For example, the first board I played ‘Perilous Palace Path’ coming first in a mini game meant an extra dice block to my next turn. The reward you get from winning mini games is different on each level as part of the theme, but they all help you progress through the board faster. The aim of the game is simply to get to the end of the board first.

Island Tour shakes up the formula by having no stars or coins to collect. Sure, there are strategies, but it’s clear that Mario Party was never about skill based gameplay. One of the biggest complaints regarding older Mario Party games is the tendency to get screwed over by the game in the last few turns, resulting in gameplay that was truly and infuriatingly luck based. Mario decides another round of Mario Party is needed. Mario and his pals are having a party on some floating islands, Bowser has his hand in ruining the fun, there are mini games and a weird bubble motif. Do you base your score on the quality of the games? Do you set your standards lower because it’s a mini game collection? We all know Mario Party has been done to death, so what’s changed in Island Tour for the 3DS? Mini game collections can be difficult to review.

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