Description Multi-player pandemonium hits Nintendo GameCube with Mario Party 4, which includes 50 all-new mini-games and multiple fully rendered 3-D game boards. Nintendo’s favorite bunch of characters is back; Koopa, Toad and the others have prepared many maps inside the Party Cube. By rolling the virtual dice and advancing through mini-game trickery, you'll play for the hidden stars.
Summary: The fourth installment of the Mario Party series is the first to appear on the Gamecube. Mario Party is a party game, noted in the title, and is a rendezvous of the classic Mario characters such as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Waluigi, Wario, Donkey Kong, and Daisy. As the first one of the series on the Gamecube, these graphics leap greatly from the N64 version. This multiplayer bonanza is on an actual board where the characters move around for a set number of turns, determined at the beginning of the game, ranging from 10 to 40. As noted by some of the previous games, a 20 turn game will last for about one hour. The point of the game is to roll a die and move around the actual board to collect coins and stars. At the end of the game, the person with the most stars wins. There are several varieties of spaces, including a Blue Space, where you gain three coins from landing on it, and a Red Space, where you lose three coins by landing on this space. A Bowser Space is where you can face the evil boss himself in a dastardly mini-game where there is no clear winner. There is a Battle Space, where players are forced to hand over a set amount of coins and then they will play a mini-game to win the pot. There is a Mushroom Space, where you can gain an item, a Happening Space, where a random event occurs that affects the board, a Fortune Space, where you can play a chance game to turn the tables on your opponents, and a Warp Space, where you will trade spaces randomly with another competitor. There is also a Lottery Shop, where you can try your hand to earn items or coins, an Item Shop, where you can fork over coins for certain items, and a Boo House, where you can steal coins or stars from opponents for some of your own personal coin stash. Along with these, after landing on a space, sometimes you will be awarded with 20 coins or a star. After everybody’s turn is over, it is time for a mini-game. The winner of the mini-game gets coins. The last 5 turns of the game, there are even more zany factors affecting the whole board game. A losing person may come back in the last 5 rounds of the game, overcoming all odds, and beat the winner. Some events to turn the game around are making stars free or doubling the coin value of each space. During single player story mode, you can unlock more mini-games and play against bosses, such as Koopa or a Goomba or even Bowser, in the end.
Summary: Rent this game, NEVER buy this game no matter how much good things you have read about it, it sucks worst in the series. Gameplay is everything, Gameplay is everything, Gameplay is everything!!!
Also, gets very boring once you've played all the sub games once through, if you want a good mario party game, look for mario party 3 as I still think thats the best one of the series.
Note to Nintendo! Make the Boards/Games balanced so everyone has an equal chance, and definately no bias junk since it spoils the game.
Summary: Mario party offers great game variety and is loads of fun. The game is played as a board game, and landing on squares sends you into 50+ different mini-games. You can play alone or with three friends, but the multiplayer mode is best. The mini games are varied, some awesome, some just okay. Very easy game to pick up, play, and enjoy.
Summary: Ever since I was introduced to Mario and his friends, I’ve always wanted a game where they can all compete as teams or against each other. My wish was granted with Nintendo’s first installment of Mario Party for the N64. Later, the majority of the same characters fought “street fighting style” in Smash Bros. then on Super Smash Bros. Melee. These games are undoubtedly entertaining, but nothing captures the true essence of pure “Mario” fun than Mario Party 4. This truly is one of the best multi-player games I’ve ever played. If you’re looking for a game that involves skill and luck, then Mario Party 4 is the one for you.
Much like its predecessors, you start off as one of several playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Wario, Donkey Kong, and the lesser known Daisy and Waluigi. The selection of characters this time around is two more than before. Each character posses no special edges in order to maintain fairness throughout the game. The objective of Mario Party 4 is simple: accumulate as many “Stars” as possible and claim victory. There are no complex stories to hassle with, no intense memorization taking place, just plain old wholesome game board fun.
As much as I hate saying this, but there are a few mechanics that need a bit more polishing. No game is perfect and Mario Party 4 shares this fate with every other existing title out there. Fortunately, the problems I found are nothing critical. Okay, maybe I demand a few more mini-levels and game boards, but that’s pretty much what I suggest. Overall, Mario Party 4 is an excellent party game, and with the help of GameCube’s advance graphical capabilities, it will accentuate your gaming experience much further and better than ever.
Summary: Firstly I am 24, (I think everyone should give their age as it makes a difference). I know the GC is aimed at a younger age goup than myself but I bought it for multiplayer fun, I play single player games on a PC. I have played a single player, a 2 player and 2 four player games of MP4. One player can be tedious waiting for the COM players, but there are generally quick. Four player is great fun. Easy for first time players to pick up quickly. You can thief other peoples stuff, fun. 5/5 with four people 3/5 with one person.
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