Mario Party 10

 Wii U
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6.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 392 Ratings

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  1. MaddoxWhite
    Apr 25, 2021
    3
    They brought back the hecking car again. There is no good reason to play this one.
  2. SirXyonder777
    Jun 8, 2021
    4
    This game is not terrible, what makes me rate it so low is how good it's prequals were. Marioparty 8 is far better, but I guess that's what Nintendo gets for giving the IP to NDCube.
  3. RyogaWanderer
    Mar 27, 2015
    2
    I'm not sure I can really hold Nintendo accountable for this thing placed before me in the form of a game. It is a game in that you interact with it, and things happen, and someone "wins" but the hows and whys of that interaction are entirely random. The vast majority of mini games are luck based, though that is irrelevant. Winning the entirety of the game comes down, purely, to luck. TheI'm not sure I can really hold Nintendo accountable for this thing placed before me in the form of a game. It is a game in that you interact with it, and things happen, and someone "wins" but the hows and whys of that interaction are entirely random. The vast majority of mini games are luck based, though that is irrelevant. Winning the entirety of the game comes down, purely, to luck. The RNG is king here, and you are to bow to it's whims. The minigames can be fun, but the overall board game is a mess of poor design with a distinct lack of fun. Any positives that could be said about the game, the art and design of the maps, the interesting use of the amiibos for another game mode, really fall to the wayside of the god awful RNG. Subjecting someone to this game really should be a war crime.… Expand
  4. Molloy12
    Mar 29, 2015
    2
    Mario Party 10, the newest instalment in the Mario party series and the 1st for the Wii U is a party game where players choose their favourite Mario character and jump in a cart which takes them from start to finish along a path. During this time players will take turns as the cart driver and collect mini stars. The player with the most mini starts at the end wins the game.
    The game plays    Mario Party 10, the newest instalment in the Mario party series and the 1st for the Wii U is a party game where players choose their favourite Mario character and jump in a cart which takes them from start to finish along a path. During this time players will take turns as the cart driver and collect mini stars. The player with the most mini starts at the end wins the game.
    The game plays similarly to Mario Party 9. where all characters are together as they move across the board instead of separate and on their own. This add simplicity to the game but takes out a lot of fun, skill and competition. Instead of collecting coins, and battling it out in mini games every 4 turns players hope around aimlessly on a path collecting mini stars and other things that chance lets them fall on. In a whole game you might play as little as 4 mini games. And the winner usually turns out to be who ever was lucky enough to get the mini stars rather then who was skilled enough to win or smart enough to generate a winning strategy. This "all together" board movement and lack of actual play (aside from hitting a dice block) makes this game get REALLY boring REALLY fast. Every time you play a level, it goes basically exactly the same as the last time. There is little to enjoy, little to change, and little to come back and play for next time.
    A few of the good things is that the game has a side game called "badminton" that is pretty fun and the mini games are fairly fun, even though you almost never play them during the actual play of a "party" game.
    The game sticks with the standard Mario style of graphics and does look good on the screen. There isn't any eye popping amazing visuals but it then again this is a standard Mario Party game, and what you get is exactly what you expect which is what makes this perfect.
    If you are buying this game for your small children the enjoy then they might like it, if you are like me and a life long Mario fan, looking for a new Mario Party game that will be fun, competitive and long lasting then DO NOT buy this game. Go plug in a N64, Game Cube or Wii and play any of them from Mario Party 1 - 8.
    Lets all hope that if they do come in the future with a Mario Party 11, they return to the individual, continual board, turn based length, mini game after every turn style of game that it used to be.    … Expand
  5. NatT96
    Jul 9, 2015
    4
    One again, just like 9, its game play formula just does not work anymore. It forces a huge gimmick on you as well with the Amiibo integration. Over all the bowser game play is the only thing keeping the game fresh and that is probably all its worth. Some mini games are half ass*d to hell though, with forced game pad mechanics that could have been implemented better. To be honest, itsOne again, just like 9, its game play formula just does not work anymore. It forces a huge gimmick on you as well with the Amiibo integration. Over all the bowser game play is the only thing keeping the game fresh and that is probably all its worth. Some mini games are half ass*d to hell though, with forced game pad mechanics that could have been implemented better. To be honest, its better to pass on this title pick up Mario Party DS or 7 off the internet, because this game fails in a lot of ways.… Expand
  6. Datamari
    Dec 27, 2015
    4
    BLAND.
    Mario Party 10 unfortunately falls under the same trap that Mario Party 9 did, only somehow made it worse. The amiibo system is still stupid, and a lot of elements that make a Mario Party game are taken away, making this game one of the most unenjoyable Wii U games. The visuals and minigames may be pretty good, but that's all this game really has going for it. The fact that you    BLAND.
    Mario Party 10 unfortunately falls under the same trap that Mario Party 9 did, only somehow made it worse. The amiibo system is still stupid, and a lot of elements that make a Mario Party game are taken away, making this game one of the most unenjoyable Wii U games. The visuals and minigames may be pretty good, but that's all this game really has going for it. The fact that you have to land on a specific space to play a minigame takes away the excitement of coming back from 3rd or 4th place if you win; it's dumb. Sure, kids may enjoy it, but this game really stops the party. If you want to play Mario Party, you'd be better off playing 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 or 8 rather than play the lackluster newer versions.

    Mario Party 10 gets a 4/10.    … Expand
  7. boggle111
    Apr 22, 2015
    0
    Quite shocked at this newest instalment, claims to be 30 minutes took under 10 and the bowser mode is terrible. What happened to mini-games? Takes at least 3 rounds to start one and they're abysmal to say the least. Will be getting my money back on such a shoddy attempt of a product. Really not impressed considering the other Mario games released for Wii U are some of the best nintendoQuite shocked at this newest instalment, claims to be 30 minutes took under 10 and the bowser mode is terrible. What happened to mini-games? Takes at least 3 rounds to start one and they're abysmal to say the least. Will be getting my money back on such a shoddy attempt of a product. Really not impressed considering the other Mario games released for Wii U are some of the best nintendo games I've played.

    Such a major let down to the Mario Party series.    … Expand
  8. CubicGaming110
    Apr 24, 2015
    1
    It was barely ever fun, only played it for about 2 days until I got bored. In Bowser Party, I felt past OP. Mario Party was boring. It just wasn't good. Also, I'm not a hater. So, hope this helped, bye!
  9. GamecubeLover
    Nov 3, 2016
    2
    Why do you do the horrible gimmick YET AGAIN and why do you NEED to have a wii u remote why can't we used the gamepad. The boards are bland, the bosses are so easy and the minigames are in total meh. And the modes are mediocre. But some of the minigames are decent and the graphics do look great. But still the game is bad though, really bad.
  10. Zafeer
    Jul 1, 2015
    3
    This is the worst Mario Party yet. The mini games are boring at best. I was surprised at how few characters were available to play. Everybody being in the same cart going around the board is the worst idea ever. Waste of money.
  11. PCN100
    May 13, 2015
    2
    The game looks nice and the mini-games that aren't impossible are really fun but sadly the game is too luck based with the roll of a few dice almost completely controlling the game. Its just a shame that it is so random and requires so little skill. Nintendo looked at everything good in the old wii version like the bosses and lots of mini-game that occurred commonly that required skill,The game looks nice and the mini-games that aren't impossible are really fun but sadly the game is too luck based with the roll of a few dice almost completely controlling the game. Its just a shame that it is so random and requires so little skill. Nintendo looked at everything good in the old wii version like the bosses and lots of mini-game that occurred commonly that required skill, and removed them, leaving a game that is only really enjoyable once if that for anyone older than 5.… Expand
  12. Ser_Olly
    Nov 19, 2015
    1
    This is basically a glorified digital version of Candy Land with unnecessary amiibo implementation. The game is based mostly on a pseudo-random number generator and the mini games are designed so that even a being with the intelligence of your pet could play.
  13. SuperMatt777
    Dec 12, 2015
    2
    I wasn't huge on Mario Party 9's change of gameplay from the Mario Party series so I was very disappointed with Mario Party 10 decided to follow in the same footsteps. The car mechanic still forces you to rely on luck and even then it sometimes seems that the CPU players given a luck handicap. Even to play mini-games is a matter of luck, as they are still triggered through spaces. BowserI wasn't huge on Mario Party 9's change of gameplay from the Mario Party series so I was very disappointed with Mario Party 10 decided to follow in the same footsteps. The car mechanic still forces you to rely on luck and even then it sometimes seems that the CPU players given a luck handicap. Even to play mini-games is a matter of luck, as they are still triggered through spaces. Bowser Party is often heavily tilted in Bowser's favor, which makes the game feel one sided. Even if the Amiibo Party is the closest thing to the original gameplay, playing through even the default ten turns is more tedious than it is fun.… Expand
  14. TitaniumTarkus
    Mar 24, 2015
    0
    So the vehicle that carries everyone at the same time returned, because apparently they received positive feedback on that last time. And coins and stars were removed, because obviously people didn't like those. Oh and minigames only happen when people land on special minigame spaces, so the game feels more random than is even necessary.

    The minigames are all very simple and or based on    So the vehicle that carries everyone at the same time returned, because apparently they received positive feedback on that last time. And coins and stars were removed, because obviously people didn't like those. Oh and minigames only happen when people land on special minigame spaces, so the game feels more random than is even necessary.

    The minigames are all very simple and or based on rng. Several minigames involve tracking an object and clicking the right one, except only one person can click it so many minigames are reduced to who can click the thing first when the countdown ends. The winner of boss fights are decided entirely by who lands the killing blow on the boss, which make them very silly.

    The person who goes first is decided at random at the start of the game instead of based on dice rolls, which at least felt less random. Other than who goes first, order is decided by wiimote 'port', wo if you play multiple games in a sitting the order is the same every time. Oh and if you roll the wrong number bowser takes half your points. You can no longer set an amount of turns, so no 50 turn mario party extravaganzas. Maps are linear and take approx 30 mins to complete.

    This game feels like its incomplete. Nothing about it is satisfying. The only enjoyment I got out of it was laughing with my friends at how much nintendo screwed up everything people liked about it.

    I would not only not recommend this to anyone, but this is the first game I have ever returned, and I created an account on metacritic just so that I could write this review.

    If you are dead set on getting this game, don't pay more than $30 for it, its really not worth more than that.    … Expand
  15. WaddleJrJr
    Apr 10, 2015
    0
    Rarely do I ever give a game a review as simple as this game sucks, but this game sucks. There's little fun to be had, and mostly boredom. Go play an older Mario Party game (1 - 8) and you'll have much more fun.
  16. nickolusroy
    Mar 23, 2015
    2
    Seems like this was made for a really young audience. The minigames are a lot more random/luck based than skill based. The "shared car" concept where you all share a game piece ruins the competitive fun. The old games resulted in a minigame each round, where this seems like turns and turns of rolling dice and moving around the board before entering in a minigame. Sad and disappointingSeems like this was made for a really young audience. The minigames are a lot more random/luck based than skill based. The "shared car" concept where you all share a game piece ruins the competitive fun. The old games resulted in a minigame each round, where this seems like turns and turns of rolling dice and moving around the board before entering in a minigame. Sad and disappointing waste of $50.… Expand
  17. clsdchaos
    Apr 8, 2015
    2
    Terrible game that disregards the past 9+ games of friendly competition. The level of challenge and visuals are targeted towards YOUNG children. The game isn't about competing with your friends but working together to accomplish a goal, with the best team player getting the most points. The visuals and animations are great but drag on and reminded me of the learning cartoons targeted to 2Terrible game that disregards the past 9+ games of friendly competition. The level of challenge and visuals are targeted towards YOUNG children. The game isn't about competing with your friends but working together to accomplish a goal, with the best team player getting the most points. The visuals and animations are great but drag on and reminded me of the learning cartoons targeted to 2 year old's. (I'm not exaggerating)

    The worse part to me was the recycling of games. Instead of having different games for the different modes like free-for-all, and 1-on-1, etc, you sometimes play the same game. I would've loved to play some of the older games in HD, a weak new game, or anything. Instead, we get a change the number of players.

    CONS: Load times, challenge of games, promotes cooperation instead of friendly competition, same games across the few game modes, you can't skip enough even though you can skip a lot.

    PRO: My youngest nieces and nephew can play it, and understand the rules(which is a con), the visuals during the rounds entertain really young kids.

    You can't leave them with the Wii U but you could play it with the kids in which it's targeted, and hope they have fun. I'll bet Nintendo just wanted to sell expansions, so they released a game without quality control.    … Expand
  18. Inirit
    Jan 9, 2016
    4
    I bought this game on a whim. Being a big fan of the older Mario Party games as a kid, I figured there was no way they could screw up the series bad enough to make it not fun.

    But I was wrong and I regret not doing a bit of research beforehand. It feels very watered down with a much larger emphasis on luck. The minigames are alright, but you almost never get to play them which blows my    I bought this game on a whim. Being a big fan of the older Mario Party games as a kid, I figured there was no way they could screw up the series bad enough to make it not fun.

    But I was wrong and I regret not doing a bit of research beforehand. It feels very watered down with a much larger emphasis on luck. The minigames are alright, but you almost never get to play them which blows my mind. Maybe this would be fun for a very young child, but anyone older than 5 would probably find this to be incredibly boring.    … Expand
  19. Kevincorvette
    Mar 21, 2015
    2
    One of the worst games I've ever played hands down, played this for 5+ hours and am going to return it tomorrow. This coming from an experienced video game player who has played hundreds of games since childhood. I used to love Mario Party when I was younger playing on the N64 and the Gamecube, and I thought it would be fun to pick up a new one to play with friends and family. Boy was IOne of the worst games I've ever played hands down, played this for 5+ hours and am going to return it tomorrow. This coming from an experienced video game player who has played hundreds of games since childhood. I used to love Mario Party when I was younger playing on the N64 and the Gamecube, and I thought it would be fun to pick up a new one to play with friends and family. Boy was I wrong. This game feels VERY unfinished. Almost as if I am playing a demo for the official game, or a beta build. The game has three modes with very linear outcomes. No changing amount of turns, no setting time limit, no control over what goes on really everything is already set up for you in a poor manner. In all three modes the boards follow a very simple linear path that take no turns, no surprises, it's the same every time you play. Sure there are some fun minigames, but in these modes it is more-of based on plain luck and randomness for you to win, no skill to win minigames needed whatsoever! Not to mention there is a very small amount of minigames and I ended up playing them all and winning at least once within the first couple hours. Sure some of the minigames are fun, but there are not nearly enough of them, and there are quite a few that are way too simple and not fun to play. I definitely feel as though this game is intended very young children, possibly ages 4-7, because this game holds your hand and walks you through every step, all down to the amiibo support where you have to make the figure 'jump' to roll the dice every turn. This game is definitely not intended for anyone over the age of 13+. Unless you are plan on buying this game for your child DO NOT waste your money on this trust me! I am very disappointed in Nintendo for making a game in such poor quality. Not worth mentioning- visuals are okay, and the gameplay seems to be at 60fps steadily. Giving this a 2/10 due to the fact that I might have enjoyed this game when I was 6 years old.… Expand
  20. picacrazy
    Mar 20, 2015
    0
    Terrible game! Its fun factor only works as game when real people join at party. Makes such reunions its not so easy. Online gameplay with party chat could've been welcome.
  21. Isaacygnus
    Mar 22, 2015
    3
    (This is more a personal complaint rather than a review)
    One would assume that because the Wii U is no meeting the expectation sales, Nintendo will provide a software under the rule of quality over quantity. But this is not the case. I strongly believe that some of the Mario spin-off games should really die, and the Party series along with the "New" Super Mario Bros series must really be    (This is more a personal complaint rather than a review)
    One would assume that because the Wii U is no meeting the expectation sales, Nintendo will provide a software under the rule of quality over quantity. But this is not the case. I strongly believe that some of the Mario spin-off games should really die, and the Party series along with the "New" Super Mario Bros series must really be killed.

    If Nintendo really wants to sell more Wii Us, they need to offer more quality software like Sm4sh, Bayonettta and the upcoming Zelda and Xenoblade Chronicles X. If we had games of franchises like Star Fox (yes, i know is coming) , F-Zero (sadly it won't happen), Fire Emblem (is getting better, but we won't see a FE for Wii U), Metroid (highly speculated) and Eternal Darkness (perhaps it could happen, perhaps not) ,plus the previous Zelda & Xenoblade: the Wii U without a doubt will be a must-own system.

    It is painful to see that the 3DS not only has more games, but they are also better all-around, and this game (Mario Party 10) will hurt Nintendo in attempting to achieve publisher of the year again.    … Expand
  22. loooo
    Mar 25, 2015
    0
    Beautiful When I bought this game, I assumed it would annoy me as much as the 3DS one. Glad to say this is one of the most enjoyable Mario Parties in recent years. The graphics are nice, the sound is usual Nintendo goodness.
    If you have 2-4 friends around, you'll have a great time with Bowser Party, the Bowser vs 4 mode where the mighty Koopa King's goal is to destroy all of Mario and friends…
  23. Metaisaac
    Aug 31, 2018
    0
    Mario party 9 but worse
  24. AnthonyDaBest
    Oct 28, 2021
    1
    Easily the worst Mario Party game. This game reuses the same gameplay as 9 which most people didn't even like in the first place, so I don't understand why they would return it. The minigames are okay, and Bowser Mode can be fun but sometimes it doesn't feel very well balanced.
  25. Phasm
    Apr 4, 2018
    4
    Middling game that doesn't bring enough to the table to warrant it's price tag. Bowser mode is fun and new but underwhelming for sheer lack of content that ultimately gives way to quick repetition. The vehicle mechanic is back, removing player agency and swiftly ensuring all rounds play exactly the same without much variety to player input. It's like the development team just slept walkMiddling game that doesn't bring enough to the table to warrant it's price tag. Bowser mode is fun and new but underwhelming for sheer lack of content that ultimately gives way to quick repetition. The vehicle mechanic is back, removing player agency and swiftly ensuring all rounds play exactly the same without much variety to player input. It's like the development team just slept walk from start to finish, there's no passion or inventiveness to the shallow, boring and linear stage designs.
    Mini games are fun but are nowhere near enough to save the game.

    Pass on this game unless you can get it for 30 dollars or less, there's much better Mario party games out there that you can easily get for cheaper.    … Expand
  26. 360barrier
    Nov 17, 2022
    0
    this was a nice game with very appealing graphics. but the mini games were too hard and i completely failed at most of them. also bad theme. this is a pretty mediocre release in every way
  27. Aearath
    Aug 21, 2020
    0
    Nul ...................................................................................... . .. ........
  28. genral
    Aug 16, 2021
    0
    This is the worst Mario party game. They brought back the stupid car from Mario party 9 and made even worse boards. They are all based around luck and getting to the end as fast as possible. The mini games aren’t very memorable either
  29. micro10k
    May 17, 2022
    2
    Mario Party 10 I didn't like it, my problem: Bowser's minigames for example: Bowser's square can't be moved and players, fire is very easy to dodge, electric ones are easy and boring, Extra: they are short, all the coins, tennis and facing against Bowser Jr. are boring and Minigames and the table and that doesn't make SENSE. I don't like it in this game.
  30. DavidMinnt
    May 11, 2022
    3
    Mario Party 10 is a Bad Game. The Car is there!? The Maps are Bad (without Bowser Map) and The Minigames are to Bad.
  31. Kdog152
    Dec 19, 2022
    3
    I don't get it, they changed the formula. We had a great formula in the past Mario party games and they threw it out of the window in Mario party 10. The majority of the mini games are fun, but overall, this game is just boring. Mediocre, but I wouldn't say it's bad. The graphics are decent though. The Bowser mode is broken. He gets more dice roles than you so good luck beating him. TheI don't get it, they changed the formula. We had a great formula in the past Mario party games and they threw it out of the window in Mario party 10. The majority of the mini games are fun, but overall, this game is just boring. Mediocre, but I wouldn't say it's bad. The graphics are decent though. The Bowser mode is broken. He gets more dice roles than you so good luck beating him. The last six or seven Mario parties haven't been received well both critically and by user score, so I don't understand why Nintendo keep making games for a dead spin off franchise. This game is just another example of Nintendo's greed. It seems they prefer money over quality.… Expand
  32. BestGamReview
    Aug 1, 2023
    3
    Nintendo decided to double down on this shocking twist to the Mario party formula and most people agree this is one of the worst Mario party games. Not only gameplay wise does it not seem to make a lot of sense, it also ruined the story. Truly one of the darkest ages for the franchise.

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#34 Best Wii U Game of 2015
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#4 Most Discussed Wii U Game of 2015
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#14 Most Shared Wii U Game of 2015

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Metascore
66

Mixed or average reviews - based on 66 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 66
  2. Mixed: 44 out of 66
  3. Negative: 2 out of 66
  1. CD-Action
    Jul 4, 2015
    85
    Mario Party 10 stands out from the roster of great Wii U party games. [07/2015, p.71]
  2. Games Master UK
    May 6, 2015
    54
    Too skill-less for adults, too random for kids, Mario Party hangs on its largely uninspired minigames. [May 2015, p.79]
  3. games(TM)
    May 3, 2015
    60
    All three groups will merely be content, not delighted. [Issue#160, p.96]
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