
"A handful of misfiring mini games and a boring single player can’t stop this ninth iteration from being a great comeback for Mario Party. What was once a series in danger of becoming stagnant and forgotten has been given the shake-up it so desperately needed. While you could argue it’s not exactly revolutionising the party game genre, gather four people together and you’ll discover one of the best multiplayer experiences on the Wii yet."

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