Mario Party 7 Critic Reviews

The game is very challenging, and trying to collect all of the mini-games is rewarding. I will be playing this one even on my Revolution next year.

For those of you who party religously, you won't be disappointed.

It's better than the last game but not all that innovative. Of course, until somebody else steps up and makes a great party game, Mario Party's the only gig in town.

Adds some nice new features to the tried-and-true formula.

Mario Party 7 offers much love to everyone that will take it. The mic is accurate and responsive, no complaints there, though it would have been nice to have a few more mini-games that actually involved it.

This is yet another sequel for the fans of the series that don't want anything more than a comfortable dip in the same old pool.

The seventh iteration crams even more mini-games than you care to count, but sadly shies away from offering something truly innovative for loyal Mario fans.

To its credit, the title delivers some fun new boards and mini-games, and the multiplayer experience is as robust and enjoyable as ever. But it in contrast dishes out a worthless single-player mode marred by tediously slow computer-controlled character interactions.

For new players or rabid fanatics, Mario Party 7 is a respectable addition to the series. But for anyone expecting to have a great time with less than four people, this release can kill the party instead of starting it.

Probably is the best game overall in the franchise to date, however it simply doesn't do enough new to warrant a definitive purchase.

Unless there is a vested interest in this game, it is not really worth getting.

Looks, feels, and plays exactly like every other Mario Party ever made. The new 8-player games, new boards, and new minigames aren't enough to differentiate it from anything else you've seen served up by the pudgy plumber and friends.

It's not dramatically different from Mario Party 6 or, frankly, any of the other Mario Party games, but as a cheery collection of simple pick-up-and-play minigames that's well suited for younger and more-casual players, it still works.

Takes you back to the world of minigames. It seems like the best ideas are already used, though. Only the mic games are slightly refreshing.

Mario Party 7 probably is the best game overall in the franchise to date; however, even with that being the case it simply doesn't do enough new to warrant a definitive purchase.

Basically Mario Party 6, but with less fun and new ideas.

The minigames are simply too short - newbies might find a game ending just when they've gotten the hang of it.

The storyline is so lame that the game would have been better off without it.

Doesn't offer up anything different here, with the exception of some new minigames and a freshly themed game board.

And what's with all the text? One thing that continually aggravated our group of casual gamer test subjects (relatives we roped into playing) was the inordinate amount of text you need to wade through while you're playing.