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  • Summary: You can play more than 80 new minigames in the most recent Mario-themed party game, Mario Party 7. Mario and pals needed some time off, but they forgot to invite Bowser on their cruise. You can battle against an angry Bowser or up to seven of your friends on a single GameCube system. MarioYou can play more than 80 new minigames in the most recent Mario-themed party game, Mario Party 7. Mario and pals needed some time off, but they forgot to invite Bowser on their cruise. You can battle against an angry Bowser or up to seven of your friends on a single GameCube system. Mario Party 7 includes a few new characters and brings back microphone support from Mario Party 6. Expand
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 25
  2. Negative: 2 out of 25
  1. The game is very challenging, and trying to collect all of the mini-games is rewarding. I will be playing this one even on my Revolution next year.
  2. Nintendo Power
    75
    Adds some nice new features to the tried-and-true formula. [Jan 2006, p.110]
  3. The seventh iteration crams even more mini-games than you care to count, but sadly shies away from offering something truly innovative for loyal Mario fans.
  4. It's not dramatically different from Mario Party 6 or, frankly, any of the other Mario Party games, but as a cheery collection of simple pick-up-and-play minigames that's well suited for younger and more-casual players, it still works.
  5. Basically Mario Party 6, but with less fun and [fewer] new ideas.
  6. 60
    Doesn't offer up anything different here, with the exception of some new minigames and a freshly themed game board.
  7. It's such a shame that Nintendo - the creator of Mario Kart, which is arguably the most fun you can have with platonic friends - just can't seem to sort Mario Party's problems out, even for the seventh instalment in the series. Roll on number eight, eh.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 23
  2. Negative: 1 out of 23
  1. May 20, 2014
    10
    This game is awesome! The graphics are great for the game's time period, the minigames are very original, and the game board integration isThis game is awesome! The graphics are great for the game's time period, the minigames are very original, and the game board integration is well planes. I also love the 4-team party mode. This is my favorite of all of the Mario Party games! Expand
  2. Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Probably the best Mario Party, basically Mario Party 6 but better with great boards, some fun extra modes and nearly perfect mini-games.
  3. Nov 21, 2021
    10
    this is still the best mario party game. it doesn't get the credit it deserves.
  4. Feb 9, 2015
    9
    This is an amazing game. This one was the best at the time it came out. The graphics were great for the time. The minigames are fun. TheThis is an amazing game. This one was the best at the time it came out. The graphics were great for the time. The minigames are fun. The character selection is great. The boards are awesome. This is one of my favourite Mario Parties and if you have a GameCube, this game is worth getting. Expand
  5. May 30, 2023
    9
    The last of the many GameCube Mario Parties, and it’s a super underrated one! The theme for this game is that Mario and his friends are goingThe last of the many GameCube Mario Parties, and it’s a super underrated one! The theme for this game is that Mario and his friends are going out on a cruise ship to travel the world, which is a neat idea. There are 2 new characters introduced to the series being Birdo and Dry Bones, and at the time they were excellent additions. We’ve got a good amount of boards which all play differently from one another which I really like. My favourites include Pagoda Peak where you’re climbing up a mountain to get the star and the price changes every time one is obtained, and Neon Heights where there are three treasure chests in different US themed areas, and there’s a chance you’ll either get a star or blown up by a bob-omb. Once again, the orbs return and makes things more interesting. The minigames are fun to play as usual, and this is the first and only game so far to include 8-player minigames, which even though there is only a few, it was a cool new mechanic to have. The only real problem this game is that some elements started to feel a little stale and it was time to change things up a bit… or so we thought! We eventually got Mario Party 9 and for years after that, we wanted to go back! But either way, this is one of my favourite Mario Party games, and you’ll get many many hours out of it! Expand
  6. Nov 28, 2018
    8
    Mario Party 7 is a good game, very entertaining, and keeps the mechanics of MP6 and 5 ongoing and fresh while all those things are good thereMario Party 7 is a good game, very entertaining, and keeps the mechanics of MP6 and 5 ongoing and fresh while all those things are good there is no denying this game goes at a snail pace, sorry but a 10 turn game of MP7 feels like 50 turn round, but still the game isn't bad. But I do have to say the new Bowser Time mechanic is very bad its just a b=Bowser space but 10 times longer, but anyways still good game but takes so long to finish while playing. Expand
  7. JackH
    May 24, 2008
    3
    Unfortunately, this is a sad repeat of a tiresome series. It probably would have been best if Nintendo had stopped with the third Mario Unfortunately, this is a sad repeat of a tiresome series. It probably would have been best if Nintendo had stopped with the third Mario Party. But as long as there are new gamers, there will be a new Mario Party, so there will probably be more Mario Party games than Super Bowls by 2030. You know, I'm not even sure why I bought this game in the first place. Why did I expect there to be anything new or interesting about this version? This is truly Mario's low point. Even Mario himself would be baffled as to why there are 7 (SEVEN!!!) games in this series. Don't get me wrong, I like Nintendo, but I think that they need to put an end to this. To those who gave this game a 10, this is your first Mario Party game, isn't it? I for one know that this game is a repeat of an OK game. Even back when I actually liked this series (Mario Party 4), I most certainly would not have given it a 10. An 8, maybe, but not a 10. What's wrong with you all? This whole game is based on LUCK. Basically, that means that the single player is pointless. The only reason to play this game is for the mini games, and 1) you need to play single player to even get the mini games, and 2) not even half of the mini games are any good anyway. The only reason that I would bring out Mario Party 7 now is if I were desperate to entertain company, and I have much better games for that. That is, unless I have an ignorant 4 year old over, which has like a 1 in 1,999,999,999 chance of happening. Plus, what makes this game worse is that there is no final boss battle! The boss battle against Bowser in Mario Party 4 was awesome. It took me a while to finally beat that guy on his evil cube of death. Heck, even Mario Party 5 wasn't that bad. 6 and 7 have been awful, though, and they make me have nightmares at night about a possible Mario Party 50. Man, that gives me the shivers. Expand

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#9 Most Discussed GameCube Game of 2005