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Pretty bad game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 6 / 13
Date: December 05, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I thought this game was horrible. Mini games are very hard and not fun, you need mushrooms to move around the board, run out and your dead.

It was a peaceful day in the Party place, when Bowser came and took all the mini games and E-Gadd's gadgets! OH NO! AND WHAT DO YOU DO? You play as Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, or Peach, and they all start at different places on the board. You go to certain places and do quests for people that are to lazy to do them themselves. You run on mushrooms, and every new turn, you lose a mushroom. Lose them all, you are dead. You beat mini games to get mushrooms, and beat quests to get E-Gadd's gadgets. Sound fun? It's not.

Ratings:

Graphics: 5/10
They were okay, usually what you would expect on a GBA.

Sound: 2/10
I hated the bg music! It was really annoying. >>

Replay Value: 4/10
If your not already bored and returned the game, you can try to unlock every mini-game, like every MP.

Gameplay: 1/10
Worst MP game ever! The controls suck, the mini games are very hard, and you only have a certain amount of turns.

Overall: 2/10
Sucked, yet it's not as bad as Mario Party 7.

Rent, Pass, or Buy?: Pass, not even hardcore fans would like this game.

~B14Z3
"I have spoken!"

Never Buy

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 11
Date: March 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I bought this thinking it would be a Mario Party. Instead, it was not even a game. If you have played a console Mario, you play on a board collecting coins and stars as you play minigames after each turn. Here you can play minigames but there are no opponents or anything like that. You just randomly play a minigame. This game sucks and is a piece of S***. Nintendo ripped me off with false advertising. Maybe if there is some way to play in an actual game as Nintendo suggests, then can somebody tell me.

BOOOOOOOO!

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 4 / 9
Date: November 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

IF YOU ENJOY MARIO PARTY GAMES LIKE ME DON'T GET THIS.IT STINKS!HERE ARE THREE REASONS WHY I HATE IT.
1.YOU CAN ONLY PLAY AS MARIO,LUIGI,PEACH AND YOSHI!
2.NO STARS.IT'S MISSIONS THAT ARE SOOOO ANNOYING!
3.LACK OF OF MINIGAMES.
YES,THE MINIGAMES AND GADGETS ARE FUN BUT,THERE ISN'T ENOUGH TO KEEP ME OCCUPIED.

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1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 18
Date: April 04, 2005
Author: Amazon User

ok you ppl can say that this review wasnt helpful but what is there to say that game sucks get mario party 6 for game cube

Nothing like the fun Mario Party games for N64 and Gamecube

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: October 22, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I was very disappointed when I first played this game. I am a huge fan of Mario Party 1-6, and even got my Gamecube so I could continue getting them. Mario Party Advance is nothing like any of them. The mini games are difficult with the gameboy and there is no real board game where you try to get the star. Those missions are really dumb. For more entertainment, get any of the gameboy Harvest Moons. At least they held my attention for longer than ten minutes.

as kiddy as it gets, but there's quite a bit to it

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 6
Date: May 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I have played many of Nintendo's franchise games, and I have never seen a game so completely presented for kids as this game. I'm not a kid, but if I remember right, even a kid doesn't need a little twinkly star telling them 'This game's absolutely packed with fun.' For the first half hour the game just presents you with super-colorful image after sickening colorful image as you prepare your 'passport', a prerequisite to playing the game.

But after that, and after you get over the presentation so kiddy that it will make young kids sick, this is a nice game. Don't expect a party like earlier Mario Party games; this game is almost all for one player. Basically, its main mode has you driving around town running simple errands with limited gasoline, and to keep your car gassed up you have to win frequent mini-games. And most of the mini-games are pretty fun, especially if you learn them and try to set new records in the 'free play' mode.

You will meet many characters from past Mario games as you play. I know this is kiddy too but this I don't mind; I'm a Mario fan. I especially liked meeting the big round slime that was a boss in Yoshi's Island; the characters will bring back memories for a Mario fan as you explore town.

This game is enjoyable; not that enjoyable but enough to keep you coming back. That is if the childish presentation doesn't make you vomit.

Mario Party Advance is for for older children

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: August 02, 2005
Author: Amazon User

If buying for a child, be aware the child must be able to read to use the game.

okay but not what I expected

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 4
Date: April 14, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I really expected more from Mario Prty Advancce. The console games were so much fun as you went around the board to get the star. In this one, there is NO star but you have to fill quests. The mini-games aren't nearly as good (I LOVED dungeon duos and order up from mario party 4) but still okay. -overall okay

was ok

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: September 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game was not what I thought it was gonna be. I thought i was gonna be playing a board game of a mario party map. not doing quest like an RPG! I played for a day and never played it again. :(

Portable Party

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 15 / 24
Date: June 18, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Nintendo has really known how to make a great franchise work right on the money. Nevertheless, that has been true for the Mario Party franchise. Since its debut a few years ago, it has been one of the most surprising games you could ever imagine. Yet, it did have a few mishaps along the way. The game was released as a part of the e-reader card gameplay game for the lackluster e-reader. While the e-reader fizzled into oblivion, the Game Boy Advance is still shining. All that was left was to make a new kind of Mario Party that handheld goers would love. This is that chance.

Mario Party Advance for the Game Boy Advance really does fair quite well. The game has enough of the challenge, and the skill Mario Party has conjured from its days on the Nintendo 64, and the Nintendo Gamecube. The graphics and the theme stands out very well, with over 60 different exciting mini-games to unlock and challenge against other party-players. The music sounds a little more cutesy, but can be a little bothersome at times. The gameplay and control for each of the games is a bit more challenging on a D-pad, rather than the analog stick, but it really is very easy to pick up after a few games. For others, it also makes a great game for the Game Boy Player add-ons for the Nintendo Gamecube. The game is pretty dull for players who are just playing alone, but with others, it really is quite a party.

All in all, Mario Party Advance works very well for the Game Boy Advance, and shows a much needed improvement than before. This is a true must have for the Game Boy Advance player, who wants a little board mania of their own. If you've played it before, you'll love this Mario Party.

Graphics: B

Sound: C-

Control: B 1/2-

Fun & Enjoyment: C+ if you're playing solo; B+ if you're playing with others

Overall: B

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