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For the most part, each successive Mario Party game gets more and more repetitive, while still offering the same amount of quality fun with three other friends. However, this party just seems especially stale when compared to the previous installments. What's worse- it seems that the quality of the mini-games have also suffered as Mario Party sees yet another sequel.

I bought the game and played with two and sometimes three people, telling myself that the game would be a lot better once I got the full human players. I was disappointed to find that the game was still rather boring when four very enthusiastic people were playing together. When we finished the game, we quickly went back to Super Smash Bros Melee and Mario Kart: Double Dash. These two games were much more exciting for four people to play together. Mario Party seems to be fun only sometimes, and for such a high price, it seems like this party is one that most people should just sit out on until the price comes down.

Pros:
- Three new characters are added, bringing the total number of playable charaters to ten.
- The game has over seventy mini-games, keeping a somewhat varied game each time you play it.
- All mini-games are allowed to be practiced before each time you play, in order to give newcomers an even chance.
- Bonus hockey and volleyball games are a great addition.
- Mario Party can be fun when four very competitive players are together.

Cons:
- Repetitive gameplay
- The game relies far too much on chance in order to win.
- The animations are very slow and most of your time with Mario Party 5 is spent watching, rather than playing. This is where my major problem with the game lies.

Since the Mario Party series hit GCN lots of changes have occured.Some dissapointing and some better.But, one of the most biggest changes I've seen in the Mario Party series is in MP5.That change is that items have turned into capsules.Capsules are fine, but are way different than items.The way you use capsules is this:To get them you have to go past a capsule machine(looks like gumball machine).The result is completly random.You use capsules on different spaces on the gameboard or yourself.If used on the gameboard than whoever lands on that space is effected by the capsule.

Enough about capsules!!!!Wouldn't you rather hear about the game??????

This Mario Party takes place in Dream Land.Every board map takes place in some kind of dream:Underwater Dream, Rainbow Dream, Pirate Dream, Future Dream, Toy Dream and Sweet Dream.(I might of missed 1 or 2)There's more than 70 new mini-games!(As usual)

The new bonus feature is awsome!You get to play ice hockey,(my favorite)beach volleyball, or card party.(lame)They are all action packed and really, really fun!(except for card party)

You can now play three new players:Toad, Boo, or Koopa Kid.

If you played MP4, this game is nothing like it, but is equally as fun.

Mario Party 5 is the best installment yet. Especially the all new new 3-D gameboards. Also the new mini games are the best in the whole Mario Party series, the 70 new ones are the coolest. Everyone should buy Mario Party 5.