With 80 new minigames and improved graphics, Mario Party 7 is one of the best in the series.
User Rating: 7.5 | Mario Party 7 GC
The goal of Mario Party 7 is to gather stars, but each board requires one to do that in a different way. For the first time ever since the series' initial release in 1999, eight players may participate in either Party Cruise or Deluxe Cruise (the 8 player equivalent of the Mini-Game Cruise). Players are split into teams of two and are required to share a controller, with the first player using the left shoulder button and the control stick in mini-games, while the second player uses the right shoulder button and the C-stick. The microphone minigames also are more improved, and utilizies the mic very well. The plot goes as follows. Toadsworth has invited Mario and all his friends to go on a luxury cruise around the world. However, Toadsworth invited everyone except for one character, Bowser. Furious at being omitted, the great and terrible King vows revenge. When the cruise ship arrives at its first destination, the passengers discover that Bowser has turned their vacation paradise into a stress-filled madhouse. Mario tries to gain as many stars as possible to end this. The graphics are very colorful and well done, and most of the minigames become very addicting. The character selection is nice and simple as well. The voice acting could've been more improved, but overall, with 80 new minigames and improved graphics, Mario Party 7 is one of the best in the series. 
