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Mario Party DS
(2007, Video Games - Party Games, Rated E, Play it on: Nintendo DS)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8. -
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It's fun minigame madness with friends on the go.
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for Ages 8 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Mario Party DS was written by Chad Sapieha
Parents need to know that this is a party game in which cartoonish Nintendo characters engage in a diverse selection of competitive and cooperative minigames. While there is a little cartoon violence that is silly and amuzing, all of the games are completely free of bad language, sexuality, or negative behavioral messages. Up to four players with their own DS units can play together using a single game card, giving it terrific handheld gaming value in families with several children or as a game to play with friends.
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What’s the Story?
Spanning five platforms and nearly a dozen games, Nintendo's Mario Party is one of the company's most prolific and enduring franchises, and MARIO PARTY DS, the first in the series to be developed for the dual-screened handheld, is perhaps the best of the bunch. Characters run around large, interactive board game-style playing areas, stopping after each round of turns to take part in minigames that either pit all four players against one another or split competitors into two teams. Mario Party DS features a single-player story mode (in which you face off against computer-controlled opponents), a party mode that allows groups of players to set their own rules for single games, and several complementary modes that let you practice individual minigames, play a few fun puzzle games that don't appear anywhere else, and review unlocked rewards including character figurines and boss trophies.
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Is It Any Good?
Mario Party feels as though it belongs on the DS. The second screen gives players a bird's eye view of the game board at all times so that they can keep track of the locations of other characters and important board features, including pitfalls, shops, and, of course, the coveted stars needed to win the game. And nothing has been lost in translation from console to handheld. The game still has the same engaging 3-D view of the action on the bottom screen, not to mention just as many game boards, play modes, and minigames as any of other Mario Party titles.
Plus, the touch screen allows for some interesting new minigame activities. Favorites include drawing circles with the stylus to twist a music box crank in an attempt to play the classic Super Mario Bros. theme at the proper tempo; blowing into the mic to control the speed at which a bomb fuse burns; tracing the mugs of famous Nintendo characters; and swiping the stylus back and forth across the screen as quickly as possible to shear slices off a cucumber. Simply put, Mario Party hasn't felt so satisfying or fresh since the original debuted on the Nintendo64 nearly a decade ago.
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Released on 11/21/2007, price $22.99, not online enabled
ESRB rating: E (for Comic Mischief)
ESRB rating: E (for Comic Mischief)
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great!
fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun!!!!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
WOW
In a good way. I've played this with my cousin Rose and had a blast when we were playing certain minigames and had a cow when we were playing Trace Cadets. It's fun! If you have a DS go play it!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
Let's get the party started!!!
I bought this game thinking it wasn't worth it but i started playing it and... i loved it! I mean it may sound for kids, but is hour-after-hour fun, and you have so many ways to play, and you only need 1 game to play with up to 4 people! It's great!
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Lotsa Fun, hours of Entertainment
5 mins. after I picked up this game I hated it. I gave it another chance and had a blast. Thanks to it, an 8-hour car ride was managable. Once you finally get tired of one mode you can try the other 5 and keep playing. I had a blast playing.
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