Super Mario Party

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 653 Ratings

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  1. coolperson
    Jul 16, 2023
    10
    you can play as goomba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. Arey100
    Jun 16, 2023
    7
    A pretty lacking Mario Party game. I bought it before Superstars, and the difference is as clear as day.
  3. BlueGuyTalks
    Mar 25, 2023
    8
    Super Mario Party is a solid starting point for newcomers, with simple but fun gameplay easily involving competitiveness between players despite its less beginner-friendly unlockable progression.

    FULL REVIEW: I’ve never played a party game. Due to my long-time connection to Nintendo, however, I wanted to give the Mario Party franchise a shot. Luckily, Super Mario Party offers a solid    Super Mario Party is a solid starting point for newcomers, with simple but fun gameplay easily involving competitiveness between players despite its less beginner-friendly unlockable progression.

    FULL REVIEW:
    I’ve never played a party game. Due to my long-time connection to Nintendo, however, I wanted to give the Mario Party franchise a shot. Luckily, Super Mario Party offers a solid refresh to the series. The title’s primary game mode includes five boards in total, and while they are all linear, its only goal is to use coins and obtain stars, the winning currency. Each playable character comes with a unique dice block, and despite some blocks being less useful than others, it doesn’t affect gameplay too much. After each round of turns rolling the dice, players must compete in a minigame, earning them coins to use towards stars depending on where they finish. After ten to twenty rounds, a player is chosen as the victor after the game supplies star freebies to whoever struggles to get them throughout the game. In its defense, it makes the family-friendly gameplay much more forgiving if you are inexperienced or have bad luck. However, it does remain an annoyance to more experienced players.

    Super Mario Party also includes a few other game modes. River Survival is a co-op mode where four players get as far as possible in a riverboat before the timer runs out. Players increase their timer by completing minigames. Partner Party has two sets of two players on nonlinear versions of the Mario Party’s boards. It makes sense, as it's essentially the same game mode but instead focusing on teamwork. Sound Stage is a rhythm game, Challenge Road is a single-player mode similar to one found in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, and Toad’s Rec Room includes some minigames that look similar to a few from Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Lastly, Free Play, Mariothon, and Square Off all focus on minigames in their own ways. One of the issues with Mario Party seems to be redundancy, and I’m not sure if it’s good or bad.

    Unfortunately, Super Mario Party does come with some issues. The lowest number of rounds in the primary game mode takes about an hour to finish, making it difficult to play if someone’s under a time crunch. The prerequisites for each locked character are rather ominous because of what players must do to unlock them, which the game never explicitly hints at. I find it surprising because of its family-friendly nature, causing the title’s long-term gameplay to become more time-consuming than enjoyable. Many locked characters in Nintendo’s games unlock simply by playing them, and Super Mario Party decided to go in a different direction. While the title is a great party and minigame experience, it includes some avoidable flaws that need ironing out.    … Expand
  4. Deviln
    Feb 12, 2023
    8
    I love this game. It was also the first mario party I've owned. Still holds up. (Other than the online part)
  5. Rippedupreaper
    Feb 2, 2023
    0
    I have never played this game but I assume it is not good without even looking at it on doig Doug also I'm still at school and would like someone to come and shoot me **** **** **** **** ******** FUXK **** **** SHOOT ME Your not welcome for my time
  6. ekixbrass
    Jan 17, 2023
    9
    Awesome game especially for families! Mini games and competitions are so fun! So much to do and collect. Graphics are amazing as well.
  7. maglun
    Dec 23, 2022
    10
    Super gra imprezowa jedynym poważnym minusem jest mało map.
    ps::Nie polecam kupować jak nie masz znajomych {:
  8. MarioReviewer
    Nov 23, 2022
    8
    This is gonna be controversial, but Super Mario Party is in my opinion the best Mario Party. I've reviewed all the other parties, but this one stands out to me. Although I'm a bit sad only 4 boards appear, UNLIKE Mario Party Superstars, each board here is filled with fun and competitiveness. Also, they replaced the great 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 1-10 and Slow dice blocks with the even betterThis is gonna be controversial, but Super Mario Party is in my opinion the best Mario Party. I've reviewed all the other parties, but this one stands out to me. Although I'm a bit sad only 4 boards appear, UNLIKE Mario Party Superstars, each board here is filled with fun and competitiveness. Also, they replaced the great 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 1-10 and Slow dice blocks with the even better character specific dice.
    Instead of blindlessly picking Yoshi every game, you think about the board layout and whether your character's dice will help you on the way. Each dice block is perfectly balanced (except for Daisy's and Donkey Kong's) and provides for a strategic take that refines the gameplay. Plus, though many shrugged them off as 'meh they're fine', the minigames are FANTASTIC, and even better than Mario Parties 4, 5, 9, 10 and Superstar's excellent ones (My favourite being Fuzzy Flight School). However if you're not looking to play the boards over and over and want to face some other new challenges, Mario opens his gloved palm and offers you a buncha more fun side modes, but I won't spoil it for you. If you like Mario Party, or you want to be the attractive guy who pulls out a Switch OLED, Joy-Cons and a copy of this game from your pocket, this is a must play.    … Expand
  9. Oliver213
    Nov 8, 2022
    9
    No.1 choice for party game. No others games can warm up the party like this dude do. The brilliant game design along with clever adoption of joy-cons really makes it a damn good party game.

    It might not be rich in contents and might not be suitable for single players. But it is perfect for parties.
  10. DynaHimself
    Sep 24, 2022
    1
    Il n'y a pas de rang S, le maximum étant le rang A lors des épreuves, trash game, dont buy(fr)
  11. Tradnux
    Aug 31, 2022
    8
    This is a Mario Party for Switch indeed, there are many modes to play and enjoy with the new mini-games utilizing the motion sensor of the joy-cons, though with that motion sensor input as a means of control it open up some drawbacks on some areas where it seemed to fall short of deserving the "Super" in it's title; for one it locks you to use single joy con only for each players, can't beThis is a Mario Party for Switch indeed, there are many modes to play and enjoy with the new mini-games utilizing the motion sensor of the joy-cons, though with that motion sensor input as a means of control it open up some drawbacks on some areas where it seemed to fall short of deserving the "Super" in it's title; for one it locks you to use single joy con only for each players, can't be played in handheld, It lacks online multiplayer for when you want to play with friends remotely, not many boards to play on.

    To some people these drawbacks is a huge deal, but on my case, I have a family at home that can pick this game and enjoy altogether in front of a TV without any problems playing 80 mini-games using the single joy con per player. It is still very much a fun party game and not bad at all, it really depends on your situation; so if you live alone and prefers to use pro-controller then definitely this game is not for you.    … Expand
  12. lilnami
    Jul 24, 2022
    0
    hey made stars only cost 10 coins. Presumably to scale with the smaller boards and more restrictive max turns. But the deflation in star value cascades through the rest of the game.

    It is an extremely rare scenario that you wont have 10 coins at any point during the game. You'll almost never be in a scenario where you make it to a star and can't afford one. This in turn makes    hey made stars only cost 10 coins. Presumably to scale with the smaller boards and more restrictive max turns. But the deflation in star value cascades through the rest of the game.

    It is an extremely rare scenario that you wont have 10 coins at any point during the game. You'll almost never be in a scenario where you make it to a star and can't afford one.

    This in turn makes minigames trivial. Since the value of a coin is next to nothing now, the importance of actually winning minigames to earn coins plummets. The main appeal of Mario party now has little to no relevance to the board game.

    In previous installations of the series the game required a combination of minigame prowess, coin management, and a little bit of luck. Now the game requires little more than praying to RNGesus so you can stamepede around collecting as many stars as you can; limited by nothing more than your ability to roll high numbers. Previously this wasn't a viable strategy because you needed to ensure you had 20 coins before passing over a star.

    Example, after coming in 3rd place in the first mini-game, I bought a star on turn 2. In another game on turn 5, after losing every single mini-game, and rolling 1s. I used items and rolled a 15. I earned 3 stars in a single turn, buying 2 stars in one turn, and getting one from a hidden block. Boards are tiny and there are no interesting tiles to land on. All the usable items are lackluster. Mini-games are solid however.

    Normally buying two stars in a single turn would require some form of achievement. This is not the case in Super Mario Party. As far as I'm concerned this game is just the participation trophy of the franchise.    … Expand
  13. RosannaHomarra
    Jun 10, 2022
    5
    No, not a Mario party anyone needs to go back to at this point, the offender? Joy cons, terrible terrible controllers that get drift in a matter of months which eliminates the only usable controller for this game, thank goodness Mario party super stars uses pro controllers. Besides that good cast at least, also great graphics, online sucks but that's switch for you.
  14. Gam1ngH3ro15
    May 22, 2022
    8
    Not the best Mario Party, but still able to have loads of fun playing with people, locally. Some of the game modes/content could've been excluded and they could've added more levels in the main game, to give it more replay value.
  15. Heimdall64
    Apr 28, 2022
    8
    Con dos tableros mínimo más el juego sería notable, por lo demás es un juego que cumple con el factor de diversión multijugador, el uso de joy- cons tiene sus pros y sus contras.
  16. ntBagel
    Apr 23, 2022
    5
    this game is not the best but a step in the right direction. removing the kart was great but the stages were lacking in quantity and quality lack of character and more boring gameplay then other Mario parties makes it not the best but better than 10 ill give them that. 5/10 (average)
  17. janwe04
    Apr 10, 2022
    9
    Ich finde das Spiel Allgemein sehr schön. Das einzige was mich stört ist das es teilweise so lange alles dauert bevor man ein Minispiel spielt.
  18. Giulinho99
    Apr 7, 2022
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Il gioco più confusionario ed illogico della saga, mappe piccole e brutte. Minigiochi non divertenti e modalità stranissime che funzionano senza seguire una logica, che era presente nei vecchi capitoli. E' di gran lunga il peggior titolo della saga… Expand
  19. nintendofan721
    Mar 3, 2022
    6
    This game is okay but it had a lot of missed potential. It was advertised as a return to form but is far from that. The character roster is the best I’ve ever seen for a Mario Party game, with many returning from older games and a few new ones being Goomba, Monty mole, and Pom Pom. Birdo was still missing but luckily she came back for Superstars. I like that each character has their ownThis game is okay but it had a lot of missed potential. It was advertised as a return to form but is far from that. The character roster is the best I’ve ever seen for a Mario Party game, with many returning from older games and a few new ones being Goomba, Monty mole, and Pom Pom. Birdo was still missing but luckily she came back for Superstars. I like that each character has their own unique dice block, which can influence what character you want to choose. The minigames are mostly fun with some of my favourites being Sizzling Stakes, Trip Navigator and Pie Hard (love that name). I do like that you can practice minigames on the control screen now which is a nice feature. Now the negatives, There are only four boards in this game! That is far too low and on top of that none of them are even that good. That alone brings the score down a lot. Stars only cost 10 coins now instead of 20 which is a downgrade from before. The side modes in this game were fine but they get boring after a while, like River Survival and Sound Stage. And they kinda take away from the focus of the main game. They finally introduced an online mode for Mario Party but they took way too long to add it when it should have been there from the beginning. This game is an upgrade from the ones ND Cube made before this, but still not nearly as good as the classic Mario Party games. If they had focused more on adding more boards and less on the side modes, it could have been better. Luckily we got Superstars afterwards which made up for it!… Expand
  20. nusco
    Feb 27, 2022
    6
    A decent but flawed party game in the Mario Party series. It got a bit better after Nintendo updated it to support online play.

    PROS:

    - A boatload of minigames.
    - Accessible and fun.
    - Nice motion controls.

    CONS:

    - Just a few boards.
    - Requires one joy-con per player.
    - Nintendo didn't give it much support, and already replaced it with another Mario Party game on the Switch.
  21. Haytop
    Jan 8, 2022
    7
    Sorta fun, but can get boring after half a game. I would rather play the new Mario Party: Superstars.
  22. Spidgeon
    Jan 7, 2022
    2
    What's that? You have a few friends over and want to play some Mario Party? Well I hope you like two player only because the game doesn't support any other controller apart from Joycons. What a load of ****
  23. Pitohui9441
    Jan 3, 2022
    6
    Mixed feelings. I bought this game to play with my non-gaming family and it it's NOT user friendly for them. Even with little demos for each minigame, which take unnecessary time, my family struggled to relearn controls for every single minigame. And then, when I"m playing myself, it feels like there's not enough content, and the games don't feel long enough. All in all, it's not bad, butMixed feelings. I bought this game to play with my non-gaming family and it it's NOT user friendly for them. Even with little demos for each minigame, which take unnecessary time, my family struggled to relearn controls for every single minigame. And then, when I"m playing myself, it feels like there's not enough content, and the games don't feel long enough. All in all, it's not bad, but it feels like it was advertised as a family game and it's just not one.… Expand
  24. JRice
    Dec 26, 2021
    0
    You can NOT play the game with pro controllers???
    We did buy two of them, just to be able to play with 4 players, and now cannot, but would have to buy two more useless joycons???

    Thats it, Nintendo, im fed up with you, totally and finally...
  25. Neko_-Tiger
    Nov 17, 2021
    8
    This game is a Great game and the Critics were too rough on it but I myself have enjoyed my time with it and can Whole Heartedly Recommend this game to anyone or family looking for a fun time.
  26. CoolingManatee
    Nov 1, 2021
    2
    Not enough maps you only get four that are recycled to make it seem like eight. There's mainly a bunch of mini games. Somehow this went from a Mario board game to a Mario themed mini game. It sucks its nothing like they used to be. I'll never buy another Mario party again
  27. Thiagosan
    Oct 28, 2021
    10
    Realizador e como sempre aquele motivo para disputa saudável entre família, amigos e rivais.
  28. AnthonyDaBest
    Oct 28, 2021
    7
    While this game is flawed, it's still very fun and enjoyable. After 5 games, they finally listened to us. The bad things about this game are that it only has 4 boards and you can only use joy-cons. Despite that, this is the first Mario Party game that I can actually call good since DS.
  29. Jorchking
    Oct 28, 2021
    5
    Disappointment = Decepcionante.
    En resumen: Juego que desperdicia una enorme oportunidad. Sólo 4 tableros pequeñísimos con uno más para desbloquear, jugabilidad con movimientos que no es del todo precisa y que a la larga aburre, y 0 incentivo para jugarlo solo comparado con los Mario Party clásicos (lo cual lo hace poco rejugable). No apuesta a la competencia (algo esencial en la saga)    Disappointment = Decepcionante.
    En resumen: Juego que desperdicia una enorme oportunidad. Sólo 4 tableros pequeñísimos con uno más para desbloquear, jugabilidad con movimientos que no es del todo precisa y que a la larga aburre, y 0 incentivo para jugarlo solo comparado con los Mario Party clásicos (lo cual lo hace poco rejugable). No apuesta a la competencia (algo esencial en la saga) sino a que todos estén lo más parejo posible (detesto el buenismo).

    Cuando vi el trailer en su tiempo me ilusioné mucho, pero lamentablemente este juego peca en muchos sentidos. Dice adiós a la competencia para hacerlo más amigable familiar, pidiendo sólo 10 monedas por estrella, algo que es extremadamente bajo (antes eran 20). Las estrellas, por ende tienen poco valor. Los tableros son exageradamente pequeños, y a la larga la jugabilidad por controles de movimiento aburre. No es rejugable en modo 1J. Sólo tiene sentido si hay gente, algo que no me había pasado en los Mario Party 1, 2, 3 y de Gamecube, que la mayor parte los jugué en solitario. Otra cosa muy negativa es que si bien son sólo 10 turnos en lo más mínimo, se interrumpe mucho en la movilidad de los casilleros y se alarga demasiado. A mí eso, me terminó de dormir.
    Los puntos buenos yo diría es que al menos vuelven a la esencia de los primeros Mario Party. Nada de tonterías como ir los 3 en el mismo casillero como el Mario Party 10. Y también el modo musical, donde uno debe seguir el ritmo.
    Afortunadamente, parece que Mario Party Superstars va a venir a corregir todo esto. Pues se dieron cuenta que los controles de movimiento está bien para un rato, pero a la larga aburre y encima no son del todo precisos. Lo único malo es que lo van a vender a precio de novedad cuando en realidad parece más una extensión del Super Mario Party.

    5/10.    … Expand
  30. Adasc2906
    Oct 28, 2021
    7
    At first it was good and i enjoyed it but then it just started going downhill
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 84 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 58 out of 84
  2. Mixed: 26 out of 84
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  1. PLAY! Zine
    Mar 6, 2019
    80
    Super Mario Party goes back to its roots and delivers just like it should. The vast number of different modes, really prevents any to shine the brightest, but the entire game is a small step back that greatly leaps forward. It makes us only more excited for the next entry. Something we haven't felt with the Mario Party series in ages...
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  2. CD-Action
    Feb 13, 2019
    85
    Both players and critics agreed that in the last couple of years Mario Party’s quality has been dropping. Nintendo decided to go for broke this time and I hope slapping “Super” in front of the title heralds the restart of the franchise, because SMP finally delivers what we expected. [12/2018, p.51]
  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 21, 2018
    77
    Complex and unpredictable board game, numerous mini-games and being able to play as your favorite character – those are the three pillars of Mario Party’s success. Neither of these elements was polished to perfection over the years, but together they offer a very enjoyable experience. [Issue#234, p.72]
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