switch. Nintendo,I'd buy this game again, but all you gotta do is port this game to the Switch and add in the classic gameplay. I'm pretty sure that's how most your fans would rather be partying with the former plumber.    … Full Review »
  2. Digibutter64
    May 11, 2018
    6
    Mario Party: The Top 100 is a fun game. It includes 100 minigames from the first ten home console Mario Party games, and it revolves aroundMario Party: The Top 100 is a fun game. It includes 100 minigames from the first ten home console Mario Party games, and it revolves around this. However, it is not without faults:

    *Only 8 playable characters. For a celebration of the series, there should be more.
    *Bare-bones single-player story mode. You basically go around playing the minigames with little changes.
    *Only one, tiny board.
    *Uneven minigame selection. Whether this is a fault is debatable, but I would've preferred 10 minigames from each game. I was excited to play some of my favourite Mario Party 8 minigames, only to find that only 3 minigames from that game are included.

    It may seem like I'm being overly negative, but I want to clarify that I had fun with this game. I just think it has little replay value and didn't use the great potential it had (why was this released on 3DS and not on Switch?).    … Full Review »
  3. wegie125
    Nov 14, 2017
    0
    The minigames are awesome but this game does so much right therefore I can not support it. They ruined the main mode and game boards or shouldThe minigames are awesome but this game does so much right therefore I can not support it. They ruined the main mode and game boards or should I say game board because there is only one board. They had a chance to a bring this game to a console like a switch (Where mario parties belong) and they had a chance to bring back the original gamemodes from previous games or even past maps. This game had so much potential and it blew everything. I am so disappointed. Maybe they will learn. But from what I have seen they won't ever learn from this… Full Review »
See all user reviews »