Mario Party 5

 GameCube
User Score
7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 110 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 73 out of 110
  2. Mixed: 28 out of 110
  3. Negative: 9 out of 110
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  1. WaluigiFan
    Apr 15, 2019
    4
    Mario Party 5 is completely average. The big offender is the boards, they are some of the worst i have ever seen in the Mario Party franchise [but at least your not all in a car, looking at you MP 9 and 10]. Everything else is your average fare, minigames, star-collecting, all that.
    Overall, theres no need to play this if you have MP 4, 6 or 7. If you going to pick a MP on the GameCube,    Mario Party 5 is completely average. The big offender is the boards, they are some of the worst i have ever seen in the Mario Party franchise [but at least your not all in a car, looking at you MP 9 and 10]. Everything else is your average fare, minigames, star-collecting, all that.
    Overall, theres no need to play this if you have MP 4, 6 or 7. If you going to pick a MP on the GameCube, then it would be 4 for beginners, 6 for veterans. MP 5 is the worst MP on GameCube, enough said.    … Expand
  2. NTG07
    Mar 15, 2021
    0
    When I first played Mario party 5 pretty much is a dumpster fire it’s a really bad Mario party NEVER WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME UNLESS YOUR COLLECTING ALL MARIO PARTIES it’s a lot worst then 4,6,7 4,6,7 were awesome Mario parties like there a lot better especially Mario party 4 it has the best mini games same with 6 and 7 like the graphics gameplay mini games in MP4,6,7 were awesomeWhen I first played Mario party 5 pretty much is a dumpster fire it’s a really bad Mario party NEVER WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GAME UNLESS YOUR COLLECTING ALL MARIO PARTIES it’s a lot worst then 4,6,7 4,6,7 were awesome Mario parties like there a lot better especially Mario party 4 it has the best mini games same with 6 and 7 like the graphics gameplay mini games in MP4,6,7 were awesome except MP5,MP5 is horrible one of the worst Mario parties ever… Expand

Awards & Rankings

63
#63 Best GameCube Game of 2003
14
#14 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2003
37
#37 Most Shared GameCube Game of 2003

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Metascore
69

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33
  1. GMR Magazine
    80
    Minigames, as always, tread a fine line between clever and stupid. [Jan 2004, p.87]
  2. games(TM)
    70
    The biggest enhancements come in the single-player experience - always the worst part of the previous games. This time, Nintendo has clearly put some thought into it and come up with a story mode that actiually has a point, rather than being a player-vs-computer rehash of Party mode. [Jan 2004, p.113]
  3. Edge Magazine
    50
    Were spirits to play a game while they waited in Purgatory, surely it would be Mario Party. It can take an age to get to the end, and the minigames are interspersed with a turgid board game section that tests the patience to its limits. [Jan 2004, p.109]
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