Mario Party: Island Tour

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Mario Party: Island Tour

party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS. The third handheld game in the Mario Party series, it was announced by Satoru Iwata in a Nintendo Direct presentation[5] in April 2013,[6] and was released in November 2013 in North America, in January 2014 in Europe and Australia, and in March 2014 in Japan. The game features seven boards,[4] each with their own special features, and 81 new minigames.[7] It was followed by Mario Party 10 for the Wii U
in 2015.

Gameplay

Mad Ladders/Rung Direction, one of the 81 minigames with four players

The gameplay is similar to previous installments in the

Bowser Jr.
, who is unlocked by beating all 30 floors of Bowser's Tower.

Reception

Island Tour received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[9] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights, for a total of 32 out of 40.[11]

GamesRadar said, "Island Tour isn't the Mario Party you remember, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. That said, there are definitely some missing pieces that keep it from being a memorable entry in the franchise." GameSpot commended the game's usage of four-player local download play, great minigame designs, and also Island Tour's single-player mode, but criticized "a few bad games in the bunch", and the lack of online play.[14] IGN said, "Mario Party: Island Tour’s rich multiplayer options are sullied by boring minigames and unfortunate motion control."[15] Nintendo World Report listed Island Tour's pros as being the game boards, "extensive" single-player mode, and the fact that it utilizes almost all the Nintendo 3DS features, and the cons as the fact that the difficulty of Bowser's Tower is not changeable, the instruction screens, which they described as "repetitive", and also that there is no online multiplayer.[18] Pocket Gamer said, "Island Tour will provide you and a bunch of mates with a great evening of laughs, but most of the time you'll be laughing AT it rather than with it."[23]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: マリオパーティ アイランドツアー, Hepburn: Mario Pātī Airando Tsuā

References

  1. ^ Mallory, Jordan (August 28, 2013). "Zelda: A Link Between Worlds and Mario Party: Island Tour hit 3DS Nov. 22". Engadget (Joystiq). Archived from the original on December 23, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  2. ^ Nintendo UK (November 13, 2013). "Nintendo Direct Presentation - 13.11.2013". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 11, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "NINTENDO ANNOUNCES LAUNCH DATES FOR ANTICIPATED Wii U & NINTENDO 3DS TITLES FOR 2013". Nintendo Australia. October 2, 2013. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved October 21, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Fletcher, JC (April 17, 2013). "New Mario Party coming to 3DS this winter". Engadget (Joystiq). Archived from the original on March 17, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  5. ^ Makuch, Eddie (April 17, 2013). "Mario Party 3DS revealed". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
  6. ^ Usher, William (April 17, 2013). "Mario Party Coming To Nintendo 3DS". CinemaBlend. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  7. ^ Narcisse, Evan (April 17, 2013). "Mario Party Coming to 3DS This Winter". Kotaku. Archived from the original on November 16, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  8. ^
    Nintendo Life. Archived
    from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved April 29, 2013.
  9. ^ a b "Mario Party: Island Tour for 3DS Reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on November 11, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  10. ^ Cooke, Caitlin (November 27, 2013). "Review: Mario Party: Island Tour". Destructoid. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  11. ^ a b Romano, Sal (March 11, 2014). "Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1319". Gematsu. Archived from the original on May 15, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  12. ^ Ryckert, Dan (November 22, 2013). "Mario Party: Island Tour". Game Informer. GameStop. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
  13. ^
    Game Revolution. Archived
    from the original on December 10, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  14. ^ a b Kemps, Heidi (November 22, 2013). "Mario Party Island Tour Review". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 23, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  15. ^ a b Thompson, Scott (November 22, 2013). "Mario Party: Island Tour Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  16. GamesRadar. Archived
    from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
  17. Nintendo Life. Archived
    from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  18. ^ a b Keller, Kimberly (November 22, 2013). "Mario Party: Island Tour". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  19. ^ Skrebels, Joe (January 18, 2014). "Mario Party: Island Tour review". Official Nintendo Magazine. Archived from the original on January 20, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  20. ^ Riendeau, Danielle (January 7, 2014). "Mario Party: Island Tour review: slumber party". Polygon. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  21. ^ Martin, Liam (January 15, 2014). "Mario Party: Island Tour review (3DS): Badly designed board games". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on August 6, 2017. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  22. ^ Lechevallier, Mike (November 27, 2013). "Mario Party: Island Tour". Slant Magazine. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
  23. ^ Rose, Mike (November 22, 2013). "Mario Party: Island Tour review". Pocket Gamer. Archived from the original on November 27, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

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