Product Description

MODEL- DOL-P-GP5E VENDOR- NINTENDOFEATURES- Mario Party 5 Taxes? Yawn. Foreign policy? Even bigger yawn. Forget politics and join the Mario Party with Mario Party 5 for Nintendo GameCube. Mario Party 5 takes the Mario Party series to the next level with new game boards more than 60 new minigames new playable characters an expanded single-player mode and of course more multiplayer madness than you can handle! * Change the location of event spaces on the virtual game board to get a leg up on your competition. Race to collect more Stars than the other players! * Duke it out in new duel traditional or everyone-vs.-Bowser minigames. * Compete against the Koopa Kid Brigade -- a trio of Koopa Kids who take their turns simultaneously. This cuts down significantly on the wait time and lets you get back to the action more quickly. * Play Card Party Ice Hockey or Beach Volleyball in Bonus mode! * In Mario Party 5 Mario and his friends are trying to restore peace to Dream Word by racing around a collection of all-new game boards. This time around players can change the location of event spaces by using special capsules found on each board. The player with the most Stars and Coins at the end of the game wins! * In addition to Party Mode Mario Party 5 also features Story mode (a single-player game) Super Duel mode (a mode in which you use points to purchase parts to tank-like vehicles then battle the computer or friends) Bonus mode (where you can find Beach Volleyball Ice Hockey and more) and Mini-Game mode (where you can cut out the board altogether and get straight to the action). Mario Party 5 is definitely Marios biggest party yet! -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------ESRB Rating : E for EveryoneGenre/Category : ActionSystem : Nintendo GameCubeNumber of Players : 1 4Compatible Peripherals: MANUFACTURER WARRANTY: 90 days

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4697 in Video Games
• Brand: Nintendo
• Model: NGNIN 045496961305
• Released on: 2003-12-01
• ESRB Rating: Everyone
• Platform: GameCube
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 5.25" w x 7.25" l, .20 pounds

Features

• Play a variety of small gaming competitions to collect coins -- collect the most coins and you'll win the baord
• Fight against friends & enemies in fun duel modes where you can compete against friends, or gang up on Bowser
• The Koopa Kid Brigade will challenge you with their action-packed mini-games
• View the game board & get back to the game faster with the new 3-D maps
• See if you can beat every game board and win the game!

Customer Reviews

Pushy Penguins!!
I'm going to start by saying that I haven't played any of the other Mario Party titles, so I have no basis to compare this one to those (I have heard there was a general lack of new features). However, that being said, I enjoy this game very much.

There are several different modes (some of which will not be mentioned in this review). The main game is a somewhat lame board game. Entertaining at first, but soon gets dreadfully boring. This, however, is how you unlock new mini games (the heart of the title), so it is your task to bear with it for the time being.

The mini games are awesome. Most of them. Okay, some of them. But the ones that are great are plentiful enough to make up for the bad ones. And once they are unlocked, you can go back and play them anytime without having to go through the board game. I particularly don't like button mashers (hit A as fast as you can and break your controller!!). Other games, like Pushy Penguins, are so much fun it's ridiculous. Hotel Goomba is a neat little puzzle game. And there's some sports-related mini games, as well (baseball, speed skating, etc.).

My favourite part of Mario Party 5 is Bonus Mode. That mode on it's own could easily be it's own title. You can play four-player ice hockey, beach volleyball, and a fun board/card game. Each of the three games have different options you can set to make things more interesting. For example, beach volleyball can be played with an exploding ball (kind of like hot potato.. the timer counts down and then, um, explodes. Point over.)

Overall, MP5 is a fairly average game. You won't have a huge amount of fun playing by yourself. This is definately a multiplayer game. And it's lots of fun! There aren't too many titles out there that anyone can just pick up and play. There is almost no learning curve, and it's safe for all ages. Four stars for jolly good FUN!

Mario Party Strikes Again!
I know, I know what you are thinking about. 'ANOTHER Mario Party?! These games get worse and worse every year...' Well, in my opinion, this is the best Mario Party game; better than the last four Mario Party games combined!

Obviously, you know what the gameplay is about. You move around the board, play mini-games, get stars, then BOOM! Game's over. Well, in between all this, there are new features.

For one thing, you get to play as three new characters: Toad, Boo and Baby Bowser(also known as Koopa Kid). However, there is a drawback-you cannot play as Donkey Kong. He, instead gets his own space! In addition, if you liked Paper Mario, then you'll love this little-big feature. The Paper Mario Star Spirits are back!

Plus, like any other game, there are a total of 60 new Mini Games! They range from popping baloons to shining Chomp-Chomps with flashlights. The possibilites are endless!

One more thing before I end this review. Now, there are also three bonus games;Card Party, Ice Hockey and Beach Volleyball! Each of these games are fun. Plus, there is a battle-type game, where you can construct different machines to defeat your opponent and test them out in trial battles.

Overall, I love this game, and I highly reccommend it to anyone who has liked the other Mario Party games.

Good ol' fun!
This game is just like the previous Mario Party games. If you are new to the series, this is a really fun multiplayer game, but its really boring as a single player. Anyways, this game is all about minigames, and there are plenty of it! You will have blast playing this game with friends/family members. The graphics are nice, music is Nintendo themed, and anyone can pickup a controller and play, its really simple. If you have Mario Party 4, stick with it, because there isnt anything new in Mario Party 5 (redesigned minigames). Dont let the "Kiddie" theme fool you..i am 22 yrs old and i had a fun playing (MP 4)aginst my 10 and 12 yr. old cousins! I would recommend this only if you are new to Mario Party, or just like playing games with friends and having a good time. I do not recommend this game if you plan to play as a single player, the A.I is terrible, and its just not as fun!