Mario Party Superstars

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Generally favorable reviews- based on 275 Ratings

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  1. Under8tedX
    Nov 9, 2021
    6
    This game seems fun at first, but then you start to see it for what it really is. A gimmicky type of game, where you win 3 but loose 2 or even more, and it happens all the time. So 1 step forward but two steps back lol. So its not if you got luck or not, more like just the way the game rolls.. If the game notices your winning, it automatically stuffs you with the dice rolls. Meaning ifThis game seems fun at first, but then you start to see it for what it really is. A gimmicky type of game, where you win 3 but loose 2 or even more, and it happens all the time. So 1 step forward but two steps back lol. So its not if you got luck or not, more like just the way the game rolls.. If the game notices your winning, it automatically stuffs you with the dice rolls. Meaning if your winning, it always makes you hit a spot in which you either a) lose a star (by landing on bowser mini game, and landing on lose star) or somehow someone else stuffs you over by robbing you of all your money etc etc. In the end its just a gimmicky game, and not really for competitive play. The only thing i can say is fun are the mini games, and thats about it. Just go play monopoly its a lot more fun than this.… Expand
  2. SCE66
    Apr 13, 2022
    10
    good game but less than super Mario party..
    maybe this game is remake..
    good game.
  3. Berserkerchan
    Jan 31, 2022
    10
    Gives me major back in the days flashbacks and I also have a lot of fun. I wish for dlc but otherwise I am very amused
  4. GalaxySilverDog
    Feb 6, 2022
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'd like to mention that I have played every Mario Party so I'd like to make certain highlights about the game that can improve the experience a lot fot the next games to come.

    Mario Party Superstars is a great game overall; it doesn't do any new (and there's nothing bad about that) and it has improved the experience of some of the old boards which is a nice touch.

    The bad things:
    - The game spits coins everywhere: lucky spaces and bonus minigames.
    I don't mind there being lucky spaces because they give unskilled players a chance in the game but the boards are flooded with them and they give a lot of coins progessively as the game approaches the end. The bonus minigames (which double the amount of coins you get) shouldn't be here because the game gives you already a lot of coins, why would you make the coin value decrease so much? It feels like the coins aren't as worth as before in the old days.

    - There animations are cool to see the first time you play but they become sluggish if you play every now and then, you just want to pass them faster e.g.: when you get an item, waiting three seconds everytime for the lucky space roulette to pop up so you stop it; the chain whistles take a huge amount of time (I try to avoid playing Horror Land because this item is everywhere in that board and the turns can take up a big chunk of time. Also, when you cross over the big counter in Space Land, the counters takes like FOUR seconds to lower a number and when it reaches zero, Bowser will shoot the coin beam EVEN if there are no players in range just making the time go to waste (the animations didn't trigger if there wasn't any player in range which was amazing, why see it if there's no one affected by it?).

    - Weird/Bad Selection of minigames: Roll Call = Goomba Spotting / Leaf Leap = What Goes Up... / Pokey Pummel doesn't need to be here if we have Cheep Cheep Chase and Mecha Marathon / Night Light Fright (the distance is hard to tell and sometimes feels unfair) / Dizzy Dancing got dumbed down (You can get several notes instead of one to win, which if fine, but the controls are reversed so it doesn't really mean anything unlike the original which screwed up your control scheme a lot and it felt really dizzy, that's the point o f the minigame...) / Piranha's Pursuit / Tidal Toss is incredibly unfair for the team, the waves hitbox is bigger than it looks / Pogo-a-go-go is the opposite, unfair for the single players, the platforms shifts gears too slow it's hard to lose on the team side / Hammer Drop is doesn't have a limit, I can get 70 coins in that game, the coin bags are too much there and if you have some skill your opponents might get 4 or 5 whilst you got 60 (wtf) / Sneak 'n' Snore control scheme is weird, I know how to play and to hide in time but it's really unintuitive. / Ticktock Hops put the player on the inner side of the clock hang in disadvantatge, unfair / Block Star from MP6... really?.

    The overall selection is fine, I never cared much about how many there are from which game but, at least, spread equally the amount of minigames you give to each category (FFA, 2v2, etc...).

    There are 53 FFA, 18 2v2, 18 1v3, 5 1v1 and 6 extras. The amount could have been split better (something like 40 FFA, 22 2v2, 22 1v3, 10 1v1 and 6 Extras).

    Middle ground things:
    - The music for the boards are amazing but the music for many minigames is weird, some remixes are amazing (e.g.: On Your Toes for Storm Chasers), some are just unhearable (e.g.: Let's Have Some Fun for Cake Factory) and some are a bit wtf but ok (e.g.: No Fright, No Fear for Hot Rope Jump) although this a matter of taste but some can agree Cake Factory has an awful piece to listen to compared to the original in MP2. A quick note about the overall music is that Why did they let players choose between original music and remix for boards and not for minigames? I don't know, only Nintendo does.

    - The good things:
    The side modes are nice / The game looks AMAZING and the boards remixes are nice, specially Space Land and Woody Woods in my opinion / The game as a whole is amazing and I have laughed so hard with friends, I can't tell how grateful I am they're going back to the good Mario Party ways / If you're an old fan, you're gonna enjoy it despite some inconveniences / If you're new, you're gonna love it, no joke, it's amazing / CLASSIC BONUS STARS ARE BACK

    - Minor complains:
    They could have aimed everything towards the N64 era, including minigames, 100 minigames from MP1 - 3, I wouldn't have complained bc the N64 minigames had amazing music, and a lot of imagination going on, they were magical.
    - Why is there only one MP3 board while MP1 and MP2 got two boards each? Nintendo's decisions.
    - Why is there a toggle for CPU speed and not for everyone's speed?    … Expand
  5. FourBoiledEggs
    Mar 25, 2022
    10
    I played a lot of Mario Party 2 as a child with my siblings and friends, some of the happiest memories I have is playing it. As I grew older I tried some of the later Mario Party titles and found them to be lacking (though the one on the Wii where you had to invest in the hotels like Monopoly was fun), but this game, even though it pulls a lot of elements from those later games just putsI played a lot of Mario Party 2 as a child with my siblings and friends, some of the happiest memories I have is playing it. As I grew older I tried some of the later Mario Party titles and found them to be lacking (though the one on the Wii where you had to invest in the hotels like Monopoly was fun), but this game, even though it pulls a lot of elements from those later games just puts them together so well in such a nice package, it feels like Mario Party 2, bit with more polish and more games. Honestly, this game feels like it was designed to be put in some museum of Nintendo.… Expand
  6. Devin3867
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Great return to form for the series. Online is very well integrated into the game and is a lot of fun with friends or strangers from around the world.
  7. enterfusion
    Nov 1, 2021
    6
    Mario Party Superstars will step into the footsteps of the origins of Mario Party, but sadly it maked to many failures. The controlls of some of the minigames is terrible, the "Lucky Fields" are far too much and Bowser seems lot to weak for my opinion. Most of the times he only stoles 10 coins, but you get on every lucky field between 7 and 25 coins, so the costs of the star are most ofMario Party Superstars will step into the footsteps of the origins of Mario Party, but sadly it maked to many failures. The controlls of some of the minigames is terrible, the "Lucky Fields" are far too much and Bowser seems lot to weak for my opinion. Most of the times he only stoles 10 coins, but you get on every lucky field between 7 and 25 coins, so the costs of the star are most of the time indifferent.
    Another bad title in Mario Party history, I hope Nintendo will cut NDCube from this franchise soon    … Expand
  8. ElSmasher
    Nov 1, 2021
    5
    Unfortunately, this second best of Nd Cube is hardly better than the first. Lack of content with 100 mini games, 53 of which are Top 100, if Super Mario Party had the same big flaw, it prevailed with originality and varied game modes, which is not the case here since they are absent. 5 trays of annoyance 64 is clearly not much. Superstars, in the end just uses the Top 100 formula and SuperUnfortunately, this second best of Nd Cube is hardly better than the first. Lack of content with 100 mini games, 53 of which are Top 100, if Super Mario Party had the same big flaw, it prevailed with originality and varied game modes, which is not the case here since they are absent. 5 trays of annoyance 64 is clearly not much. Superstars, in the end just uses the Top 100 formula and Super Mario Party graphics ... Insufficient in my opinion.… Expand
  9. Solo-101
    Oct 31, 2021
    8
    I have played all 5 boards of the game two times by the time I am writing this review, the game is really great, if you ask me what is my fav MP games I would say 4,3,6 and then maybe MP superstars, I am glad this one is going back to it is original root.

    pros: - great qol on gameplay, it is so smooth almost no loading time, really great work. - good 5 board all in all, not GREAT!    I have played all 5 boards of the game two times by the time I am writing this review, the game is really great, if you ask me what is my fav MP games I would say 4,3,6 and then maybe MP superstars, I am glad this one is going back to it is original root.

    pros:
    - great qol on gameplay, it is so smooth almost no loading time, really great work.
    - good 5 board all in all, not GREAT! they could be much better.
    - great amount of mini games and very skilled based.

    cons:
    - money is easy to get in this game, the lucky blue circle are unnecessary in these boards.
    - shop items aren't great and they could use more advanced items.
    - game is so heavily in punishing the winner and going easy on last place player, yes this is how it was before, but now it is very obvious.
    - only 8 characters you can play with.
    - no story mode.
    - it is still possible for someone to buy a star and the next star will respawn right NEXT TO HIM!

    great game but could have been much better, if you want to play this game with fixed rule, I would say no one allowed to buy golden pipe and you can't buy 2 stars in one roll, have fun.    … Expand
  10. jotape01
    Nov 2, 2021
    9
    It's definitely a game that you can enjoy with your friends or online players and has almost the best games of the franchises. However, there are things I need to point out:

    - The game gives a lot of coins on the board. Lucky spaces are all over the place so it doesn't seem to be lucky to land on these. - A draw minigame result rewards players all players? If a game has some sort of    It's definitely a game that you can enjoy with your friends or online players and has almost the best games of the franchises. However, there are things I need to point out:

    - The game gives a lot of coins on the board. Lucky spaces are all over the place so it doesn't seem to be lucky to land on these.
    - A draw minigame result rewards players all players? If a game has some sort of competition and 2 players end up in a draw, why are they both being rewarded in the same way as they would have won? A fair result would be to split the reward in 2.
    - I think the game has a decent net code, but sometimes the other players have a very unstable connection that actually may affect the outcome. Especially survival that you may lose because of an unstable connection and lose the winning strike.
    - I am aware that there are bonus stars, but sometimes the categories could be more about rewarding effort than just rewarding randomness. People who won most of the games/coins, use/purchase more items, etc. instead of rewarding somebody that landed on red spaces?
    - Add the options to cancel the game search whenever you want.

    That's it. In general, is a good game that needs some game balance to make it more "fair." A must have for Mario Party lovers.    … Expand
  11. nicesushi
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    After essentially feeling scammed by Super Mario Party, I was wary about going into this one. But this is easily one of the top 5 Switch games and has everything I wanted and expected from Super, and it just oozes soul.

    Complete online functionality, meaning you can play the actual boards online with friends or strangers, and is hands down the best online of any Nintendo game to date.    After essentially feeling scammed by Super Mario Party, I was wary about going into this one. But this is easily one of the top 5 Switch games and has everything I wanted and expected from Super, and it just oozes soul.

    Complete online functionality, meaning you can play the actual boards online with friends or strangers, and is hands down the best online of any Nintendo game to date. Most of the time it's been seamless gameplay with no lag or stuttering, almost like I'm just playing on the couch with friends. I've disconnected once, but was able to rejoin again (CPU plays your character in the meantime), however I've read the host disconnecting could mean you can't continue.

    Maybe it's not a good idea to praise a game too much on its nostalgia factor and to wear those "rose-tinted glasses," but it needs to be said that Mario Party Superstars really captures the essence of playing those classic games as a kid. Same old Mario Party games with a fresh coat of paint, the graphics are great.

    My only want right now is a way to open an online lobby for randoms. It is easy enough to start a room and post the room ID in an online forum to get more players together, but there should really be an online lobby list similar to Mario Golf: Super Rush. If you only have one friend who wants to play, there's no way to fill the other two spots with randoms unless they have your room ID.

    Anyway, love the game, and it's shocking that it seems to be flying under the radar a little, maybe because it's poorly titled. Super Mario Party and Mario Party Superstars are similar names, but Superstars is the best Mario Party we've had in at least a decade.    … Expand
  12. YungZ_sHock
    Oct 31, 2021
    9
    Best Mario Party in a long time. Honestly, probably the best Mario of all time. Thank you, Nintendo. Thank you for listening to what want people want!
  13. Gmdd
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    Mario Party Superstars brought back the systems, mini games and boards from the classic Mario Party games, and I love it! Great job, ND cube.
  14. Danny_SomeGuy
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    This game has more content than SMP
    I loved playing it. Totally worth 60 dollars to Nintendo Nd Cube did a very good job this time
  15. MaxMan1812
    Oct 31, 2021
    9
    Excellent Mario Party addition to the Switch. My girlfriend is not a gamer but we have weekend gaming sessions that revolve around the accessible multiplayer gameplay Mario titles bring and we were looking forward to this release for months. It did not disappoint and brought us away from our recent weekend staple, Mario Golf Super Rush, for a solid eight hours of gameplay in a few days.Excellent Mario Party addition to the Switch. My girlfriend is not a gamer but we have weekend gaming sessions that revolve around the accessible multiplayer gameplay Mario titles bring and we were looking forward to this release for months. It did not disappoint and brought us away from our recent weekend staple, Mario Golf Super Rush, for a solid eight hours of gameplay in a few days. Classic minigames spanning all previous Nintendo console iterations with truly fun boards from the first three installments have made it a great purchase. Great graphics, immersive music and the fun gameboard-esque play that makes it easy to pop on a podcast and sip a couple drinks while laughing at what unfolds. I truly hope they continue support, as they do with Mario Golf Super Rush, with additional boards and content this will be a 10/10 in my eyes. Either way, a great buy and a highly recommended purchase for any couple, family or group of friends who enjoy a nice game night with the Switch.… Expand
  16. Beniscool_2020
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mario party superstars is my favorite mario party on the switch because nintendo made a Great mario party game on the switch… Expand
  17. Dilbert20006
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Absolute return to form! Fingers crossed for DLC that would be the icing on peaches cake
  18. CDizzness
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    I hate to seem biased by rating so many Ninty titles a 9 or 10....but jeez!!! They are doing so well! This is THE best Mario Party game ever released. No more motion controls (which makes this way more skill based), the boards require actual strategy, the dice has been returned to normal (all characters get a 1-10), oh and the graphics are gorgeous. Everything has a true HD shine to it,I hate to seem biased by rating so many Ninty titles a 9 or 10....but jeez!!! They are doing so well! This is THE best Mario Party game ever released. No more motion controls (which makes this way more skill based), the boards require actual strategy, the dice has been returned to normal (all characters get a 1-10), oh and the graphics are gorgeous. Everything has a true HD shine to it, character models along with level textures are high quality and the game has a certain polish. Even the most lame mini games are enjoyable due to how well the controls have been implemented. Speaking of mini games, I think the selection is truly worth the title, "Superstars". Do yourself a favor and pick this one up, you will see what I mean once you play it. : )… Expand
  19. Thereviewerdogo
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    This is how you do Mario Party. This is fantastic and the new gold standard for Online Latency. I had absolutely zero slow down in all of my online gameplay. I was really shocked to see just how much content is in this game including challenges and unlockables that will ensure you get atleast 100 hours of playtime. Well worth the money with fantastic board selection as well as QOL features. Bravo.
  20. iMetaCritic
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    INCREDIBLE! What a fantastic improvement over the last entry.
    -Smooth Online Gameplay
    -Incredible QOL improvements
    -Amazing Music with option to listen to original N64 soundtrack
    -Tons and Tons of content with support for all controller types. Mario Party is BACK
  21. SkyrimGod
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    Mario Party Superstars has Coconut Conk!!! Instant 10/10 No but really thsi game is the best Mario Party since 8. Its a must buy to me.
  22. 3vg69
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    The best Mario Party in many years, Superstars is like the classics games of N64
  23. CoffeeSip
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, one of the best in the series, it's been awhile since we had a Mario party this epic before. The multiplayer is also very smooth, which had me surprised since Nintendo's online isn't usually the best.
  24. Adasc2906
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    I knew this game would be a banger. After the first reveal at E3 this has been my most wanted switch game of 2021. If there will ever be some dlc for it i would also buy it.
  25. GamingTruth
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    Wow. I didn't have high hopes because Super Mario Party was decent
    but this...this is actually incredible. If we 1 had more board it would be a perfect 10 but as far as content goes, even the new MT. MINIGAME is incredible. What a improvement.
  26. Afenger
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    Excelente retorno desses mini games das antigas, com gráficos atualizados. A diversão é a mesma dos anos 90, e pela primeira vez oficial pela Nintendo o jogo está em PTbr, atraindo ainda mais o público Brasileiro.
  27. SuperShrooms
    Oct 31, 2021
    9
    This is the Mario Party game I've been waiting almost two decades for. Takes everything that makes Mario Party so fun and adds online matchmaking which is exactly what Mario Party needed. If they add characters and maps in later as DLC it'll be the ultimate Mario Party game
  28. Themechanic6969
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    Muy divertido, adictivo excelente mario party. El modo online es espectacular y funciona increible.
  29. JWil
    Nov 4, 2021
    10
    This was very unexpected when I heard the announcement! But once I realized it was about the original good mini games and game boards from the N64, GameCube and all other Mario Parties, I had to get it! The last Mario Party I didn’t even buy because my distaste for the one on the Wii U was so great. The fact that Nintendo was kind enough to bring this back is awesome! You have controlThis was very unexpected when I heard the announcement! But once I realized it was about the original good mini games and game boards from the N64, GameCube and all other Mario Parties, I had to get it! The last Mario Party I didn’t even buy because my distaste for the one on the Wii U was so great. The fact that Nintendo was kind enough to bring this back is awesome! You have control over which games you play how many turns on a game board, if you want to play online or offline. I’ve played all the boards and even a few of them twice now. I’ve only been playing offline so I can get good at those games again before I even think of going online and playing with people! … Expand
  30. CartopNutria
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    De vuelta a la formula clásica. Muy divertido como todos los juegos de la saga y el online aporta mucha más posibilidades de juego.
  31. Zski
    Nov 8, 2021
    9
    Mario Party Superstars is probably one of my biggest surprise games this year. I didn’t really watch the trailers, I didn’t keep up with any of the news, I was just so burned out on mediocre Mario Party games since Gamecube that I had no real interest. Luckily, a buddy of mine encouraged me to pick it up. This game is a true homage to the original three Mario Party games for Nintendo 64,Mario Party Superstars is probably one of my biggest surprise games this year. I didn’t really watch the trailers, I didn’t keep up with any of the news, I was just so burned out on mediocre Mario Party games since Gamecube that I had no real interest. Luckily, a buddy of mine encouraged me to pick it up. This game is a true homage to the original three Mario Party games for Nintendo 64, with lots of quality of life improvements and several of the better features from the later Mario Party games. It has the true spirit of the original trilogy. With friends, the game is easily a 9/10. Without friends, they did an excellent job by adding features to keep it entertaining, but it will always miss that magic of talking trash with your friends. The matchmaking is pretty solid, they implemented a chat system by being able to send various stickers during gameplay which makes it more interactive with the other players, and they added an experience system that allows you to get more unlockables (including chat stickers). Everything was implemented very well and definitely makes playing alone better, but it will be missing the true experience. All in all, I’m genuinely impressed with this game, they went back to the roots of what made the series special and added a lot of more modern features to improve on the formula. Definitely best enjoyed with friends.… Expand
  32. Zeldiano88
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    Semplice, Miglior Mario Party di sempre! Mille modalità di gioco lo rendono praticamente un titolo da giocare all’infinito! Miglior Party game on Switch!
  33. GameReviewer293
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    What a great throwback. One of the best Mario party games to date. This is not of these one and done games like WarioWare: Get it Together! I will be playing this for the foreseeable future, this and both Pokemon titles.
  34. Avenged6573
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    This is the Mario party we grew up with. They absolutely nailed it with this game. While i hope we get more boards in the future, hoping the developers don't stop supporting the game. The on-line runs really well.
  35. denispiaia
    Nov 3, 2021
    7
    [PT-Br] Divertido, mas cansa rapido.. jogar sozinho não é tão legal. Sendo assim temos que ficar sempre na dependencia de ter alguem junto.
  36. FredtheMole
    Oct 30, 2021
    9
    I'm very impressed with this game. The magic of old Mario Parties has been recaptured, and this is definitely the best Mario Party in the past decade. There's a handful of issues with the in-game economy (coins are far too easy to come by, and a lot of costs have been harshly cut) but that's my only major issue.
  37. Argonat
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    A much needed rendition of classic Mario Party with some smart balancing tweaks and quality of life upgrades. Still can be brutal, but also feels a bit more fair. The best Mario Party package in years. Hopefully a couple more boards and characters coming soon.
  38. AndyTS
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Mario Party done the right way I've been playing the N64 Mario Party games with my brothers and my parents who also use to play when we was kids nothing like trailing behind your older brother by 1 star and some coins the boards and the music is very nostalgic it's definitely a game worth picking up its competitive but it's very fun I think anyone that wants to play can pick it up and just play.… Expand
  39. Jakesnake
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    One of the best party games ever made, and I've played nearly all of them. Playing with friends is preferred but online has been just as fun with almost 0 lag. This game has given me some of the best multiplayer experiences I've had in years. A must buy for any Switch owner!
  40. nebstark
    Oct 31, 2021
    10
    Possibly the best Mario Party game. Superstars is a collection of all of the best mini games and boards from the series, in one package. Only played a few hours so far, but at the moment I can say that it’s leagues better than Super Mario Party.

    Aside from having great mini games and boards, the game features a ton of great quality of life improvements, solid online day-one, and a really    Possibly the best Mario Party game. Superstars is a collection of all of the best mini games and boards from the series, in one package. Only played a few hours so far, but at the moment I can say that it’s leagues better than Super Mario Party.

    Aside from having great mini games and boards, the game features a ton of great quality of life improvements, solid online day-one, and a really great presentation. If you liked the old games, then get this!    … Expand
  41. neal24
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    very good game, is best fun when 2 or more people play at home over the internet is also well done
  42. Shaneos27
    Nov 2, 2021
    10
    So this is Mario Party. This is that full on wildness we've been waiting for. I hate my friends. I hate myself even more. This is it. Mario Party Superstars brings the real energy. I understand they didn't want people dying from alcohol poisoning with 50 rounders anymore. Though, now we just do best of 3 30 rounders. Nintendo you can do a lot of things, but you'll never stop the party~
  43. ancarroll
    Nov 3, 2021
    8
    Last time I played a Mario Party game was Mario Party 5 and I forgot how much fun it could be. I wish there were more boards to choose from, but overall the experience and the mini games are fun.
  44. Luisdlro
    Nov 2, 2021
    8
    Buen juego, nintendo acertó con este ejemplar y trayendo minijuegos y/o tableros de juegos pasados. Aun así, lo negativo del juego es su carencia en proporcionar más tableros y quizá no haber añadido más juegos reconocidos de otros Party antiguos.
  45. OnlyOneHere
    Nov 2, 2021
    6
    The developers were too cheap and lazy to develop new minigames. So they just copied and pasted a bunch of minigames from the previous installments. I'll admit though, the developers did pick the best minigames I could think of from the previous Mario Party games. And it was great to finally be able to play these minigames online. It was a blast. This does not however excuse the ridiculousThe developers were too cheap and lazy to develop new minigames. So they just copied and pasted a bunch of minigames from the previous installments. I'll admit though, the developers did pick the best minigames I could think of from the previous Mario Party games. And it was great to finally be able to play these minigames online. It was a blast. This does not however excuse the ridiculous $60 price tag. I expect new minigames at that price.

    Lucky spaces are everywhere on the boards. Why even bother calling it lucky if it isn't doesn't take any actual luck to land on them. Speaking of boards, the greedy developers gave us only 5 boards that are reworked from previous Mario Party games. It's already bad enough that the developers couldn't even bother to create new boards, so why couldn't they give us more than 5 boards from previous Mario Party games? That is just laziness at this point. Speaking of laziness, there isn't even a proper story mode.

    Online works smoothly. You can play with other players on the boards and minigames. As expected, you can also play it locally and alone with bots. This game definitely has tons of replay value both online and offline. Very fun to play but it needs a bit more content to justify that $60 price tag. I recommend you get this game until it is like $30-$40.    … Expand
  46. MogliDogli
    Nov 1, 2021
    3
    At the start I thought it is finally a good mario party. But sadly it ended up beeing dissapointing again. Only 5 boards, too much randomness and suddenly everyone gets coins for everything, the items are way too cheap too. So coins are now irrelevant because you always have more than you can spend.
  47. TerrenceG
    Nov 14, 2021
    4
    5 boards from only Mario Party 1-3 and the boards are different from the original. Was looking forward to a full on blast-from-the-past, a bit disappointed
  48. TsukasaHiiragi
    Nov 5, 2021
    4
    Pro's

    Classic Mario Party boards Classic Mario Party minigames Online Multiplayer Con's AI is very predictable AI wins more often now with random star bonuses Only 5 boards Too expensive for limited content Whilst its nice to get a new Mario Party considering that Nintendo more or less abandoned the previous one, even though gameplay wise it was more solid than previous    Pro's

    Classic Mario Party boards
    Classic Mario Party minigames
    Online Multiplayer

    Con's

    AI is very predictable
    AI wins more often now with random star bonuses
    Only 5 boards
    Too expensive for limited content

    Whilst its nice to get a new Mario Party considering that Nintendo more or less abandoned the previous one, even though gameplay wise it was more solid than previous versions but I honestly was expecting so much more for superstars, I was expecting pretty much a remaster entire first 5 games instead you get 5 boards from previous games which are arguably meh to good at best and the 'top' 100 mini-games, the unlockables are shallow and do really nothing for the game at all, mostly stickers and cards, basically Super Stars is more like a collection of mini-games with everything else an afterthought.

    The boards are all mostly small and seriously lack features from other series that made the games more fun, couple that with the still frustrating and the bonuses at the end are a joke, you could literally go from 1st place to last place and lose just because you didn't land on enough red spaces, winning mini-games doesn't seem to really matter anymore either, as long as you have enough coins for a star then you could lose practically every mini-game and still end up winning the entire game.

    The bonus rewards are always way more biased now towards the AI if you play single player, I've literally yet to win any game unless I've been at least 3 stars ahead of 2nd place, all other times you get robbed of any wins effectively making the past hour you spent battling out a complete waste of time, turning off random bonuses is a must and even then, you can see very clearly what the AI is doing several turns in advance of what its going to do, it is *very* predictable.    … Expand
  49. Vigo
    Nov 1, 2021
    8
    This game is good but not perfect like other reviews are giving out. I have eagerly been following since June as I’m big fan of original three MP’s and hated the last one (actually probably all from wii on but never played them). It’s good to see them do a “remaster best of” sort of thing and it all generally works with something’s holding it back from true greatness. First off is theThis game is good but not perfect like other reviews are giving out. I have eagerly been following since June as I’m big fan of original three MP’s and hated the last one (actually probably all from wii on but never played them). It’s good to see them do a “remaster best of” sort of thing and it all generally works with something’s holding it back from true greatness. First off is the fact there’s only 5 maps. Why? Why could you not add one more and make it 2 from every original MP but no, MP3 is shorted one. You see, in the original MP games there was always an unlockable 6th board. Even in instruction manuals it wouldn’t show you so here we all are thinking how cool of a throwback that will be but no, there is no unlockable board. What a huge disappointment and COMPLETE missed chance to throw in some more nostalgia nods. So yeah, there absolutely needed to be at least 6 boards how or why they decided this is baffling. But I’m taking off one full point right there for that non-sense. There economy isn’t also slightly broken. Not game breaking just annoying. While stars are back to 20 and golden pipe is 25, there’s still some other problems in which items are too cheap. Why is chomp whistle 7 coins? To move a star location upon your choosing should cost at least 15 maybe even 20. Skeleton key 3 coins? At least 5. Everything should cost more. Battle mini games should cost more. Playing a 7coin battle is very not threatening at all. It should be 10 min in be grinning and go 10, 20, 30 and 50 with values increasing towards the end game as in the original. Boo should cost coins to steal coins as well. There’s a few other examples like this you wonder sprinkled throughout as well Lucky spaces are overall not a welcome addition. This plays into last point of economy. There are an abundance of these spaces which are constantly landed on and constantly handing out an abundance of coins and items. This would have been perfect if there were FAR LESS. As in maybe 2 or 3 on the whole board. What the f*** were these guys thinking calling this lucky and throw so many in that everyone lands on them. That’s the opposite of luck when there’s high chance of landing on one. This has ruined my favorite map, horror land, as there as far too many on it. Me and many others were nervous watching pre release footage and unfortunately it turned out to be true; there’s far too many of those to land on. Lastly, there is no way for 2 people (co-op) via one console to jump online with random people. This is also mind blowing and one of the biggest disappointments for me. I had my brother over to play and showed clip of online mode, jumping into the pipe and going straight at it with randoms. So you think he’d be able to pick up controllers and jump into right? Wrong. There is no way to do that. You can in Mario kart and smash,right? A nice sexy option that says one or two online? Yeah let’s throw that nice option out the window here. You can make a room with two people but then you have to send out codes and all that bs. I just want to quickly join match with two people from same console and play online like you can on single player. All of these negatives hold this game back from being truly great but it’s still good. My hope is there is patch/dlc later that can address these issues. Problem is it’s not in the base game. So releasing a Mario party celebrating the first 3 with 5 maps is dumb, lucky spaces need far less, online needs local co-op random matches online and slight tweaking to economy and we could have had 9-9.5 experience here. But, this is ND cube who are infamous for making some of the worst. So for me to give an 8 is good. I really like this game here and I know it’s mostly a review stating the negatives but the OCD side of me tends to look at those because I want perfection, which I know is hard to pull off in MP. But aside from the gripes it does feel like the original Mario party, which many of us wanted, without motion controls, online and good graphics. I hope they continue with dlc and patches.… Expand
  50. gddurruti
    Oct 31, 2021
    9
    Un excelente trabajo, por fin, un digno Mario party, no se veía desde el Mario party 5, espectacular, gráficamente magnífico, una joya que se disfruta en familia, la jugabilidad es espléndida, la música está arreglada que es plausible, muy recomendable. Posiblemente es el mejor juego de Mario party de todos los tiempos.
  51. HazeTheHawk13
    Nov 2, 2021
    6
    Nintendo Almost had it, almost. The Mini Games, Controls, Music, Graphics, Board Selection from the N64 era, all Fantastic. What Isn't Great is how Broken the Game is, There are Way Too Many Lucky Spaces on the Boards. For every Normal space that rewards players with three coins there are five Lucky Spaces that give the players seven fifteen to twenty five coins or a amazing item. TheNintendo Almost had it, almost. The Mini Games, Controls, Music, Graphics, Board Selection from the N64 era, all Fantastic. What Isn't Great is how Broken the Game is, There are Way Too Many Lucky Spaces on the Boards. For every Normal space that rewards players with three coins there are five Lucky Spaces that give the players seven fifteen to twenty five coins or a amazing item. The entire game is landing repeatedly on Lucky Spaces and players have so many coins that buying over powered items and stars is always guaranteed. The Game is Extremely Poorly Unbalanced and Ruined Mario Party Superstars for my friends and I.… Expand
  52. Maxtasis
    Nov 4, 2021
    10
    After the disappointment of Super Mario Party, this is exactly what I needed. Mini-games are great and varied, graphics are beautiful, and the boards are fun. I love how landing in an Item or another player's spot will trigger a mini-game. Having a 20 coin cost star again really helps to balance the competition.

    I have really nothing bad to say about the game. I would love to have DLC    After the disappointment of Super Mario Party, this is exactly what I needed. Mini-games are great and varied, graphics are beautiful, and the boards are fun. I love how landing in an Item or another player's spot will trigger a mini-game. Having a 20 coin cost star again really helps to balance the competition.

    I have really nothing bad to say about the game. I would love to have DLC with new boards, mini-games and characters come out, when I say new I mean not from the previous Mario Party although I know this is not what this entry is about.

    If you love to play Mario Party with friends this is a no-brainer, even if you have not played one before this is the best one you can get, you got all the best things about the previous games with the advantages of the switch. Even if you don't have a group to play with, you can start a new game Online! Try it out, you won't be disappointed.    … Expand
  53. 2bitplayss
    Nov 1, 2021
    8
    one of the best mario party´s in a while but if this is nd cubes way to make a good mario party thats kinda sad
    that aside this game has a ton of charm and the remasterd boards look really good the game overall looks reallt good altho i think horrorland looks really flat
    the minigames are 90% winners. and its a lot of fun to replay these boards again now for some things that    one of the best mario party´s in a while but if this is nd cubes way to make a good mario party thats kinda sad
    that aside this game has a ton of charm and the remasterd boards look really good the game overall looks reallt good altho i think horrorland looks really flat
    the minigames are 90% winners.
    and its a lot of fun to replay these boards again
    now for some things that dissapointed me
    bland character selection
    only 5 boards sure these might have taken a while to remake but only 5?
    like why not at least 2 per game or gamecube boards
    not any extra modes like card party or fun things like that
    too many lucky spaces and you get to many coins

    is the game good yes but its lacking in a couple things
    this game is 10x more fun than super mario party and even tho its old content nd cube did a good job and i think this wil be my go to mario party for a while

    lets hope the next mario party is actualy good
    and that wil show that nd can make good mario party's
    if the next one sucks than nd cube just need to quit if they can only make a good mario party by using old content    … Expand
  54. NTG07
    Oct 30, 2021
    0
    This game is horrible there’s no content there only 5 boards there’s online that sucks the game only has 30 turns and the mini game selection is horrible the game is slow pace it’s not very fun **** you ND cube Just go out of business what the **** have you came up with this horrible game I hope ND cube goes out of business
  55. TS1991
    Nov 13, 2021
    3
    If you want a sequel to Super Mario Party, you're going to be disappointed. No Partner Party, no extra modes, no unique character dice...No charm. It's a nostalgia trip, if that, and nothing else.
  56. Mangrove
    Mar 6, 2022
    4
    Mario Party is arguably the most fun and most accesible party game ever created. In that sense, Superstars is a fun game and definitely not a "bad purchase". However, it is a very low-effort game with the triple A pricetag, and that doesn't sit well with me. So collecting some of the most fun minigames of older titles and putting them in 1 game is fine, I'd even say they did a good job.Mario Party is arguably the most fun and most accesible party game ever created. In that sense, Superstars is a fun game and definitely not a "bad purchase". However, it is a very low-effort game with the triple A pricetag, and that doesn't sit well with me. So collecting some of the most fun minigames of older titles and putting them in 1 game is fine, I'd even say they did a good job. But aside from that, there's just nothing. They've picked minigames from 10 different titles, yet they decided to use some of the most generic playing boards in the games history. Only the first 3 Mario Games have their boards in here, with one of them being so outdated that the star remains stationary after collecting it. There is nothibg meaningful to unlock either. Mario Party 4 for the Gamecube for example had 5 boards off the bat, but every time you beat one you play this special minigame vs the host. Each character has a unique room to build and they receive an item when they win a board. Beating 5 of them unlocks the special Bowser one, and if you beat that there's an endboss Bowser too. This is a game from what, 20 years ago? And it has more content than this cashgrab game.

    If you don't have a Mario Party game or never played the games, this is a fine addition for family and friends. Minigames are still gold, but looking at the effort for the price, Nintendo is robbing you.    … Expand
  57. Aleksxz
    Oct 31, 2021
    0
    The Mario Party everyone wanted to come back, just the best local multiplayer on Switch right now.
  58. Digibutter64
    Nov 16, 2021
    8
    A great release overall, though it would have benefitted massively from some more boards; you'll play through the five here fairly quickly, some sort of story mode, and a more appealing art style (the minimalism is rather forgettable). The minigames on offer are mostly great (emphasis on mostly; looking at you, Bowser's Big Blast), and it of course has that classic friendship-destroying gameplay.
  59. thedaarkbatty
    Nov 13, 2021
    0
    just stop releasing these mario party """"""""""""games"""""""""""" please. they're no fun for single player. kinda discriminants against introverts like me
  60. CpnCornDogg
    Apr 24, 2022
    0
    Seriously 90 bucks for this **** so boring, at least mario party 10 had a interesting team version, this one is just boring ass board game no teams, 4 people only....it's just **** I compare it to ea's sports game horse **** every year with no evolution. Skip this one
  61. dark0153
    Dec 31, 2021
    0
    Piece of **** AI, cant play only coop with a friend without cheating AI. Game rounds are very long, nobody's sticks around for one hour of ****ty dice rolls
  62. Denvers
    Nov 5, 2021
    9
    A phenomenal party board game that does just what it sets out to do. I wish ND Cube developed new boards, but that's a minor nitpick. I also wish custom dice for each characters was still in the game as AN OPTION, but at the end of the day, most people would disagree with that. Mario Party Superstars is the best of the modern installments and shines a bright light on the future of the series.
  63. Altendo
    Mar 26, 2022
    0
    Instead of getting an actually good game with a new plot instead of the repeated one, we get another trash cash grab. My brothers used to love Mario. Then Kirby dragged them away and they haven't touched a Mario game since. That's because Kirby actually has interesting stories that don't recycle the same **** over the course of 36 years. Kirby Super Star Ultra is the best Mario game, or atInstead of getting an actually good game with a new plot instead of the repeated one, we get another trash cash grab. My brothers used to love Mario. Then Kirby dragged them away and they haven't touched a Mario game since. That's because Kirby actually has interesting stories that don't recycle the same **** over the course of 36 years. Kirby Super Star Ultra is the best Mario game, or at least a game that features Mario.… Expand
  64. MGamer490
    Nov 4, 2021
    8
    My history with the Mario Party series is not that deep, I have memories as a kid of playing the N64 games but never played the Gamecube or Wii games. I did play the recent Super Mario Party for Switch which got about 60-70 hours of game time shared between me, my girlfriend and our friend group, and as fun as that experience was, there was definitely some stuff missing from that game. ButMy history with the Mario Party series is not that deep, I have memories as a kid of playing the N64 games but never played the Gamecube or Wii games. I did play the recent Super Mario Party for Switch which got about 60-70 hours of game time shared between me, my girlfriend and our friend group, and as fun as that experience was, there was definitely some stuff missing from that game. But here is Mario Party Superstars, a blast from the past and full of all that goodness that can cause the ultimate betrayals among the people you play with!

    Mario Party Superstars includes 5 total boards from the original 3 Nintendo 64 games. There is 2 boards from the first game, 2 from the second, and 1 from the third. Graphically, the game has been updated and all the boards look amazing, if you were a fan of the original games, this will be special for you. The boards themselves haven't changed in terms of how you play on them, aside from some differences here and there, it definitely has the newer Mario Party feel when compared to the more recent Super Mario Party and some additions that wasn't there in the original, like the lucky spaces, there is a lot of them though I feel this was to give casual and/or newer players more of a chance against the veterans who know their Mario Party. For the most part, it feels like the same boards as you remember.

    There are a total of 100 minigames, all taken from games across Mario Party from 1-10 which is pretty awesome. There was a lot of recognizable games here and some may have made me glance at the palm of my hand, I am still recovering from my N64 injuries of playing Tug o’ War, which is included here but also comes with a warning to NOT use the palm of your hand which got a giggle out of me. Overall I am happy with the game inclusions, I am sure there are people out there who didn't get their favourites but you aren't going to please everybody. There is a lot of variety in the games and plenty to enjoy.

    My time has only been spent playing it with my girlfriend at the moment with 2 CPUs. We have both played all the boards now and have had an absolute blast. I have not had the chance to play online yet though my girlfriend most definitely has, she is quite into the game and plays it against people online each day since it was released, to the point where I had to buy her the game for her own Switch as she kept using mine.

    Online inclusion is great and you can play full boards with other people from across the world, with stickers to help you communicate with them. Online play with the full boards was something that was missing from the last Mario Party so its great to see it in this one. For the performance online, even watching her I can see some regular lag during mini games especially that probably will be a little difficult to make the experience incredibly enjoyable, but overall it still seems playable.

    Final Rating - This is a fantastic game for a group of people to play or even just by yourself (though most fun with people), it brings you such a huge amount of nostalgia but is also great for newcomers too. Online being included is also a necessary and highly welcomed feature as there are people who are still in lockdown or have restrictions on groups of people in one place so props to Nintendo for that, its not something they typically do well. Definitely a game to pick up, you will have a lot of fun!    … Expand
  65. Allissei
    Nov 5, 2021
    8
    It's a good game, where they remake / remaster some old boards from the N64 and Minigames from all the franchise...
    Now it has some small negatives: (that can be fixed with patches)
    It only has 5 boards... that's all... There are like 30 boards across all the games and it definitelly needs more, some minigames look and feel similar, and it barelly has stuff for Single player (it has    It's a good game, where they remake / remaster some old boards from the N64 and Minigames from all the franchise...
    Now it has some small negatives: (that can be fixed with patches)
    It only has 5 boards... that's all... There are like 30 boards across all the games and it definitelly needs more, some minigames look and feel similar, and it barelly has stuff for Single player (it has a store, achivements, and the online, but it feels like it could had been better)
    Finally...
    I think this game can easily have a lot of DLC... add more boards and minigames... and maybe some originals, I mean, I'm happy with the old boards, but maybe they can do 1 or 2 completely new!    … Expand
  66. Veloxus
    Nov 1, 2021
    10
    Hands down the best Mario Party game we have gotten in over a decade (since Mario Party DS which released back in 2007 to be precise). A true to form classic Mario Party experience, this is the Mario Party game we have long been waiting for. Any long time fans of the series will absolutely love this game for returning to its core gameplay mechanics, however when it comes to the newer fansHands down the best Mario Party game we have gotten in over a decade (since Mario Party DS which released back in 2007 to be precise). A true to form classic Mario Party experience, this is the Mario Party game we have long been waiting for. Any long time fans of the series will absolutely love this game for returning to its core gameplay mechanics, however when it comes to the newer fans who only started playing the series with Super Mario Party, I’ve been noticing a lot of them being skeptic about Mario Party Superstars because of things like its smaller roster of playable characters or its lack of originality, but I assure you that this game is a far better and more fun Mario Party experience than Super Mario Party or any other Mario Party game that has come out in the past decade, I guarantee it. The positives greatly outweigh the negatives, in fact the negatives are so small that they are almost negligible. In conclusion, Mario Party Superstars is a must have game for all Switch owners and should now replace Super Mario Party as your go to party game.

    Disclaimer: Most of the not so positive reviews I have seen are from people who are not very experienced or knowledgeable with the Mario Party series and thus have no understanding of what fans want with the Mario Party series so I would take their reviews with a grain of salt, but you can take my word for it as I’m a long time fan of the series and have been playing the series since the N64 games and have also played almost every game in the series.    … Expand
  67. JPXSSB
    Nov 7, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is so flawed with so many easy mini games the board have too many lucky boards and less spaces. Also if you play with the N64 controller that came for switch pretty much becomes unplayable on dungeon duos and other mini games that require the X and Y button apparently Nintendo didn’t think about that. Also good mini games that they are missing is Grab bag day at the races and Toad in the box good mini games and not simple and easy ones. Also 1st place player can abuse the game of getting golden pipes And the lucky spots if he or she has the curse block this game is too easy to abuse imo. At the same time the online is good so its meh but i don’t plan to utilize tbh. Also where is a bowser map like almost every mario party had a bowser map and now they have possibly decided not to and possibly will put in a DLC to Cash grab. Overall this game is flawed with Alot of things to abuse in the game.… Expand
  68. Ray82z
    Nov 14, 2021
    7
    this reminds me of super roblox party, pretty cool game. It really had cool mini games like hex a gone.
  69. larryt1216
    Nov 27, 2021
    1
    This game is a lazy, shallow version of the original Mario party games:

    - Very little variety in terms of spaces and board events, which is strange given that they had earlier games and boards to work off of - Items are lazy. Same small handful of items, way less than original Mario parties - No story mode or solo games - Unlockable content not cool at all - Only five boards This is    This game is a lazy, shallow version of the original Mario party games:

    - Very little variety in terms of spaces and board events, which is strange given that they had earlier games and boards to work off of

    - Items are lazy. Same small handful of items, way less than original Mario parties

    - No story mode or solo games

    - Unlockable content not cool at all

    - Only five boards

    This is absolutely not a sixty dollar game - they remastered some mini games and five game board. I knew it was supposed to be a remaster, but this is really bad. Especially disappointed with how boring and generic the items and game spaces are. Nothing like Mario Party 2/3

    Nintendo has not made a good Mario Party game since 5 or 6. It’s pretty insane how they continue to disappoint when these kinds of party games have such an easy formula. I thought this would be different because they’d be going back to their roots and the old games, but it was not    … Expand
  70. firelink88
    Apr 23, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite one out of all the ones i've played so far! They brought back so many great classic minigames, 100 of them! There are 5 unique boards so far to play on and hopefully we get more of them for DLC. The songs are incredible in this game! They brought back a bunch of great items from past Mario Party games. The online mode is super fun to play, I definitely enjoy puttingThis is my favorite one out of all the ones i've played so far! They brought back so many great classic minigames, 100 of them! There are 5 unique boards so far to play on and hopefully we get more of them for DLC. The songs are incredible in this game! They brought back a bunch of great items from past Mario Party games. The online mode is super fun to play, I definitely enjoy putting myself up for a real challenge in this game. Very enjoyable playing with friends and family. The Coin battle minigame mode is the funnest offline mode to play and the one online is the survial mode, the hardest mode in the whole game which keeps me entertained for a great challenge. This game deserves to be called the greatest Mario Party game ever! It is my favorite video game overall.… Expand
  71. Arey100
    Jun 16, 2023
    9
    Mario Party is amazing fun with family and friends. The selection of minigames and boards are all great, and the game overall is jam packed with personality.
  72. Nintendist
    Jun 29, 2022
    10
    this game is SO GOOD. one of the best game on Nintendo Switch and the BEST from Mario Party series
  73. Gilberto
    Nov 11, 2021
    8
    Loving Mario Party Superstars comes with the details. A short look from an unexperienced eye could led to think of this as a weak follow up to even Super Mario Party, the previous game in the series, and that is unfortunately because the game IS indeed short on content. But for the fans this is the return to form we have always wanted.

    For starters, the classic rules are back, this    Loving Mario Party Superstars comes with the details. A short look from an unexperienced eye could led to think of this as a weak follow up to even Super Mario Party, the previous game in the series, and that is unfortunately because the game IS indeed short on content. But for the fans this is the return to form we have always wanted.

    For starters, the classic rules are back, this time, truly back. Super Mario Party had the intention to resuscitate the series, yet Nintendo's stubborn desire to mix things up and make the series 'somehow' more accesible led to some questionable decisions that ultimately hurt the design awfully- couple that with some uninspired boards and Mario's first Party on the Switch was little but a mid step into stardom.

    Now things are back to normal. Stars cost 20 coins, Boo stealing cost 50 coins, important items like the golden pipe are more expensive and so on. Like I said, they look like small details, but all of them add up and ultimately make the game a lot more interesting, competitive, and super fun, just like it used to be.

    Better yet, this is a celebration of the series, meaning 5 classic N64 boards have been remade and modernized ensuring quality board design- for the most part, with Peach's Birthday Cake being possibly the lone exception (Not a big fan). But really, Super Mario Party's boards don't hold a candle to whats here , not only from a design perspective, but from just simply the absolute charm and personality that is displayed on both their looks and their sound, both magnificent.

    The mini-games are probably the only thing NdCube didn't messed up during the last decade of Mario Party, yet the return of 100 of a truly excellent selection of mini-games from the series past makes for what could be considered the best compilation the series has ever had. Almost all of them are extremely fun, and the developers really gave full care into remaking them- with all of them looking amazing. Whats more, all them have their original soundtrack remixed from each of their respective entry in the series. Its all great.

    Plus, and this is the BIG plus- for the first time ever, the game has fully operational online gameplay and it works incredible. Yes, Super Mario Party was added online a couple of years after its release, but its definitely clear that, that was only test to what ultimately the developers wanted to achieve here. This is one of the more stable, if not the most stable online experience currently on the Nintendo Switch and truthfully, such care was needed to bring this series online. its no secret that a Mario Party match can last a long time so having a bad online infrastructure and/or bad stability would have harmed the matches profoundly. Yet, it works miraculously well, and this is truly the best addition the series could ever had. If you are a Mario Party fan you know that playing with friends or other people for that matter its where is at, and with this, its finally possible to do it any time you want. Excellent.

    As of now, I have given this game much deserved praise, yet like I said the game still has one possible big issue. Lack of content. First with so much done well to bring back the series to its glory days, its somewhat disappointing to see some of its missteps. 5 boards is still one board less to any of the classic Mario Party titles up to the Gamecube (All had 6 or more) and there are no unlockable characters or mini-games. Some of the unlockables are fun, I enjoyed unlocking the Stickers to use them later at online matches, but aside from that, not much else.

    There is no single player focused mode either- I know Mario Party is a game to be played with other people but for the sake of variety, some of the single player story modes in the series past where very appreciated. On the other hand, Mini-game Island is honestly somewhat lackluster, I appreciate the Daily Challenges and Survival Mode (both single player- online experiences) but aside from that there are no good modes to challenge your friends competitively on the mini-games.

    This is why a naked eye could positively be confused at the time of comparing Mario Party Superstars to Super Mario Party which did had tons of extra modes to play, a single player mini-mode, and double the characters. This is definitely a fault, and I honestly do wish Nintendo decides to keep supporting the title- a new board or even 2 can go a long way, precisely because with the possiblity to now play online, it is meant to be played for a long time and 5 boards, as good as they are, can grow tiresome naturally.

    Still if the long review wasn't obvious enough I still think this is an incredible game. Really, it cannot be stressed enough how a great of a job Nintendo and Ndcube treated this return to form for a series that I deeply love. Like I said, its all in the details. Thank you Nintendo.    … Expand
  74. RDonnell
    May 11, 2023
    1
    Great game horrible players. As soon as they think they can not win they leave. This impacts who really wins and now AI has to fill gaps. Nintendo refuses to ban them.
  75. SuperkenGaming
    Nov 12, 2021
    8
    Mario Party Superstars
    The greatest hits
    Mario Party Supertars is a blast. A collection of sadly only 5 of the best Mario party boards from Mario party 1-3 and a collection of 100 of the best mini games. I had so much fun with this simplified Mario party collection, you of course choose one of 10 charcters and set up your own Mario party, you can choose the era or even types of mini    Mario Party Superstars
    The greatest hits
    Mario Party Supertars is a blast.
    A collection of sadly only 5 of the best Mario party boards from Mario party 1-3 and a collection of 100 of the best mini games.
    I had so much fun with this simplified Mario party collection, you of course choose one of 10 charcters and set up your own Mario party, you can choose the era or even types of mini games such as skill only or family friendly only, set up how many turns and youre off, I love the control here, I love how despite only being 5 boards theres so much you can do to change things up.. speaking of changing up, peaches birthday cake for example has been modified for the better, with the seed choice coming after the star rather han before ,and giving you an alternate route back to the star again… and the mini games here are again some of the best, there wasn’t one I dreaded playing…
    The only negative is a lack of boards and a lack of cospetics, other than that
    This is hands down a must have Mario party game…
    I give Mario Parrty Superstars
    an 8/10    … Expand
  76. afghanwhig
    Feb 26, 2023
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. If you want to have fun, buy the other Mario Party for the Switch. Positives: preserves the frustrating counterintuitive controls, loooooong boardgame play, and lack of distinction between characters in play from the older Mario Parties. Seriously, play this one and the original Switch Mario Party and see which one actually is fun for the whole family.… Expand
  77. SuperMatt777
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Mario Party Superstars is essentially what I truly hoped The Top 100 could have been and a game I never thought they'd actually make; bringing back not only 100 mini-games from the series history, but also returning to the series true roots and bringing back five boards from the N64 titles. As a series fan since the very beginning, Superstars is a true homage to what made the series greatMario Party Superstars is essentially what I truly hoped The Top 100 could have been and a game I never thought they'd actually make; bringing back not only 100 mini-games from the series history, but also returning to the series true roots and bringing back five boards from the N64 titles. As a series fan since the very beginning, Superstars is a true homage to what made the series great while also including quality of life changes that the more modern Super Mario Party introduced. The mini-game line up is, for the most part, phenomenal and the board selections were just as good, even if I would've rather seen a few others.

    There are a few nitpicks about this game, however, ones that I can deal with, but they are still details that could've made this game even better than it already is. I think the personal big thing for me is the somewhat imbalance of mini-game representation. I know it's clear that the N64 titles were the spotlight titles, but the rest of the series seems to take a back seat to them. Only Mario Party 6 managed to equal itself to an N64 title, but Mario Party 3 has literally double the amount of mini-games that both 1 and 6 have. And to address the MASSIVE elephant in the room, Mario Party 8 has only two mini-games in the entire roster. To say the least, the Wii/Wii U era was severely underrepresented. On top of the imbalanced mini-game representation, it's disappointing to see there isn't any sort of unlockable board or characters, something even Super Mario Party had. Beyond that, with the heavy focus on every mode having online, it leaves a lack of any sort of single player campaign. I'm not necessarily asking for a full story mode like in Mario Parties 3 or 4, but something as small as another Mini-Game Island would've been heavily appreciated, especially since The Top 100 did that so well.

    Overall, I think Mario Party Superstars is the best title in the series in a long time. While I still praise Super Mario Party and place it up there with the greats, Superstars manages to top it easily. After the strange directions 9, 10, Island Tour and Star Rush took, Super Mario Party was a breath of fresh air, but Superstars is the true party I've been dreaming of. I really hope Nd Cube continues on this path for future installments.    … Expand
  78. TheLastPlay
    Mar 4, 2022
    8
    Juego ideal para pasar una tarde con los amigos o familiares. A los que jugaron en su época a los anteriores les tocará un poco la fibra nostálgica.
  79. GameCorp_Meyk
    Nov 26, 2021
    8
    Mario Party Superstars is a reminder of how great the Mario Party experience can really be. The stable online mode, the charming graphics and of course the friendship-destroying gameplay of days gone by shows that there is still potential in the series. Mainly the small number of boards and characters gives hope for future support. With a little more variety, Mario Party Superstars couldMario Party Superstars is a reminder of how great the Mario Party experience can really be. The stable online mode, the charming graphics and of course the friendship-destroying gameplay of days gone by shows that there is still potential in the series. Mainly the small number of boards and characters gives hope for future support. With a little more variety, Mario Party Superstars could establish itself as a de facto party game.… Expand
  80. Happyspelling
    Dec 6, 2021
    9
    It is easily one of the best mario party experiences yet, but it's not perfect. It lacks any interesting side modes, the online lags significantly during certain minigames, and some of the minigame choices are questionable. Also, I know this game is mainly targeted towards fans of the n64 games, but it has way too little emphasis on the newer games, which in my opinion has betterIt is easily one of the best mario party experiences yet, but it's not perfect. It lacks any interesting side modes, the online lags significantly during certain minigames, and some of the minigame choices are questionable. Also, I know this game is mainly targeted towards fans of the n64 games, but it has way too little emphasis on the newer games, which in my opinion has better minigames. Mario Party; The Top 100 had 12 minigames from MP9, but Superstars only has 4. That game had my favorite minigame collection, and I think a lot of newer fans such as myself won't get the full experience. In addition, this game feels a little too similar to The Top 100. I believe more than half of the minigames are the same, and while some popular choices were obviously returning like Pushy Penguins and Shy Guy Says, I feel like they could have had some more minigames that haven't appeared in a while. The Top 100 also had the decathlon and championship battles, while Superstars is mostly just boards and minigames. This game is definitely better because it actually has interesting boards, and I'm glad the boards are finally fun again for the first time in 8 years. I do wish this game embraced all fans, instead of just the older ones though.… Expand
  81. yic191
    Nov 11, 2021
    10
    Amazing game, so funny with friends, perfect minigames, perfect boards so dinamics amd so many content and modes to make longer the life of this game. You must have it. It will be perfect if they add like a DLC more boards, minigames and characters.
  82. greninjaX
    Dec 4, 2021
    10
    the best mario party game in a long time. this is just what the series needed to get back on track
  83. NazgulzLegacy
    Aug 31, 2023
    5
    Mini games are good but the map boards arent very good and playing with computer characters sucks because they constantly roll high numbers.
  84. Ihatesonicboom2
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    Brilliance. Mario Party Superstars is what the other modern Mario Parties fail to do. Online is smooth, and that's really saying something. The boards are a hit of nostalgia and so are the minigames. just brilliant. Must buy.
  85. benjito
    Nov 10, 2021
    9
    didn't expected this game, but this is the mario party all we needed. it's the closest to the original series, there are still some missing features, like the cosplays on MP2, the bossfights, the original sequences after finishing the boards..

    this is an 8, but the online (good one) makes it a 9, so fun playing boards with my friends online.
  86. Syhlcam
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    Cette compilation Mario Party est très bonne dans l’ensemble, elle revient sur les bases qui ont fait le succès de la série. Le jeu en mode plateau possède un bien meilleur rythme, est plus équilibré mais n’empêche pas les grandes injustices qui pimente le jeu. Bien que le nombre de plateau soit limité, il reste tout bon et permettre des heures de plaisir. Le mode montagne aux mini-jeuxCette compilation Mario Party est très bonne dans l’ensemble, elle revient sur les bases qui ont fait le succès de la série. Le jeu en mode plateau possède un bien meilleur rythme, est plus équilibré mais n’empêche pas les grandes injustices qui pimente le jeu. Bien que le nombre de plateau soit limité, il reste tout bon et permettre des heures de plaisir. Le mode montagne aux mini-jeux est aussi très bien et laisse une plus grande possibilité de rejouabilité.

    Full test >> https://bit.ly/3clbyth    … Expand
  87. MZkiller22
    Nov 6, 2021
    10
    A combination of everything great from the previous Mario Partys. Couldnt ask for anything more. After the many struggles the series has been through recently this is a breath of fresh yet familiar air that I never want to lose again. Hopefully future installments keep the simple formula that we all grew to love.
  88. haysdowdy
    Nov 15, 2021
    10
    Nintendo’s actions have followed in congruence with their promise to Mario Party fans. This is the best N64 remaster available to play on Switch, only next to Mario 3D All-Stars. Being able to adjust the speed of the CPU actions and dialogue is such a nice touch. A polished trip down memory lane, and we can finally play standard party mode online directly from launch!
  89. fanmadeendings
    Jul 25, 2023
    9
    Really good fun, I enjoyed it a lot. Probably a decision for the best to go back to its roots.
  90. ProfAmateur
    Dec 7, 2021
    5
    This Game is typical Nintendo: While the Game is OKAY, the minimalsitic Effort that Nintendo put in that Game is unbelievable. So we pay a FULL-Price Game for total 5 already existing Levels. Furthermore, >50% of the Content is from N64. Additionaly, Nintendo tried to implement some Mechanics to help weaker Players; what happens is, that in the End of a Game some Player get randomly StarsThis Game is typical Nintendo: While the Game is OKAY, the minimalsitic Effort that Nintendo put in that Game is unbelievable. So we pay a FULL-Price Game for total 5 already existing Levels. Furthermore, >50% of the Content is from N64. Additionaly, Nintendo tried to implement some Mechanics to help weaker Players; what happens is, that in the End of a Game some Player get randomly Stars (for example "used the most Items" or "landed most on red") etc. That means that in the End the Winner is mostly random. WTF Nintendo? WTF...… Expand
  91. StandardOllie
    Nov 10, 2021
    10
    The best party game of the decade, the online features on this game are the best out of any Nintendo Title so far, with party mode, survival, coin battle, 3 daily challenges, sports and puzzles, tag match, trio challenge, not to mention a selection of 20 high score minigames, where you can se where your personal best ranks in the global leaderboard for each particular minigame, you'llThe best party game of the decade, the online features on this game are the best out of any Nintendo Title so far, with party mode, survival, coin battle, 3 daily challenges, sports and puzzles, tag match, trio challenge, not to mention a selection of 20 high score minigames, where you can se where your personal best ranks in the global leaderboard for each particular minigame, you'll never run out of things to do, all this modes can be played with friends or randoms online, (except survival which is just randoms to avoid any cheating for obvious reasons), as for the connection, runs as smooth as Mario Kart for me, like Txur said, and have in mind I live in Brazil, and mostly play with randoms from different continents than mine, it's hard to believe but to me Nintendo actually ment for this game to be played online, each player have their own personal fully customisable Party Card, which you put titles you've earned while playing, like "Rookie", "Coin Collector", "Minigame Master", "Bringer of Night", "Celestial Complier" "The One to Beat" and many more, there are in total 61 titles to unlock, they also have a level system which goes currently from 1-99, you can pick your favourite Mario Party game out of Mario Party to Mario Party 10 and have it displayed in your card, your favourite board and your top 4 favourite minigames, which if any are from the high score minigames your personal record will also be displayed on your Party Card under the minigame, they also show where you and other players rank in survival and the time played, on top of that they take all that data and do a poll ranking people's favourite games out of the franchise, favourite boards, characters and minigames (Spoiler: MP2 is currently winning the game pool with 18.77%, and I assume I don't even have to tell you where MP 9/10 are ranked lol), with all that it gives a sense of unification and voice to the comunity and it's almost like they are asking us what we'd like for them to do next, this could very well be the best Mario Party game of all time, sometimes Nintendo struggles to get it right, specially with the MP franchise in the latest years (from 8 to Super), but this time they hit bullseye, I can't think of anything else they could add to the game in the matter of quality of life improvements, to end it I also think they "styled" this game based on the smash brothers formula, where they'll be constantly and indefinitely be releasing new dlcs with more boards, minigames, modes and characters making the game basically "imortal", if you've ever in your life played any Mario Party from 1-8/Super and enjoyed this is a must buy, honestely could not recomend it more… Expand
  92. chrischaos
    Nov 16, 2021
    10
    After years of waiting, Nintendo has finally given me a Mario Party I can enjoy! The minigames, boards, and frantic party chaos are all great in this one.
  93. PossibleEpic
    Apr 5, 2022
    10
    Well balanced, fun mini games and great graphics. A classic mario party game.
  94. rockzombie
    May 14, 2023
    8
    More interesting than last mario party; can't help but notice this game seldom use the joy-con special feature. I know this is a remake, but at least trying a little bit, cmon'...
  95. Nintenderek
    Nov 7, 2021
    8
    This is a very good game. Easily the best Mario Party game in years. However, it's still a Mario Party game.

    The graphics are fantastic, and as good as anything I'd expect out of Nintendo. The game runs really well and the sounds are quite good. The game uses 5 classic maps and those maps still play exactly as they used to. Space Land, Woody Woods, and Horror Land are my favorite.    This is a very good game. Easily the best Mario Party game in years. However, it's still a Mario Party game.

    The graphics are fantastic, and as good as anything I'd expect out of Nintendo. The game runs really well and the sounds are quite good. The game uses 5 classic maps and those maps still play exactly as they used to. Space Land, Woody Woods, and Horror Land are my favorite. The fact that the star moves so frequently adds to the fun. Peach's Birthday Cake and Yoshi's Tropical Island are also fun, but I don't like them as much as the first three.

    If you've never played a Mario Party game, it's like a board game with mini games in between each round of turns. Each person rolls a dice and moves that many spaces and the space you land on determines what happens. It also determines exactly how the mini game might play out. You could get a 1 vs 3, a 2 vs 2 or a 1 vs 1 vs 1 vs 1, depending on if people landed on good spaces, bad spaces or neutral spaces.

    All in all, it's a fun experience, but very multiplayer focused. Fun at parties with lots of people, but not something you'd want to play if you are just wanting to play by yourself. There is online play, which adds a lot to that aspect with both friends and random people online, but ultimately it really isn't a whole lot of content. A very fun game, but could really just use more of everything. More maps, more mini games, more playable characters, more content is really what's needed here. The basic gameplay is exactly what fans of Mario Party have wanted for years, but it just needs that extra bit of content to make it perfect.    … Expand
  96. Schuld
    May 14, 2022
    1
    5 Maps are pathetic.. for 60 bucks is extreme.... and possible again no upgrade ability... also the bots are extrem unfair, they always get what they need. Its easy to predit there new roll...
  97. YokoHugo
    Jul 30, 2022
    4
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  98. FunkyBoi
    Jan 7, 2022
    8
    Mario Party is great, because I can play it with my family and friends who don't play video games, and still have a great time. Who would've thought that the game titled 'Mario Party' makes for a fantastic party game. This is the first Mario Party I've actually bought and owned, so I can't speak to it's quality in comparison to previous titles, but I will say that the minigames mostly feelMario Party is great, because I can play it with my family and friends who don't play video games, and still have a great time. Who would've thought that the game titled 'Mario Party' makes for a fantastic party game. This is the first Mario Party I've actually bought and owned, so I can't speak to it's quality in comparison to previous titles, but I will say that the minigames mostly feel really fun and exciting when you're playing with friends. I will say I would never play this game solo, so that may be a detriment depending on what your intention for the game is, but I think it's one of those games that it's best to own, just to have something to entertain guests when you're bumming around at home.… Expand
  99. PMG-Writer
    Dec 26, 2021
    8
    So Mario Party Superstars definitely has a lot of potential and also became a real hit for the Nintendo Switch. The boards and minigames played, especially the minigames have become really great thanks to the training mode. In addition, the many other modes have become simply great and enjoyable. The controls and their explanations are super and after a few games, you can already performSo Mario Party Superstars definitely has a lot of potential and also became a real hit for the Nintendo Switch. The boards and minigames played, especially the minigames have become really great thanks to the training mode. In addition, the many other modes have become simply great and enjoyable. The controls and their explanations are super and after a few games, you can already perform many actions very well off the cuff. The graphical presentation comes across very well on the Switch and the sound is also good. Mario Party Superstars can be recommended to all players with friends or family. But you can also have fun on your own.… Expand
  100. Markus04122
    Jan 3, 2022
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. All in all, Mario Party Superstars is a great game with lots of mini-games, cool strategies etc.. But honestly, the previous game is way better than this game especially that there was a two-player mode, a four-player mode (rafting) and the single-player game where you have to beat all minigames. Unfortunately, both games only have 5 boards which is a bit poor. The achievements forces 100%-player to buy 20 € for an online service and some of these challenges are literally impossible or easy when you cheat. My most-hated item: Chomp Call. They have intended this item in Mario Party 4 anyway but it wasn't necessary to include in this game too. But for the rest, we finally got the 10-sided cube, double cubes, triple cubes etc.. So, this game doesn't gain all points in my opinion due to the ridiculous achievements and somehow absurd coincidences.… Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 94 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 75 out of 94
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 94
  3. Negative: 0 out of 94
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Mar 7, 2022
    85
    As a total package, Mario Party Superstars is indeed pretty super. But is it more super than Super Mario Party? That's the real question, now that the Switch is hosting two distinctly different Mario soirées. [Issue #57 – January/February 2022, p. 71]
  2. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 18, 2022
    80
    A great party game that threw away the chains of unnecessary and counterproductive innovations from the previous episode. It relies on proven content from several previous Mario Party games, which works almost flawlessly in the new jacket. Maybe it would need more content, especially plating boards.
  3. Universo Nintendo
    Feb 15, 2022
    70
    Mario Party Superstars is basically a celebration of the Mario Party franchise. But technical issues still haunt the online multiplayer, besides the lack of attention regarding minor details, which ends up hindering the fun factor.
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