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Rating: - Finaly, Mario Party on the cube
Ah, finally Mario party is back, and all freshened up and new for the game cube. But what really makes this any better than the previous games in the series? Some would agree that a game gets old by the 4th sequel if it's still the same generally gameplay, but I'm not one of those people. In my opinion, Mario Party 4 is new in many ways. For one thing it has a great assortment of new and creative mini games, all of witch are fun and different. Also it has a lot of cool features like large and small mushrooms, (Large allow you to trample you opponents for coins, wile small allows you to gain access to special paths.)While I have not yet played it I have played the prequels, therefore having a feel for the generally gameplay. And after reading many reviews and watching many gameplay movies I can get a good feel of how this game will be. If you are a fan of Mario party I would defiantly suggest this game. If you have a few friends over one night, I would suggest you at least rent it and give it a try.
Overall, I believe this game will be quite good, and a great asset at small parties.
My overall rating of the game would be an 8.5I hope my review was helpful.
Rating: - By Far the Best Marioparty Game in Series but...
Marioparty 4 has made significant improvements from all three of its predecessors on N64. The graphics are much better as my man Yoshi doesn't have a boxed nose anymore and the visuals are much better (N64 didn't use it's full graphics compacity anyway on those series). Marioparty 1 was highly successful because of the originality of its platform - board games with mini-games. However, even as a fan of these party series, Marioparty 2 and 3 began to fade, even with the addition of items, duels, and battle games. It was because the regular mini-games were very poorly done.That's where Marioparty 4 made its most significant improvement. Not since Marioparty 1 did I enjoy the mini-games as much as I did now, and Marioparty 4 contains, by far, the best mini-games (very fun, visuals are excellent, and very simple), such as Domination, Three Throw, and Hide and go BOOM!. This game definitely should've gotten five stars, but, even as a fan, I see three flaws that prevent me from giving it the full thumbs up. First, the item variety of the game was horrible. The only new item additions were the Mini and Mega Mushrooms. They were both really fun to work with, but I expected more than TWO new item additions. Second, the game took a fall when duel games were gone. Don't know why, but 1-on-1 games existing in 2 and 3 were missing in 4. That was their most significant backdrop since removing duels removed chances for a comeback or more laughter. Disappointing.... Finally, the single-player mode could've used a bit more tuning up. The game loses some fun if you are friendless or if you're alone. Those three minor falls are miniscule compared to the plusses of this game. Much much better minigames, much better visuals, awesome looking boards (cool looking costumes for Boo, Shy Guy, Goomba, Koopa Troopa, and Toad), and much better gameplay made this game by far the best game in the series. I really recommend this game to any ages, young or old, especially to all Marioparty and Mario fans.
Rating: - Fast Party-Style Action.
This was my first play of a Mario Party game and I must say I enjoyed the experience. It beats playing [other games] with friends due to the constant change in mini-games and environments. The controls are easy to pick up but do get a bit annoying when playing mini game after mini game, all with different controls. Thank [goodness] for the practice mode option. Mario Party 4 has a nice array of characters and a nice graphics base as well. The sound isn't as organized and as well put togeather as other party-style games for GameCube such as ... but it isn't annoying either. With friends this is a must have. By yourself, you could probably find better.
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