Mario Party 5
Mario Party 5 is a video game that consists of 1 release
Mario Party 5 is the fifth installment in Nintendo's long running series. It features new modes, along with 75 all-new mini-games.
Overview
Mario Party 5
Mario Party 5
The game's title screen from the English version of the game.
Mario Party 5 was generally well-received by critics. Reviewers found that the new minigames were fun and interesting, but due to the few original aspects of the game, it was criticized. However, Mario Party 5 still became a Player's Choice title in 2004. Mario Party 5 has an average rating of 71% on Game Rankings and of 69% on Metacritic.
Story
Mario Party 5 is set in the world of Dream Depot, a world that contains five different game boards. The single-player story modes involves the player in a variety of games against the Koopa Kids, who have been dispatched as part of Bowser's plot to take over Dream Depot.Gameplay
A four player minigame.
Mario Party 5 retains the traditional Mario Party gameplay. Each "level" is a game board, with the objective to gain the most stars by the end of the game. Stars are usually available for purchase for a certain amount of coins (if the player doesn't have enough coins, they just pass by and must wait until the next time they pass the designated space). Coins are earned by landing on certain squares or winning minigames.
A four player minigame.
Minigames all have varying goals, with several different types of minigames. There are four player minigames, that have all of the players playing against each other. One versus three minigames have one player (usually with a large advantage) against three others. Two versus two has two teams of two against each other. Battle minigames having varying goals. A Donkey Kong minigame has goals relating to collecting coins. A duel minigame is a minigame between two randomly selected players. Bowser minigames are minigames that Bowser presents near the end of the single-player game. In all there are 75 in the game.
Mario Party 5's multiplayer mode is called Party Mode. Up to four players can compete on any of the game boards. Before playing a game, the players can select difficulty of computer controlled opponents, as well as the amount of turns in the game. There are ten playable characters in the game (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Daisy, Waluigi, Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid). Donkey Kong is no longer a playable character, but instead is in a DK Space, which initiates a DK minigame.
The Wiggler Capsule
Mario Party 5 also introduced a "Super-Duel Mode," which has players in a vehicle, combating in a variety of events. Vehicles can be custom fitted with parts that can be purchased. Once a vehicle is constructed, players can take it in matches against either computer controlled or human opponents.
Gameboards
- Bowser Nightmare
Bowser Nightmare - Future Dream
- Undersea Dream
- Pirate Dream
- Toy Dream
- Rainbow Dream
- Sweet Dream
Minigames
Four player minigames
- Chimp Chase
- Chomp Romp
- Coin Cache
- Coney Island
Coney Island - Dinger Derby
- Dodge Bomb
- Fish Sticks
- Fish Upon A Star
- Flower Shower
Flower Shower - Frozen Frenzy
- Ground Pound Down
- Hotel Goomba
- Hydrostars
- Leaf Leap
- Later Skater
- Mazed & Confused
- Night Light Fright
- Pop-star Piranhas
Pop-star Piranhas - Pushy Penguins
- Rumble Fumble
- Triple Jump
- Vicious Vending
- Will Flower
One versus three minigames
- Beam Team
- Big Top Drop
- Curvy Curbs
- Fight Cards
Fight Cards - Flatiator
- Heat Stroke
- Mario Mechs
- Mathletes
- Quilt for Speed
- Revolving Fire
- Squared Away
- Tube It or Lose It
Two versus two minigames
- Banking Coins
- Berry Basket
- Bus Buffer
- Clock Stoppers
- Defuse or Lose
- Handy Hoppers
- ID UFO
- Manic Mallets
Manic Mallets - Mario Can-Can
- Panic Pinball
- Rumble Ready
- Submarathon
Battle minigames
- Astro-Logical
- Bill Blasters
- Lucky Lineup
- Random Ride
Random Ride - Tug-o-Dorrie
- Twist 'n' Out
Duel minigames
- Blown Away
- Bound of Music
- Button Mashers
- Countdown Pound
Countdown Pound - Get a Rope
- Head Waiter
- Merry Poppings
- Piece Out
- Pound Peril
- Pump 'n' Jump
- Shock Absorbers
- Shy Guy Showdown
Shy Guy Showdown - Sky Survivor
- Whomp Maze
- Wind Wavers
Other minigames
- Frightmare
- Card Party!
- Ice Hockey
- Beach Volleyball
DK Minigames
- Banana Punch
Banana Punch - Da Vine Climb
- Mass A-Peel
Bowser Minigames
- Cage-in Cookin'
Cage-in Cookin' - Rain of Fire
- Scaldin' Cauldron
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Nov. 7, 2003
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