Mario Party 4 GameCube
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Oct 21, 2002
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70 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 26 Critics What's this?

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7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 42 Ratings

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  • Summary: Toad, Koopa, and other party-planning pranksters have hidden birthday presents for their closest friends inside the Party Cube. To win the presents, Mario, Yoshi, Peach, and other Mushroom Kingdom favorites will have to plunge into a circus of minigame trickery. As always, keep an eye out for Bowser and his trouble-making goons. Even Whomp and Thwomp have rockin' surprises for you in their Extra Room. Packed with surprises, wild multiplayer action, and zany challenges, Mario Party 4 is your ticket to a good time. … Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 16 out of 26
  3. Negative: 1 out of 26
  1. TotalGames.net
    90
    Does exactly what it sets out to do, and as such it comes highly recommended to anyone with more than one controller to their name.
  2. Nintendo Power
    84
    The minigames are just as goofy as ever, with only one or two clunkers amid dozens of fun challenges. [Nov 2002, p.218]
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  3. Game Over Online
    73
    The best game in the series yet. But that isn’t saying a whole lot when you consider that the sequels have always felt more like continuations than they did actual sequels.
  4. Game Informer
    30
    If anything, the game did show me how much torment I can put up with before breaking down, sobbing, and pleading to make it stop. [Dec 2002, p.125]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 19 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 23
  3. Negative: 3 out of 23
  1. gorelequint
    10
    Mario Party 4 is a cavalcade of brillantly wacky and fun mini games condensed with excellent 3 Dimensional graphics and hilarious animated characters, such as Mario, luigi, Wario, Yoshi and loads more. The structure of the game has obviously been devoted lots of time and effort as the game boards are realistic and great fun to play, there's so much to do. The best bit about this game is the mini games themselves, almost 100 fantastic mini ganmes that we keep you and your friends entertained for hours on end. You can play in teams, on your own or 3 against 1, all three of which are wonderful. Some of the best mini games include basketball, avalanche, booksquirm, GOAL and Blame it on the Crane.
    My one critism with this game is that it is not half as fun when you are playing on your own but it is a real hoot with friends and family. The party starts as soon as you buy it.    … Expand
  2. angryjoe1111
    8
    This game is amazing! My second favourite Mario Party storyline, with the exclusion of Mario Party 7. The mini games are still enjoyable and the graphics for a 2002 game are completely amazing. Highly recommended for playing with the family.… Expand
  3. bestbloodyday
    7
    After 3 games, is getting old. Feels boring because of the lack of new game mechanics. One thing sure: if you play with friends, is still very funny. The main problems are the reduced number of mini games (maybe around 70) and the reduced number of playing zones.… Expand
  4. AprilB.
    3
    This game sucks! You can not change the board Its a flat boring board the other parties have much nicer boards. Do not buy this game buy 5 6 or 7 instead.… Collapse

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