Mario Party Superstars Reviews
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“Mario Party Superstars is the best game in the series, bringing a better selection of minigames and fewer gameplay gimmicks.”
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So while Mario Party Superstars doesn’t necessarily break massively new ground, it’s so good at replaying the classics that it will probably be my new go-to for Mario Party fun moving forward. It isn’t just the Nintendo 64 nostalgia talking here; this is a good collection of minigames, a smart board selection, a nice-looking game, and it’s got tons of settings, dials, and options to fiddle with for repeat play sessions. It might not be filled with new ideas, but Mario Party Superstars plays the hits, and plays them as well as it did the first time around.
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Mario Party Superstars is a solid, if unambitious, compilation of the best the series has to offer.
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Mario Party Superstars is the culmination of all that is great about the Mario Party series. Sporting many of the best boards and mini-games pulled from the series’ long history and featuring multiple quality-of-life updates including online play, the ability to save and return to a game later, faster gameplay, a variety of different playstyles between the boards, a leveling system, and a ton of items to unlock, Mario Party Superstars may be the best entry yet in the long-running series. Here’s hoping Nintendo supports this release and adds new boards in future DLC.
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As much as the Mario Party series can be lauded for evolving over the past two decades, Mario Party Superstars fully embraces that the series never really needed that much "fixing" in the first place. The N64 days are remembered as classics for a reason and the only thing that holds Superstars back from being the best of the series is its limited board selection. Even with only five boards, it's still a top-tier Mario Party game and one of the better multiplayer offerings for the Nintendo Switch, period.
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Mario Party Superstars is the best of classic Mario Party in one package, and it's just as glorious as it's ever been.
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For over two decades, Nintendo has brought forward the insane notion that their iconic characters would come together in a variety of scenarios that aren’t simply battles of good vs. evil. There’s been kart racing, basketball, tennis, and, most notably, party games. Mario Party was the 1998 spectacle that left everyone wondering: how can I ruin my friendship without actually putting in any effort? It was the launch of a series that, for many people, would go through peaks and valleys, ext...
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Mario Party Superstars is a blast from the past put into a very clean and modern package. It’ll definitely be more appealing to older generations of gamers who grew up before the early 2000s. The minigames and maps have aged well and showcase moments that truly defined the Mario Party franchise more than 20 years later.
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Mario Party Superstars is a worthy compilation of all of the series’ greatest hits. It has a great selection of minigames with plenty of different ways to enjoy them. The core board game works well for the most part, albeit somewhat hampered by Nintendo’s online infrastructure and some imbalanced design decisions. Online itself is functional enough, but expect to experience lag and the occasional dropped player. Rounding out the whole experience are the various unlockables on offer; all of which enhance the player experience in some way and give fans reasons to keep playing beyond just enjoying the occasional round...
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If you’re a longtime Mario Party fan, you will love Mario Party Super Stars. If you’ve never played a Mario Party, there’s no better time than now to get into it. By yourself, on the couch, or online with friends or strangers, every way to play is a blast and then some. Some menu things are a bit annoying and I wish there was were a couple more characters or stages or mini-games to unlock. But in all, Mario Party is back, baby.
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Nintendo has looked backwards to go forwards with Mario Party Superstars, reviving five classic boards from the Nintendo 64 era and 100 mini-games from Mario’s parties #1 through #10.
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The Mario Party series, to date, has a combined 70 boards and almost 800 minigames. You’d think we’d get remakes and compilation games more often, but Mario Party: the Top 100 for the 3DS is the only one we’ve gotten – and that was just minigames. We never really needed one – each Mario Party has been different in its own way, switching out items and rules quite frequently, but they’ve all been the same type of experience. You might miss Mario Party 2, but you probably won’t dra...
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All in all, Mario Party Superstars is a good remake of some incredibly fantastic classic games. It looks great and plays just like the Mario Party games of years past. Sadly, it falls short of being a must-have for all Switch owners outside of Mario Party fans thanks to its relatively small and stagnant roster and board selection. But in the end, the wonderful gameplay is the biggest redeeming factor that makes Mario Party Superstars an enjoyable experience.
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Mario Party Superstars is a love letter to the parties you remember attending 20 years ago. A disappointingly slim selection of boards takes the shine off things somewhat, but it’s hard to argue that this is the best Mario Party has been in over a decade. No new ideas absolutely feels like a missed opportunity, but by the same token we’d much prefer to have all these classic ideas intact rather than potentially tainting them with unwanted and unnecessary inclusions only added for the sake of being new. Grab a can of Tango and a fistful of 10p Freddos —...
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After a decade of games that sought to reinvent and renew the series, Mario Party Superstars rewinds time for a reminder of what made Mario Party popular in the first place. Five gorgeously recreated boards, 100 cherry-picked minigames, and countless opportunities to plan and scheme your way to victory... so long as the dice roll in your favour.
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Everyone has fond memories of the Mario Party games. They’re colorful, whimsical, timeless treasures that never fail to amaze and delight the whole family. Except when you get bumped to last place by a garbage dice roll, or one of your treacherous siblings, or the sinister RNG. Actually, most of those fond memories might be fabricated. Mario Party games are a layer cake of frustration, savage joy, and insidious evil. Mario Party Superstars is a greatest hits mix of maps from the first three games. It’s the perfect chance to catch up on your Mario Party history. Or maybe you...
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Mario Party has been providing top-notch mini-game fun for decades and you can now revisit its roots with Mario Party Superstars.
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If you've followed Mario's career, you know he and his friends are multi-talented. Aside from their world-saving skills, Nintendo's cast of characters set aside time for friendly competition in things like life-size board games, go-karting, and sports. With Mario Sports Superstars, Nintendo lumps five activities together into one package. Unfortunately, while they are all fun to play, none of them offer depth or compelling reasons to continue playing after the whistle sounds.
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It's obvious that these are meant to be bite-sized variants of various Mario Sports titles, and in that regard the game succeeds. Indeed, anyone looking for a menagerie of sporting options on the go will find this software to be a worthwhile venture. Still, every outing will inevitably draw comparisons to solo sports titles that came before them, and in that light they really don't stack up. Those looking for definitive Mario sport experiences are best to stick to dedicated games.
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Only one game in five is any good in this five-games-in-one compilation, whose brazen recycling of old content is equal parts embarrassing and cynical.
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Add a few banana skins into go-karting, or give an Italian plumber insane jumping skills and you’ve got an instant classic. This wacky imagination is the source of Nintendo’s irresistible charm – a charm that’s just as potent today as it was 30 years ago.
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