Mario Party 7 (Game Cube, 2005)

I picked up the Gamecube with mario party 7 for $99.99 at toys r us. It came with an extra controller. When you figure the controller is $20 new and the game retails for $50, you are getting the console for $30. That's a great deal ! If you have yet to enjoy the gamecube, you will find many classic titles for $20, such as metroid prime 1 and 2, Zelda windwaker, mario golf, animal crossings, just to name a few.

You will have to figure that you will need to spend an additional $20 or $30 on a memory card (I recommend the $30, well worth it for the extra space you receive), but it's still a deal.

Mario Party 7 is filled with 85 mini games. It's basically a board game, but it's far from boring, especially if you regularly play video games with 2-4 players. It's competitive, it's fun, it's a surefire recipe for excitement.

Some of the mini games are easy, some are difficult, but there is a bit of fun for everyone in this classic series.

My only complaint is sometimes the bowser sequences take a bit long to play out, and are repetitive, but that's about 2% of the total gameplay.

This is the best bang for your buck for any console at the moment.

Mario Party 7 is an all around great Mario Party game. Just like all of the others, Mario Party is just a fun game to play and it will keep you very busy and happy for a long time.

If you loved any of the other Mario Party games then you are going to want to invest your money in this one as well.

Mario Party 7 for Nintendo Gamecube - Mario Party 7 A+

In to video games? A Nitendo fan or Nintendo Gamecube System owner? Do you play video games with lots of friends? If so - Gamecube's newest blockbuster game is perfect for you - its Mario Party 7 and is currently the highest selling game for Gamecube. It is the latest installment of the Mario Party series and similarly features a series of mini-games that are designed for party / multi-player gameplay. There are 86 new mini-games and the graphics look fantastic. The gameplay is fantastic and plently of fun for multi-player play... now up to 8 people!

If you are looking for a great video game gift to give that is wholesome and doesn't feature gore and blood - get Mario Party 7!

Explore the world with six brand-new game boards. As Mario and friends embark on an around the world cruise, each board serves as an exotic port of call China, the Netherlands, Egypt, Venice, the United States and Bowser World!

Each one is a lovely vacation spot in the real world but bowser has other plans; up to eight players can participate in the action-four more than the previous Mario Party titles! In a four-player game, each participant will have his or her own controller. In an eight-player match, two players will share one Controller; 86 all new mini games, 10 of which use the GCN microphone; exchange your mileage points and items for awesome unlockables and other fun prizes.

* The entire Mario gang is back for the seventh installment of the incredibly popular Mario Party franchise

* Players everywhere will set their controllers to fun as they run, jump, swim and fly through more than 80 new mini games

* The party’s about to get a lot bigger because 8 people will now be able to battle each other at one time

* New Mic Grand Prix mode for plenty of voice-over madness for everyone and 2 new playable characters (Dry Bones and Birdo)

Details
Players: 1-8 Players
Controller: Gamepad, Joystick
Memory Card: Yes (6)

I used to have an X-Box, but when I got maried and have my first kid, it became clear that the games on the X-box are not really family friendly and so I bought a Game Cube. My wife isn't a big video game player because most the games make her sick, and so I tried to find a game that the whole family could play. Well I remember when I had a Nintendo 64 and that my sister and I got the first Mario Party, we loved it! We had friends over and had a party playing it. So, when I heard there was one for the Game Cube I was all for it. I love this game and my wife loves it. She playes it all the time and is better at it than I am. So for family friendlyness I give it a 10 out of 10 and is fun for all ages. I rate it excellent!!!!

My son absolutely LOVES this game ... duh! When you have #7 in a series .. you must have a Hit! The variety of different games just means that it will take a very long time - IF EVER- for you to get bored with this game. If you liked the first 6 or at least the ones you've played, then #7 is another Great Game for you to consider. Another Mario Brothers Success!

The Title of this review is absolutely true. Mario Party 7 is truly as good as, if not better than, a real cruise. I've enjoyed all of the Mario Parties ever made, but I must say that this is one of the best. Mario Party is loads and loads of non-stop fun. I could probably play it forever. I haven't told you anything except that Mario Party 7 is fun, haven't I? Well I'd better start explaining my reasoning. If you've ever seen the commercial for Mario Party 7, you'll know that it's cruise themed. I'll give you the story behind the game: Mario runs into Toadsworth (the new host) and Toadsworth offers him a deluxe vacation in the form of a cruise. Mario can't wait to go because he needs to take a break from saving the Mushroom Kingdom over and over and over and over... Anyway Mario is really excited and he goes back to tell his friends the good news. They all pack and then set sail for an amazing adventure. Now, leave it to Mario Party to have Bowser try to foil their plans. When the Koopa King realizes that Mario didn't ask him to come along, Bowser gets angry, and by angry I mean amazingly outrageously crazily stupendously angry! Bowser is one mad turtle! So of coarse Bowser swears that he'll make sure that Mario and his friends have no fun at all on their little trip.

Now then, with the main story out of the way I can tell you about the highlights of the game. One of the cool things about this game is that it is similar to Mario Party 6 in most ways, but it still has all sorts of new twists. One of these twists is the Koopa Kid Orb. If you end up with this orb Koopa Kid will put it on a space against your will. Now, when someone lands on this space you can be sure that something terrible will happen. And to make things worse, Bowser puts three of these orbs on the board at the beginning, but don't worry, you can put your own orbs that you purchased, picked up, or stole over a Koopa Kid space. You can also do this to your opponent's character spaces.

Since I'm running out of room, I'll get to the next highlight. That would be the boards. All of the boards have different ways to win. My personal favorite is Windmillville where you can put money down on a windmill. Whoever has the most coins down on a windmill at the end of the game gets to keep the stars that come with it. Are you confused? Good. You'll just have to buy the game.

On to the next highlight. That would be all of the new stuff. There are two new characters, Birdo and Dry Bones, who can be unlocked along with new mini-games, secrets to the game, new mini-game options, other options, and souvenirs from the places that you visit on you cruise. There's also something special that can be done with the souvenirs. Sorry, but I'm not telling you this. (I'm running out of room.)

The next highlight is the eight player mode. This is where two people can share a controller, one using the control stick and the "L" button, the other with the "C" stick and the "R" button. Eight people sharing and you can do eight player mode on the boards or on special eight player mini games.

The mic would be the next highlight. Although it's copied from Mario Party 6, there are now four player mic mini-games and 1 vs. 3 mic mini-games where the computer can control the mic. This is a very nice new feature.

I have always enjoyed Mario Parties. I especially like this one. Mario Party 7 is similar, unique, and fun. As soon as you've played it, I know you'll agree with me. Mario Party 7 is stupendous!

This is a nice step up from the previous games. I suggest using the microphone, there are game features that can't be played without it. It is fun and entertaining game to play with friends and I really like the fact you can play with more than 4 people in this version. Overall I would definately recomend it for purchase.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED MARIO PARTY 7 FOR MY 9 YEAR OLD.NOW I WAS HESITANT BECAUSE OF THE PRICE BUT IT HAS TO BE THE BEST GAME I HAVE EVER BOUGHT HIM.NO MORE FRUSTRATION FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO PLAY A GAME.IT'S EASY YET CHALLENGING.AND EVEN I ENJOY PLAYING IT.I ALWAYS TRY TO BUY GAMES THAT ARE IN HIS AGE RANGE BECAUSE IF IT'S TO DIFFICULT HE GETS MAD BECAUSE HE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND IT OR HE CAN'T MAKE IT THROUGH LEVELS.THIS GAME NO MORE WORRIES.AND THE MICROPHONE GAMES MAKE IT EVEN BETTER.IT CHANGES IT UP SO YOU DON'T GET BORED.SO MANY LEVELS AND GAMES YOU CAN UNLOCK THIS IS ONE GAME THAT IS GOING TO BE PLAYED IN MY HOME FOR A LONG TIME TO COME.SO IF YOUR CHILD HAS BEEN BUGGING YOU FOR THIS I SAY DEFINETLY GO FOR IT...YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

This game is hours of fun for the whole family. Due to it's unique board game set up, Mario Party 7 is different than any other Mario game i've ever played! Two thumbs up for this masterpiece!

-Madbidder777

Mario Party 7 is a great party time game once again.I love all the mini games much like the other Mario Party games.The graphics are top notch and the replay value is great.Buy this one.

We purchased the Mario Party 7 Gamecube bundle after we couldn't get our hands on an XBOX 360. The deal was unbelievable. We are very happy with our purchase.

This game is geared toward children, but can be a fun experience for the entire family. The game is slow moving and will keep kids busy for hours at a time.

This game brings in a new peripheral to the Gamecube lineup. This game comes with a microphone that plugs into a memory icard port. It is pretty simple to use and very responsive. This is not just typical "blow into the microphone" type mini-games, but you acutally say specific words into the microphone and it recognizes them easily.

Being that this family is geared toward families, we give it a 4 out of 5. The only reason that it doesn't score perfectly is that there is not enough innovation in this title. Nintendo is all about innovation and the formula they used to design this game is the same they have used since the first one. That is not a bad thing, but not as new as Nintendo is trying to be lately.

This game is a lot of fun to play. My fiance and I have tons of fun playing together against each other. I wanted to add this mario party to the rest of my collection. The game is in excellent condition.

This review is for the Nintendo GameCube's "Mario Party 7". As always, you cannot go wrong purchasing a Mario game and the same applies here. The game has great color, characters, and many places to visit. I really like that it has lots of mini-games. Some games can get boring doing the same thing over and over, but all the different games will keep you freshly entertained. If you are having a hard time on a mini-game you can use the practice mode. This game is fun everyone and you never have to worry about gore with a Mario product.

There was really nothing that I did not like about it. Young children who are unable to read would have some difficulties.

I decide to purchase this game a couple years ago, but never did. I am very glad that I was able to to do it this year and I am sure my children will be even happier.

PARTY ON DUDE!

I LOVE this game!!! You can play it for hours and never really get bored. The only downside about this game is the constant "Bowser Time" part, but it does keep the game interesting. Cruise Mileage points allow you to add two new members to the gang and a bunch of extra mini games as well. Overall, a fun, entertaining game.

I loved the convenience of shopping at home. The game is one of my son's favorites. I bought it through Ebay to keep from going to the video store with my children---I can never get them out of there! Quality game--lots of fun.

Mario games never get old to me and this is one of my favorite ones! I personally own just about every Mario Game ever made and love playing them. I really recommend that you buy this one because it is a really good one!

I ordered a GameCube game, Mario Party 7. My son, who is 7 years old, loves it and has a lot of fun playing with friends. The only problem is the microphone...it seems like he has to almost yell to get it to work. Maybe it's a problem with the hardware. Anyway, it's a fun game and they enjoy it.

We had Mario Party 4 for N64 and played it for years as a family. We decided to buy Mario Party 7 for GameCube and **LOVE IT**. The greater selection of characters is wonderful for my children, having young girls who did not want to play with male characters. The mini-games are fun and some are challenging. The boards are clever and exciting, we have a toss up just picking which board we will be playing. Some mini-games are picked by voting, which is also fun. The children played MP7 exclusively for weeks until they could unlock the Bowser level. It was a treat for them to have accomplished beating Bowser. The mic is also a great addition, the entire family gets excited during a mic mini-game. My young children love this game and we love this game, we have a great time playing together!

This game is really boring. It takes nearly an hour to finish a 15-turn game!!! Bowser looks retarded, the characters sound different. The mic feature is kind of cool. Mario Party, and Mario Party 2 for Nintendo 64 are by far the best out of all the mario party's. This game ruined the classic ones. I hope they never make another Mario Party again!!

fantastic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!​!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I had been wanting this game for a very long time. My husband finally got it for me, and I love it!!!! Not only is it a Mario game but its very fun to play..

I like Mario Party games its a game that i can play with my kids and also for them to all be able to play when i am not home. Mario Party 7 is another great party game in the series because their fun.

Mario Party 7 is a fun game for kids and adults alike!!! It lives up to its past games and has a ton of minigames which parents can play with their kids and have an easy time. The minigames aren’t as much fun as Mario Party 6 but Mario Party 7 still has the microphone capability!!! If your going to buy Mario Party 7, it’s about the same price used as it is new so don’t be afraid to buy new!! When you purchase the game make sure it includes a microphone, because you won’t be able to play certain games without it. Mario Party 7 gets a 4 out of 5 for graphics, a 5 out of 5 for game play and replay value, and a 5 out of 5 for sound. Overall I give Mario Party 7 a 5 out of 5!!!! If I give a game a 5 out of 5 any gamer of any genre should buy and play this game if they own the console!!! Be sure to check out my other reviews from a veteran gamer!!!