Mario Party 10

Mario and Luigi allowed two friends to spend time at the platform game more than one evening, but if the whole company gathered together to help comes a collection of mini-games - Mario Party 10.

It caters to everyone's tastes

To please everyone in your motley crew of friends, Mario Party 10 offers a variety of exciting and engaging modes. Bring the action figures to life on your shelf and enjoy interacting with your favorite characters through the screen.

Bowser Party

One player takes on the role of Mario's main enemy, Bowser. The other four players must move around the squares of the field and avoid falling into Bowser's hands. The task of the fifth player is to prevent the team from reaching the finals. Each side has its own advantages and bonuses.

Mario Party

Pack your bags as Mario and his friends embark on an exciting car journey through a huge game space. When the car bumps into the action cage one of the many mini-games begins, which are designed to take away all of the player's health points. Of course, it is the player's job to ensure that his or her health points do not fall below six hearts

Coin Trial

The Coin Challenge is familiar to anyone who has ever played the Sonic the Hedgehog series and completed additional levels with coin collecting. A company of 4 players goes through a time trial where each player has to collect the maximum number of coins. Whoever collects the most coins becomes the winner.

Amiibo Party

In a special mode, players will be able to bring special figures of their favorite characters - Amiibo to life. Players will have to pluck stars from the sky or buy them for honestly earned coins. Such gameplay may remember the player Mario Party 9, so the novelty remains only the collectible figures of Mario, Peach, Luigi, and other equally famous characters come to life on the screen.

Toad's Room.

The room of Mario's friendly mushroom-headed friend Todd remains an equally valuable mode. In this mode you will find:

• Photo Booth. Your Amiibo is happy to pose against the various locations of the game, and for a small reward in the form of in-game currency can also show a trick
• Shop. New outfits and improvements for the most modest price. Pass the test or come to the store for improvements to pass the test
• List of achievements. Everyone wants to see how well they do, don't they? Find out how many times you won or were close to winning in this archive mode

The Mario Party series is one that, when it was originally released, was unlike any other video game. Sure, it was less an entirely new genre and more an amalgamation of a board/strategy game crossed with the various mini game styles. However, when it came out, video games were either ‘ports’ of a board game OR a video game, not really both. That’s what made the game so special to anyone that grew up with a Nintendo 64 or even played some of the later titles: it’s a magical combination that just works well for creating chaos among your friends. In fact, its done so well that multiple games have copied its formula, specifically Pummel Party and Cards of Chaos come to mind. Mario Party 10, a relatively recent installment, still had some of the charm of its predecessors, though it certainly wasn’t has beloved as they were for some good reasons.

Party in the Mushroom Kingdom

Although the formula stays much the same as in the first 9 installments, Mario Party 10 missed a lot of marks specifically for that reason.

There clearly wasn’t a lot of love and care that went into the designs of the boards, minigames, or game progression that really show when compared to other Mario Party games. This is especially evident because in Mario Party games, it is almost the standard to have a ton of fun mini games. Realistically, this title still capped out at 75 mini games, about par for the course given the last few MP’s, though there was something different about these. I couldn’t personally put my finger on it fully, however, I think this feeling of ‘off-ness’ can be ascribed to the lack of diversity between all of them. I don’t have a problem with many of them being derived from older mini games – they were favorites for a reason – but the way each minigame was executed was disappointing. There weren’t any fun twists or really any new ideas to make those old mini games a bit more interesting. Those that tried to do this were In essence, they were just sort of put into the game; they’re still fun in their own rite, its just that they aren’t innovative and are incredibly short.

Bowser Mode was Alright

Bowser Mode was definitely the silver lining in this game – this mode essentially turns every game into a 1v all mode where the player who chooses Bowser is always trying to trip up the other 3. The goal of the other players is to make it to the end of the board without losing all their hearts – Bowser, of course, trie to stop them. Minigames trigger once Bowser catches up to a player. At its worst, it perhaps comes off as an afterthought.

Bottom Line

At its best, however, its clear Nintendo wanted to capitalize on the chaos and further ruin friendships. I’m still struggling to get over some close losses in Bowser’s Roulette Rage. Unsurprisingly still raging after that one.

Pros:

• Chaotic with friends
• Games can last a while, still fun
• Controls are quite good if your joycons/gamepad are fully functional

Cons:

• Unimaginative minigames and boards
• Boards are short and gimmicks basically lack fun
• Minigames are way too short/quick