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| From: Nintendo
Category: Video Games
List Price: $29.99
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Rating:  54 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
Platform: Nintendo Ds
Genre: Adventure Games
ESRB: Everyone
Media: Video Game
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 5 - 20 years
Operating System: Nintendo DS
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0.1 x 0 x 0
MPN: DS-NTRPA8TE
UPC: 045496738686
EAN: 0045496738686
ASIN: B000U34SZA
Release Date: November 20, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Beat Bowser in the race to the crystals | | • | Single player story campaign in five different giant locations | | • | Unlock mini-games as you progress | | • | Play in Story, Puzzle or Minigame modes | | • | Four person multiplayer option |
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Product Description
You'd think years of defeat would get to a guy, but Bowser just doesn't give up! He's captured Mario and his friends in his pursuit of a crystal that the group collected when it fell from the sky, and he doesn't hesitate to shrink them to miniature size to get rid of them and get his hands on the other four crystals. The mini-heroes have to find the crystals before he does, making their way through giant environments filled with enormous creatures. The single-player campaign takes place in five different settings, each of them ending with a boss. As usual, players have to collect coins and stars, at the same time escaping dangers such as Piranha Plants and other classic creatures from the Mario universe. As they progress through the game, players also can unlock various mini-games, such as Rail Riders, Sweet Sleuth and Goomba Wrangler! When players are tired of exploring the story mode, they can choose one of the other modes, like Puzzle and Minigame. Play with up to four friends on the DS' local Wi-Fi and let the party begin! ESRB Rated RP for Rating Pending
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| Customer Reviews: Read 49 more reviews...
 Finally, the DS is ready to PARTY! November 24, 2007
30 out of 35 found this review helpful
If there were ever two consoles destined for Mario Party, it's the Wii and DS. Wii owners got their version a few months ago, and now all of us DS owners are finally getting ours!
I've played Mario Party since the first one originally came out for N64 years (and years...) ago, but the DS finally gives Mario Party the platform it truly needs -- the touch screen is perfect for the minigames, but there is still a great balance between touch-screen-based mingames and 'normal' minigames.
The single-player Story Mode is interesting but I can only play it for a few turns at a time before I start going crazy watching the COM players to play through... but that's to be expected because Mario Party's success is dependent on getting some crazy friends together in the break room to play!
That being said, I was initially disappointed because there's no Nintendo WFC capabilities (only local multiplayer), but then I realized that that was probably a smart move since no one in their right mind would sit on the Nintendo WFC and play with strangers for an hour -- we'd just be starting games over and over again when people left!
So yeah... Mario Party DS is every bit a must-have for Nintendo DS as Mario Kart DS. EVERYONE who owns a Nintendo DS should at least have these two games, no excuses!
AMAZING! December 6, 2007
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
I got this game for my two kids (12, and 15) for Chanukah this year. They love it, with great minigames, and fun characters, they played it for hours yesterday. Five stars
A very entertaining game!! March 10, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this product for my five year old son. He has many video games for his Nintendo DS and this is the one he plays the most. This is a game with a lot of fun activities inside (races, puzzles, find an object, etc.). The graphics are very good and the games are very well made (interesting, fun, clever, etc.). I've tried to buy this video game from game stores and it was very difficult to do so. It was sold out for quite a long time. If you can find it at Amazon, buy it and save time and money.
What A Wonderful Party This Is! March 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Mario party DS is everything you could have ever wanted from the actual console version, plus more. The interaction of the DS touch screen that is integrated into the game is just simply amazing! Mario Party DS does have a story mode, which allows the single player mode to be even more interactive. The story mode itself isn't really in depth as I would have liked it to be, but at the same time too much dialogue may ruin a game. The story mode also isn't all that long. There are about 5 levels and each level is only about 10 turns long, so it will not take very long to complete the story mode. Nevertheless there are still tons of mini-games that will keep you occupied days on end. After the terrible Mario Party 8 on Wii, this is just a breath of fresh air!
OVERALL RATINGS:
PRESENTATION OF GAME: A-
GRAPHICS OF GAME: C
SOUND OF GAME: B+
GAMEPLAY OF GAME: A+
LASTING APPEAL OF GAME: A-
OVERALL SCORE = A-. 5/5 STARS.
Translates well to DS October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Many years ago I played this game on Nintendo 64. When I bought myself a Nintendo DS as a treat, I was happily surprised to learn that they had made an edition of Mario Party for it. And also to my surprise, the game translated beautifully from console to hand-held.
Good:
-Graphics are unbelievably clear and liquid.
-Frequent auto-saves ensure you won't lose your place.
-Mini-games are FUN, I have come across some old favorites.
-Numerous ways to play; from the classic board-game setup to new individual 'puzzle games'.
-Lots of bang for your buck, you won't get bored easily.
Bad:
-One level was incredibly hard to beat and I couldn't go on to the next board game until it was cleared; though I realize this is an issue of skill, it took months!
-I'm on the last board and there are a few of the old mini games that I loved that have yet to appear. Hopefully they just aren't unlocked yet! There's gotta be Hot-Rope-Jump, right?
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