If you have friends-gamers, you are free to the media and in this house is not worth guest with GameCube gamepad, then you or malignant mariofob, or simply unaware of how extensive and handsome library of multiplayer games for a nice cube from Nintendo. Not the last episode is Mario Party, by name as if hinting: for the game you want company!
Yes, Mario Party - primarily a multiplayer game. At the core gameplay is the principle of board games - a game board and pieces, the characters move on him on the cube to the winning number of moves. The field is composed of cells - the blue shall be added to the player coins, red, discharge the same coin-consuming, and the special, which a lot of varieties. Goal of the game - to collect as much as possible stars. Star, as usual, on the field alone, but as soon as some lucky man will buy it for 20 coins right there will be new - in any other place.
Coins are earned not only the blue cells (three pieces) and in special cases (no more than ten), but mostly in mini-games, which takes place after each round (ie, after each player has made his move). Varieties of mini-games - a few dozen and a variety of short, so do not have to be bored. Some categories of how much! And the command "2 on 2" and unequal "1 vs. 3, and the standard" every man for himself ", and mini-games using the bundled microphone ... During movement on the map at the lavishly arranged on the game field of special cells may be running into a duel (the winner takes the loser coins or stars) or go to a show with Donkey Kong, Bowser (the first winners are all of the second punishes each of the losers, and only the winner will come away with). The variety of mini-games - the main advantage of all the Mario Party.
 | |  | In the center Windmillville - a strategically important mill, which gives the owner three stars. | | In the multiplayer mini-games Bowser survive the force is not for everyone. |
What has changed in Mario Party 7 as compared with the previous part? Yes, almost anything. Also, as in Mario Party 6, each playing field here offers his own way of production of stars. Only the first and last card followed by rolled a star in any place for 20 coins, the rest offer other rules. For example, an "Egyptian" box for each player as soon as there are five stars and the need to hire at the appropriate places Chain Chomp'ov consuming star rivals (like occurred in Mario Party 6). And on the field with a telling name Windmillville altogether is economic confrontation: the stars are isolated mills to their owners - that is, those who invested in them the greatest number of coins. Thus, players can outbid someone else's mills - and the goal of the game is already becoming a profitable allocation of capital!
Upon completion of the established number of rounds the game ends, is counting the stars and scored between the players are distributed three bonus stars.Unlike the previous installments, here the category, for the victory that granted the stars are chosen arbitrarily. And therein lies perhaps the most non-obvious, but at the same time and the biggest drawback of Mario Party 7: Too much of it depends on luck.
 | Alone? |
Single player mode in Mario Party has never been particularly interesting. Here as well: it is proposed to go through all the same six playing fields, completing tasks before the computer opponent. One to play slow and tedious - but it is necessary to open a secret field.
 | |  | Duelnaya mini-game. Here the left and right Shift manages turbine boats. | | Rolled the ball to the finish line only through joint efforts. And it means not yelling at each other, and support throughout. |
Previously, the bonus stars are issued for "business": Skopje most coins champion in mini-games; habitue special cells of the field. It was something to strive for and what to be. In the seventh part can hurt himself in the cake to win all the mini-games, and stay high and dry when the bonus stars will go to those who used more of all things, has spent much money in the shops, or more often stopped at the red - consuming coins! - Cells.
 | Who among the eight participants left alive on the anvil? |
Arbitrariness is happening and during the game. So, every 5 strokes occurs "while Bowser: angry drakonocherepah may, for example, to steal a star from the leader, or drop all the players for a few cells back, or anything else in this same spirit. Yes, all know in advance when it comes Bowser - just nothing anybody can do with this knowledge. On the field are also cell Mini-Bowser, who on a whim simply shuffle the coins or objects of players. In duels, again, you can not select a specific rate - you have to rely again on a case that presents easy winner as the two stars, or all the coins loser, and a fig and butter. Of mini-games, where everything depends on luck, and say nothing - well, that they do not prevail here, and excluded from the game can be any category (for example, all the games with a microphone). However, other aspects make up for it with a vengeance. So, if in the earlier parts of a series of setbacks with the cube could be more than make up for the ability to play mini-games, then Mario Party 7, your success depends almost entirely on the case. What must be said, is ideal for a motley company, which primarily Mario Party had never seen, but not happy "permanent" players that have spent a lot of time learning the features playing fields and mini-games.
Brightens up the mountain to play vvosmerom - two on each gamepad (ie four pairs). Yes, and availability at a height - so do not hesitate to call me seven friends and go! In the seventh part or not - a big difference. However, fans of previous games and so will get Mario Party 7 - for the sake of new playing fields and mini-games. Novice as his acquaintance with the series will recommend to pay attention primarily on the Mario Party 6 (looking for a review in last year's "SI" numbered 189).
| Briefly about the past |
Series of Mario Party for seven years: every year, regularly appears on a new part in which players wait a few new golf courses, dozens of new mini-games and a couple of innovations. The biggest step forward in recent years was Mario Party 6, presented the game with a microphone and unique rules for each field, but we'll show you a picture from the first part - after all, antiques!
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