Mario Party DS does the series more than justice.

User Rating: 9 | Mario Party DS DS
By Axman89 | Review Date:
Mario Party is one of my favorite Nintendo series, and the idea of a DS edition sounded strange at first; a multi-player based franchise for a single-player based system. Fortunately, Mario Party has never been better.

First off, everyone's favorite heroes are shrunken to the size of hamsters by Bowser, respectively. As a result, all five of the game boards (as well as each of the mini games) take place in a larger-than life setting, which adds an extra dimension to both the gameplay & the game's story telling.

For the first time, the single-player mode takes center stage. There's a prevalent storyline that orchestrates the game's circumstances, and gives each of the party boards meaning. The characters get roped into having "parties" in order to defeat the Bowser-minions that have taken over the 5 boards.

Mario Party DS combines the best elements of the last 8 games with a brilliant storyline and the best mini game collection in the series to date. Single-card multi-player is the icing on the cake.

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