Mario Party 5

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Play a variety of small gaming competitions to collect coins -- collect the most coins and you'll win the baord
• Fight against friends & enemies in fun duel modes where you can compete against friends, or gang up on Bowser
• The Koopa Kid Brigade will challenge you with their action-packed mini-games
• View the game board & get back to the game faster with the new 3-D maps
• See if you can beat every game board and win the game!

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000A0O28
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: December 1, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (155 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,943 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Mario Party 5 bring party-game fans a new collection of great party games that star Mario and his friends!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mario Party Strikes Again!, November 18, 2003

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Katie (from my basement) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mario Party 5 (Video Game)

I know, I know what you are thinking about. 'ANOTHER Mario Party?! These games get worse and worse every year...' Well, in my opinion, this is the best Mario Party game; better than the last four Mario Party games combined!

Obviously, you know what the gameplay is about. You move around the board, play mini-games, get stars, then BOOM! Game's over. Well, in between all this, there are new features.

For one thing, you get to play as three new characters: Toad, Boo and Baby Bowser(also known as Koopa Kid). However, there is a drawback-you cannot play as Donkey Kong. He, instead gets his own space! In addition, if you liked Paper Mario, then you'll love this little-big feature. The Paper Mario Star Spirits are back!

Plus, like any other game, there are a total of 60 new Mini Games! They range from popping baloons to shining Chomp-Chomps with flashlights. The possibilites are endless!

One more thing before I end this review. Now, there are also three bonus games;Card Party, Ice Hockey and Beach Volleyball! Each of these games are fun. Plus, there is a battle-type game, where you can construct different machines to defeat your opponent and test them out in trial battles.

Overall, I love this game, and I highly reccommend it to anyone who has liked the other Mario Party games.

24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pushy Penguins!!, February 5, 2004

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Mori Girl Alice (Neverland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mario Party 5 (Video Game)

I'm going to start by saying that I haven't played any of the other Mario Party titles, so I have no basis to compare this one to those (I have heard there was a general lack of new features). However, that being said, I enjoy this game very much.

There are several different modes (some of which will not be mentioned in this review). The main game is a somewhat lame board game. Entertaining at first, but soon gets dreadfully boring. This, however, is how you unlock new mini games (the heart of the title), so it is your task to bear with it for the time being.

The mini games are awesome. Most of them. Okay, some of them. But the ones that are great are plentiful enough to make up for the bad ones. And once they are unlocked, you can go back and play them anytime without having to go through the board game. I particularly don't like button mashers (hit A as fast as you can and break your controller!!). Other games, like Pushy Penguins, are so much fun it's ridiculous. Hotel Goomba is a neat little puzzle game. And there's some sports-related mini games, as well (baseball, speed skating, etc.).

My favourite part of Mario Party 5 is Bonus Mode. That mode on it's own could easily be it's own title. You can play four-player ice hockey, beach volleyball, and a fun board/card game. Each of the three games have different options you can set to make things more interesting. For example, beach volleyball can be played with an exploding ball (kind of like hot potato.. the timer counts down and then, um, explodes. Point over.)

Overall, MP5 is a fairly average game. You won't have a huge amount of fun playing by yourself. This is definately a multiplayer game. And it's lots of fun! There aren't too many titles out there that anyone can just pick up and play. There is almost no learning curve, and it's safe for all ages. Four stars for jolly good FUN!

51 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good ol' fun!, October 17, 2003

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Matt (Ames, IA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mario Party 5 (Video Game)

This game is just like the previous Mario Party games. If you are new to the series, this is a really fun multiplayer game, but its really boring as a single player. Anyways, this game is all about minigames, and there are plenty of it! You will have blast playing this game with friends/family members. The graphics are nice, music is Nintendo themed, and anyone can pickup a controller and play, its really simple. If you have Mario Party 4, stick with it, because there isnt anything new in Mario Party 5 (redesigned minigames). Dont let the "Kiddie" theme fool you..i am 22 yrs old and i had a fun playing (MP 4)aginst my 10 and 12 yr. old cousins! I would recommend this only if you are new to Mario Party, or just like playing games with friends and having a good time. I do not recommend this game if you plan to play as a single player, the A.I is terrible, and its just not as fun!