Mario Party 4

The fourth installment of the wildly selling four-player party game walks the same path that the previous titles did, banking on the power of 50 totally new mini-games and vastly improved graphics to do the selling. Four people trek their way around an interactive game board and indulge in a wide variety of mini-games after each turn. Instead of points, you earn coins, which allow you to buy stars if you land on the correct space. The player with the most stars and coins wins. As for the very important mini-game challenges, they range from free-for-alls, to 1v3, to 2v2 matches. There are five totally new game boards available from the get-go, ranging from haunted Boo-themed environments to the tropical Koopa's Seaside Soiree.

Ignore what the others say. Just ignore them.

This is a great fun Mario party game, IMO the best in the series. The best story mode that's been in a mario party game, and many hours of constent multiplayer fun await you in the box.

It's so cheap now, how could you not buy it?

A must get for any gamecube owner.

So this is the fourth Mario Party in the series. What has it got to offer? More than 50 new mini-games and 6 new boards.
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And that's it I'm afraid. Mario Party 4 doesn't reallyadd much to the series that wasn't already there. It seems they are running out of ideas folks, beceause it's starting to become a case of "We've seen it all before". Obviously there are new mini-games but not all of them feel that new.
As usual, Mario Party 4 is about the multiplayer. It's great to play with your friends. However it's only "fun" in multiplayer. Single player has nothing to keep you playing and it becomes boring and repetive.
The main problem with playing Mario Party 4 alone is that you have to face the computer. They are a bit "lifeless" if you get my drift and you don't get nearly as many surprises compared to when you play with friends. It has no replay value whatsoever, you may play alone for 5 boards, which is the total number of boards, with whatever character you are using. Once you win at a board, all you get is a present from the character whoes board you've won. Yoshi, gets Yoshi's shoes and Yoshi's table. These presents are nice but certainly won't keep you playing. And all you can do is keep playing against the computer and it just gets tedious, even if you change the difficulty setting.
Even worse, none of the games are exactly addictive, so you won't want to play them again.
Even the "Extra Room" will only keep you playing for possibly an extra twenty minutes at most. It's just a room with other mini-games not available in the main game. You try and get records in them, but they get tiresome quickly.
The graphics are pretty average, they are very colorful which suits the game, but they certainly don't push the gamecube to any limits. Sometimes the mini-games look really good, but the actual boards look pretty basic.
The sound isn't good either. It is repetive and it doesn't change much throughout the game. It certainly isn't catchy, and some tunes to hum along to wouldn't've have been too hard to put in.
The game however, does look quite professional, when you first turn it on. Well, alright, not exactly professional, but stylish at the very least. It does pull you into the game.
The gameplay has been pretty much discussed. Alone it gets very boring and repetive. With friends you'll have a lot of fun though.
How long will it last? Mario Party 4 will last hours in multiplayer. Probably 1 hour in Single Player.
So to summarise: Only get this game if you have lots of friends to play it with. If you buy it for single player, you'll play it once but then stash it in the cupboard to gather dust.