Super Mini-Games
Use of Joy-Cons
Lack of Online, Extra Modes
While the board game and extra game modes are a bit of a downer, Super Mario Party's mini-games shine whilst taking full advantage of the Switch hardware.
Top Critic Average
Critics Recommend
Super Mini-Games
Use of Joy-Cons
Lack of Online, Extra Modes
While the board game and extra game modes are a bit of a downer, Super Mario Party's mini-games shine whilst taking full advantage of the Switch hardware.
Super Mario Party has some strong new ideas, but the game suffers from issues that have plagued the franchise for years, and the online mode leaves much to be desired.
Super Mario Party gets an enjoyable reinvention for the Switch, though it introduces as many problems as it fixes.
Super Mario Party is the best Mario Party in two console generations, but even with a few real winners among the 80 minigames, the party might get stale.
The boards are underwhelming and some of the modes suffer from repetition, but the selection of minigames is among the best in the series
With Super Mario Party on Switch, Nintendo's 20-year-old party franchise ditches its staple randomness for a more strategic game.
Super Mario Party is a welcome comeback for the series that seemingly plays it safe with its modes, but still manages to be fun.
Recent Mario Party games have previously had a somewhat sterile feel to them, but with Super Mario Party that simply isn't the case. This isn't a cash-grab with Mario's face on the front; this is a well-constructed and beautifully realised Mario Party game which takes the series right back to its roots, but without being a straightforward rehash. There are a few interesting ideas that feel a little bit underdeveloped, but on the whole Super Mario Party is a true return to form.
Super Mario Party's new modes offer a welcome break from what some might consider the main attraction: the board game. They're faster, and they focus on two of the Nintendo Switch's strengths that make it such a special console in the first place — good Joy-Con motion controls and fun co-op play. For me, it makes this Super Mario Party the best in franchise history, even if I don't care for the staid board game.
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