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Mario Party 5 GameCube
  • Publisher: Nintendo
  • Release Date: Nov 10, 2003
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Metascore
69 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 33 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.8 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 18 Ratings

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  • Summary: Mario Party 5 gives the Mario Party series new game boards, more than 60 new minigames, new playable characters, an expanded single-player mode and, of course, more multiplayer madness than you can handle. In Mario Party 5, Mario and his friends are trying to restore peace to Dream World by racing around a collection of game boards. This time around, players can change the location of event spaces by using special capsules found on each board. The player with the most stars and coins at the end of the game wins.… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 33
  3. Negative: 3 out of 33
  1. Nintendophiles
    95
    Adds a few nice modes to the Mario Party series, but if you already own "Mario Party 4" there is absolutely no reason to upgrade.
  2. Inside Gamer Online
    72
    The control scheme changes during each minigame, so unless you know already know how to play it, you should read the directions and the controls that go with it.
  3. Gaming Age
    42
    I was hoping that Mario Party 5 would be better than last year’s effort. While certain aspects of the game are a move in the right direction, the overall game fails to please.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. JulianR.
    10
    Das ist ein Super-Spiel!!!!
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Starwarsspiderman
    10
    This game is totally amazing! There is so much packed into such a small disc! This one is so much better than Mario Party 4! There are so many mini extras to enjoy when you and your friends want to play!… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. SoulCalibur2
    6
    Mediocre. The only thing that keeps this series going are the new and fun minigames you hope will come up. Unfortunately, the Mario Party series has been declining steadily. I think MP 3 was the best. Better graphics can only take a game so far...… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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