Mario Party 5
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| Mario Party 5 | |
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 Mario Party 5 Boxart | |
| Developer(s) | Chun Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Released | North America - November 10, 2003
Europe - December 5, 2005 |
| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single Player, Multiplayer |
| Ratings | ESRB: E
OFLC:G8+ |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo Gamecube |
Mario Party 5 (マリオパーティ 5 Mario Pāti Faibu) is a party video game published by Nintendo and developed by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in North America on November 10, 2003 and in Japan on November 23, 2003.
Mario Party 5 is the fifth installment in the Mario Party video game series, which began with Mario Party in 1998. The game's story concerns Mario and his friends trying to restore peace to the Dream World, which is being invaded by Bowser.
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[edit] Gameplay
In single player mode, all the Koopa Kids move at the same time, quickening game play. The point of single player mode is to deplete all of the Koopa Kids' coins by beating them in mini-games. It also features a whole new mode, Super Duel Mode. In this mode, one buys vehicle parts using points received by playing mini-games and building a battle vehicle to use in different tournaments or against friends. To unlock all the different parts, one must play all the tournaments and beat certain opponents.
As usual, this new installment to the Mario Party series comes with new mini-games, characters, and maps. Toad, Boo, and even Koopa Kid are the new playable characters. In this game, Donkey Kong is only a playable character in Super Duel Mode once one unlocks him. In party mode, he now shows up on new Donkey Kong spaces and either gives the players coins/stars or starts a Donkey Kong mini-game which involve collecting bananas for a predetermined amount of coins.
[edit] Plot
Somewhere beyond human stars lies a dream world known as the Dream Depot, where all of the dreams made on Earth merge into one. On one particular night, the guardians of this world, the Star Spirits (who last appeared in Paper Mario), decided to allow certain particularly powerful dreamers into the Dream Depot for a chance to visit. In the end, they invite Mario and his closest allies into their world, as they are the biggest dreamers on Earth. However, Bowser, Mario's arch-nemesis, has somehow snuck his way into the Dream Depot, and is now threatening to replace everyone's dreams with his own megalomaniacal delusions. The Star Spirits now look to their guests to play their minigames and stop Bowser's evil plot.
[edit] Characters
[edit] Playable Characters
- Mario - Red
- Luigi - Blue
- Peach - Pink
- Yoshi - Green
- Wario - Purple
- Daisy - Yellow
- Waluigi - Black
- Toad - White
- Boo - Light Blue
- Koopa Kid (Mini Bowser in PAL Regions) - Orange
This game marks the first time Donkey Kong was not a playable character.
[edit] Boards
[edit] Arcade version
Super Mario Fushigi no Korokoro Party (literally, Super Mario: The Mysterious Rolling Party) is an arcade version of Mario Party 5 released exclusively in Japan in 2004. It was developed by Capcom instead of Hudson Soft.
Up to six players could play, unlike Mario Party 5 which only allowed four players that can battle each other.
