Mario Party 7
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is the seventh in a series of board game style video games for Nintendo
platforms and is the fourth and final title in the Mario Party
series for Nintendo Gamecube
. Mario Party 7 features popular Nintendo characters. It was released on the Nintendo GameCube
in North America on November 7, 2005, in Japan on November 10, 2005, in Europe on February 10, 2006, and in Australia on June 8, 2006. It features 58 new minigames. This game's host is Toadsworth, Princess Peach's longtime steward. It also makes use of the microphone
peripheral
introduced with Mario Party 6
, which can be used in 10 minigames. This game also includes six entirely new worlds (one world being unlocked).
Mario Party 7 is followed by Mario Party 8
.
and all his friends to go on a luxury cruise around the world. However, Toadsworth invited everyone except for one character, Bowser. Furious at being omitted, the great and terrible King vows revenge. When the cruise ship arrives at its first destination, the passengers discover that Bowser has turned their vacation paradise into a stress-filled madhouse. Mario tries to gain as many stars as possible to end this.
in 1999, eight players may participate in either Party Cruise or Deluxe Cruise (the 8 player equivalent of the Mini-Game Cruise). Players are split into teams of two and are required to share a controller, with the first player using the left shoulder button and the control stick in mini-games, while the second player uses the right shoulder button and the C-stick.
While a mode for a solo player in itself isn't new to the Mario Party series, this game's take is very much different from any of the past six games. One player competes against another (either computer controlled or human played), trying to complete the set objective on the board map before the other can. Tasks range from collecting a set number of stars to having a set number of coins on a space. Up to ten slots of different characters with different phrases may be saved. Once a player has completed all six boards, they are added to the rankings section, where it shows the players who took the least turns to complete them.
There are many mini games in Mario Party 7. Once again, no mini games from previous editions appear. There are nine types of minigame
s in the game: 4-P, 1 vs.3, 2 vs.2, Battle, Duel, 8-P, DK, Bowser, and Rare. For four-player and one versus three, there are an additional five minigames that can be played with the microphone. In 8 player games, one player uses the Control Stick and L, and the other player uses the C stick and R. The mini game controls range from pressing a button repeatedly to using the control stick and several buttons. There are extra mini-games which you must purchase in-game to unlock.
gave Mario Party 7 a 6.5/10, criticizing the unoriginality. 1UP
put a D+ rating for its slow gameplay. IGN
gave it a 7/10. GameSpot criticized the game's premise saying, "Bowser looks more petty than evil".
Nintendo
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platforms and is the fourth and final title in the Mario Party
Mario Party
is a party video game for the Nintendo 64 game console, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on December 14, 1998, in North America on February 8, 1999, and in Europe on March 9, 1999...
series for Nintendo Gamecube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
. Mario Party 7 features popular Nintendo characters. It was released on the Nintendo GameCube
Nintendo GameCube
The , officially abbreviated to NGC in Japan and GCN in other regions, is a sixth generation video game console released by Nintendo on September 15, 2001 in Japan, November 18, 2001 in North America, May 3, 2002 in Europe, and May 17, 2002 in Australia...
in North America on November 7, 2005, in Japan on November 10, 2005, in Europe on February 10, 2006, and in Australia on June 8, 2006. It features 58 new minigames. This game's host is Toadsworth, Princess Peach's longtime steward. It also makes use of the microphone
Microphone
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. In 1877, Emile Berliner invented the first microphone used as a telephone voice transmitter...
peripheral
Peripheral
A peripheral is a device attached to a host computer, but not part of it, and is more or less dependent on the host. It expands the host's capabilities, but does not form part of the core computer architecture....
introduced with Mario Party 6
Mario Party 6
is the sixth game in the Mario Party series of board game-style video games by Nintendo and is the third title in the series made for Nintendo GameCube and was released in Japan on November 18, 2004; North America on December 6, 2004; in Europe on March 18, 2005; and in Australia on September 15,...
, which can be used in 10 minigames. This game also includes six entirely new worlds (one world being unlocked).
Mario Party 7 is followed by Mario Party 8
Mario Party 8
is a party video game, the eighth installment in the Mario Party series, and is the first title in the series to be released for the Nintendo Wii. It is also the first Mario Party title to have the ability to use Mii characters. It was released in North America on May 29, 2007, in Europe on June...
.
Story
Toadsworth has invited MarioMario
is a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...
and all his friends to go on a luxury cruise around the world. However, Toadsworth invited everyone except for one character, Bowser. Furious at being omitted, the great and terrible King vows revenge. When the cruise ship arrives at its first destination, the passengers discover that Bowser has turned their vacation paradise into a stress-filled madhouse. Mario tries to gain as many stars as possible to end this.
Gameplay
The goal of Mario Party 7 is to gather stars, but each board requires one to do that in a different way. For the first time ever since the series' initial releaseMario Party
is a party video game for the Nintendo 64 game console, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on December 14, 1998, in North America on February 8, 1999, and in Europe on March 9, 1999...
in 1999, eight players may participate in either Party Cruise or Deluxe Cruise (the 8 player equivalent of the Mini-Game Cruise). Players are split into teams of two and are required to share a controller, with the first player using the left shoulder button and the control stick in mini-games, while the second player uses the right shoulder button and the C-stick.
While a mode for a solo player in itself isn't new to the Mario Party series, this game's take is very much different from any of the past six games. One player competes against another (either computer controlled or human played), trying to complete the set objective on the board map before the other can. Tasks range from collecting a set number of stars to having a set number of coins on a space. Up to ten slots of different characters with different phrases may be saved. Once a player has completed all six boards, they are added to the rankings section, where it shows the players who took the least turns to complete them.
There are many mini games in Mario Party 7. Once again, no mini games from previous editions appear. There are nine types of minigame
Minigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
s in the game: 4-P, 1 vs.3, 2 vs.2, Battle, Duel, 8-P, DK, Bowser, and Rare. For four-player and one versus three, there are an additional five minigames that can be played with the microphone. In 8 player games, one player uses the Control Stick and L, and the other player uses the C stick and R. The mini game controls range from pressing a button repeatedly to using the control stick and several buttons. There are extra mini-games which you must purchase in-game to unlock.
Reception
GameSpotGameSpot
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gave Mario Party 7 a 6.5/10, criticizing the unoriginality. 1UP
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put a D+ rating for its slow gameplay. IGN
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gave it a 7/10. GameSpot criticized the game's premise saying, "Bowser looks more petty than evil".