Gameplay. Mario Party DS offers some great new party boards to play on and really fun new minigames. Some games are really fun and make great use of the stylus or microphone, while a few are uncomfortable button mashers-example: Get the Lead out. But for the most part the minigames are fun and engaging. The story is a bit childish, but the boards that you play on are colorful and creative. And if you collect the most stars (by paying coins) you get to play the boss minigame, which is associated with the story, but I'm not going to spoil it. The boss minigames are as creative as the regular minigames, but they are a little too easy to be BOSS minigames. Once you win you move on to the next board. And by doing certain things in story mode you can unlock little trophies and music that you can view in a gallery. Aside from Story Mode there is party and minigame mode. Party mode is just playing a single board game with the CPU. Minigame mode offers different ways that you can play the minigames you've unlocked in story mode. You can play them competitively or just free play. Mario Party DS, however, is better to play with friends. And amazingly, three of your friends can get the full experience of the game without needing a copy of the game! That gives Mario Party DS a huge plus!
Graphics. very good 3D graphics for the DS.
Sound. Nice music and character voices.
Lasting Appeal. If you have friends this game won't get old for awhile.
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