Mario Party 7: Difference between revisions

Up to four players can enjoy the most of the game's modes; however, a special mode that this game introduces to the ''Mario Party'' series allows up to eight players to participate in a party. Players are required to share their controllers, and thus, controls are simplified in such modes. The [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Microphone|microphone]], first introduced in this game's predecessor, ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', can also be used in certain modes. ''Mario Party 7'' requires 6 blocks on the Memory Card to save the game, and up to three game files can be saved.

After each player has completed their turn, a minigame is played. The type of the minigame is determined by the colors of the spaces that the players ended their turn on. When all colors match, a 4-Player minigame is played, otherwise there is a 1-Vs-3 or a 2-Vs-2 minigame. In ''Mario Party 7'', minigames might involve clearing action courses, solving puzzles faster than the other players, or fighting against each other, but all rules and controls vary between minigames. Several minigames use the [[Nintendo GameCube#Nintendo GameCube Microphone|Nintendo GameCube Microphone]] that is shipped with the game and plugs into Memory Card Slot B. Players can play microphone minigames without the device by adjusting the game settings. Winning players earn ten coins; however, some minigames are dependent on their category, such as the special Bonus minigames (which are mixed in with the normal minigame categories; they are marked by a yellow name), Battle minigames, Duel minigames, DK minigames, and Bowser minigames. Various minigames have specific conditions to play in them: Battle minigames occur at random, rare intervals where players have their coins put at stake and the reward is dependent on how well the player has done. Duel minigames are triggered by [[Duel Space]]s, where players can win Duel minigames for a prize picked by a roulette, a change from the two preceding installments, ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' and ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', where players are required to put coins and Stars at stake to play. DK and Bowser minigames occur when players land on their respective places; a new feature exclusive to ''Mario Party 7'' is that single-player DK and Bowser minigames are thrown into the mix of multiplayer DK and Bowser minigames. Once a minigame after every turn is completed, the game is saved and players resume their turns on the board.

All playable characters from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' except [[Koopa Kid]] (who instead hosts the [[Koopa Kid Space]]s) return. The newcomers, as well as the unlockable characters, are Birdo and Dry Bones. In order to unlock them, the player has to spend 1,000 Cruise Mileage Points each at the [[Duty-Free Shop]].

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Mario Face 7.png|{{color-link|Mario|Blue}}

Luigi Face 7.png|{{color-link|Luigi|Green}}

Peach Face 7.png|[[Princess Peach|{{color|Peach|deeppink}}]]

Yoshi Face 7.png|{{color-link|Yoshi|LimeGreen}}

Wario Face 7.png|{{color-link|Wario|Gold}}

Daisy Face 7.png|[[Princess Daisy|{{color|Daisy|darkorange}}]]

Waluigi Face 7.png|{{color-link|Waluigi|BlueViolet}}

Toad Face 7.png|{{color-link|Toad|Red}}

Boo MP 7.png|{{color-link|Boo|#6680CC}}

Toadette Face 7.png|{{color-link|Toadette|HotPink}}

Birdo Face 7.png|{{color-link|Birdo|Magenta}} (new)

Dry Bones Face 7.png|{{color-link|Dry Bones|#339980}} (new)

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![[File:MP7 Grand Canal Logo.png|link=Grand Canal|200px]]

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![[File:Pagoda Peak Logo.png|link=Pagoda Peak|200px]]

![[File:Pagoda Peak - Mario Party 7.png|200px]]

|align=left|[[Pagoda Peak]] is a Chinese-themed board. An old Koopa, named [[Koopa Master]], lives at the top of the mountain. In Party Cruise, he sells a character who reaches the peak of the mountain a Star for the number of coins shown above his house (10, 20, 30, or 40). Each time someone buys a Star from him, the price of each additional Star goes up by ten coins (to a maximum of 40 coins; after that, it restarts to 10). In Solo Cruise, the first player to obtain 100 coins and reach Koopa Master at the peak to trade for the Star wins the game.

![[File:MP7 Pyramid Park Logo.png|link=Pyramid Park|200px]]

![[File:Ppark.jpg|200px]]

![[File:MP7 Neon Heights Logo.png|link=Neon Heights|200px]]

![[File:Neon Heights - Mario Party 7.png|200px]]

|align=left|[[Neon Heights]] is a USA-themed board. On this board there are three Treasure Chests, which appear in random spots. If a player reaches a chest, Koopa Kid offers to open it for 10 coins. One chest contains a Star, another 20 [[coin]]s, and the other one contains a [[Bob-omb]], which blasts the player back to Start. Once the Star has been purchased, three new chests appear. In Solo Cruise, the first player to obtain three Stars wins the game.

![[File:MP7 Windmillville Logo.png|link=Windmillville|200px]]

![[File:Windmillville - Mario Party 7.png|200px]]

![[File:MP7 Bowser's Enchanted Inferno! Logo.png|link=Bowser's Enchanted Inferno!|200px]]

![[File:MP7 Bowser'sEnchantedInferno!.jpg|200px]]

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![[File:SpaceBlue7.png]]

|When players land on this space, they receive three coins (five coins in Solo Cruise). On the last four turns event, the coins players receive gets tripled if the losing player stops the roulette wheel on this event.

![[File:SpaceRed7.png]]

|When players land on this space, they lose three coins (five coins in Solo Cruise). On the last four turns event, the coins players lose gets tripled if the losing player stops the roulette wheel on this event.

![[File:SpaceHappening7.png]]

|[[Event Space]]

|When the player lands on this space, an event happens. The event varies on location and board. The event may help or hinder the player or everyone.

![[File:SpaceMic.png]]

|Toadsworth will appear and start a Mic minigame, where the player can bet coins and win double the amount back. If the Mic is turned off, the player will not be able to play the Mic minigame.  

![[File:SpaceDuel7.png]]

|When the player lands on this space, the player chooses who to duel with. After the opponent has been chosen, a Duel minigame starts and if the player wins, the loser gives away something to the winner, the prize given is decided by a dice block roll. There is a chance, however, that the dice block will show a red X, which means the losing player doesn't give something to the winner.

![[File:SpaceDonkey7.png]]

|When the player lands on this space, [[Donkey Kong]] appears and starts one of two minigame types. In a Single-Player DK minigame, the player who landed on his space gets a chance to win 20 coins, 30 coins, or even a Star, if the player beats Donkey Kong. In a Multiplayer DK minigame, everyone can collect bananas for coins. The events may help the player or everyone. In Solo Cruise, the chance to win a Star in a Single Player DK minigame is replaced by 10 coins.  

![[File:Space KoopaKid MP7.png]]

|Whenever someone lands on a Koopa Kid Space, Koopa Kid will appear and do things such as a Bowser Revolution or Bowser Shuffle. These spaces can be removed by tossing a Roadblock or Thrown Orb at them, or by using the [[Egg Orb]]. On the last four turns event, ten additional Koopa Kid Spaces are put down on the board if the roulette wheel stops on this event.   

![[File:SpaceBowser7.png]]

|When the player lands on this space, [[Bowser]] appears and starts one of two types of Bowser minigames that can usually hinder the player who lands on this space or everyone. In a Single Player Bowser minigame, the player needs to finish a minigame before time runs out. If the player wins, Bowser will not steal anything from the player. If the player loses, Bowser will either steal half of the player's coins, all of them, or a Star. In a Multiplayer Bowser minigame, everyone needs to get to the finish line in order to clear the minigame. Any losing players will have to forfeit half of their coins, all of them or a Star. In Team Battle, only one member of a team is required to reach the finish line in a Multiplayer Bowser minigame. Additionally, if a player lands on this space and does not have any coins, Bowser will give the player ten coins, and will not start a Bowser minigame.   

![[File:Space Mario MP7.png]]

|This space is created when players toss Thrown or Roadblock Orbs onto Blue or Red spaces. The effect of the space is dependent on the Orb tossed. Owners who land on their space with a Thrown Orb receive 5 coins (10 in Solo Cruise); Roadblock Orbs do not give owners any coins. Other players can overlap Character Spaces with their own Orbs. The character or team emblem represents the owner or owners of the space.

![[File:CoinBlockArea.png|64px]]

|Appearing only in Solo Cruise, this space gives players coins. It does not count towards the total dice roll. The coin amount given is either 5, 10 or 20 coins.

Orbs make a return from ''[[Mario Party 6]]'', all of their mechanics intact, with the introduction of two new categories of Orbs. As in ''Mario Party 6'', Orbs can be obtained by buying them through [[Orb Shop]]s, passing through [[Orb Space]]s, or winning them through [[Green Space|Event Space]]s. Orbs are used to help assist a player's progress or to hinder opponents. There are five types of Orbs in the game, each with their own distinct category based on their mechanics. Two types of Orbs can be set up as traps: Thrown and Roadblock Orbs. They can be set only in Blue, Red, Character (barring Roadblock Character spaces), or Koopa Kid spaces.

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![[File:Mushroom Orb.jpg]]

|"''Move with two Dice Blocks.''"

![[File:Goldshroomorb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Move with three Dice Blocks.''"

![[File:Sluggish 'Shroom Orb.jpg]]

|"''The Dice Block will move slowly.''"

![[File:Metal Mushroom Orb.jpg]]

|"''Encase yourself in metal and move without being harmed by rivals' traps.''"

![[File:Flutter Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Flutter will appear and fly you straight to where the Star is!''"

![[File:Cannon Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''It'll send you flying to the upper part of the board.''" (Pagoda Peak only)

![[File:Lakitu Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Lakitu will bring you a treasure chest!''" (Neon Heights only)

![[File:Snack Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|"''Prevents a Chain-Chomp from stealing you once. Lasts for three turns.''" (Pyramid Park only)

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![[File:Hammer Bro. Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Take 10 coins from any opponent who lands on it.''"

![[File:Piranha Plant Orb2.jpg]]

|"''Any opponent who lands on it must give you half of their coins.''"

![[File:Spear Guy Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Any opponent who lands on it must give you coins equal to a Dice Block roll.''"

![[File:Kamek Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''If an opponent lands on it, you can take over up to three of his or her character spaces.''"

![[File:Toady Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Take an orb from an opponent who lands on it.''"

![[File:Mr. Blizzard Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|"''If an opponent lands on it, he or she will lose every Orb.''"

![[File:Bandit Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Whoever lands on it will lose coins from a windmill.''" (Windmillville only)

![[File:Pink Boo Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''A foe who lands here will lose a Star. If the foe doesn't have any stars when they land here, they lose 20 coins.''"

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![[File:Spiny Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|"''Any opponent who passes it will lose 10 coins.''"

![[File:Zap Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|"''Any foe who passes it loses three coins for every space he moves past it.''"

![[File:Tweester Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Any opponent who passes it will be blown to another space.''"

![[File:Thwomp Orb2.jpg|100px]]

|"''Any opponent who passes it will get Thwomped and must stop moving.''"

![[File:MP7 Warp Pipe Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Any opponent who passes it will be warped to the space where they started their movement.''"

![[File:BobombOrb.png|100px]]

|"''Any opponent caught in the explosion will get thrown for a loop!''" (Pagoda Peak only)

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![[File:Fireball Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Hit an opponent in front of you to steal his or her coins.''"

![[File:Flower Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Spaces ahead of you will change to flower spaces, letting you ignore traps. You get 3 coins for every space you move.''"

![[File:Egg Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Eat character spaces and symbols in your path and turn them into eggs. Eggs will become orbs after moving.''"

![[File:Vacuum Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''Spin the wheel and take away whatever number you end up with from your opponents.''"

![[File:Magic Orb.png|100px]]

|"''Use powerful magic to turn invisible and double your Dice Block rolls for 2 turns.''"

![[File:Normal ball-mushroom.jpg|100px]]

|"''Use the power of 3 mushrooms to double your Dice Blocks for 3 turns.''"

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![[File:Koopa Kid Orb.jpg|100px]]

|"''If you get this, Koopa Kid will show up and make a Koopa Kid space. How annoying!''"

''Mario Party 7'' has received mixed to positive reviews, with aggregate review sites Metacritic scoring it a 64 based on 25 reviews<ref>[http://www.metacritic.com/game/gamecube/mario-party-7 Metacritic score of ''Mario Party 7''.] ''Metacritic''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> and GameRankings giving the game a score of 65.39% based on 28 reviews.<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/gamecube/928284-mario-party-7/index.html GameRankings score of ''Mario Party 7''.] ''GameRankings''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> Critics generally cite how similar the game plays to the rest of the ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' games, where they recommend it to seasoned ''Mario Party'' players or players who want a minigame collection to play with family or friends, but cannot draw in people who do not like the earlier entries of the ''Mario Party'' series.

Ryan Davis of GameSpot gave the game a 6.5/10, saying that the game was a huge improvement.<ref>Davis, Ryan. [http://www.gamespot.com/reviews/mario-party-7-review/1900-6139696/ Review of ''Mario Party 7''.] (November 11, 2005). ''GameSpot''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> He praised the controls, the challenging Bowser minigames and more usage of the mic, and mentioned that ''Mario Party 7'' is an actual party because of the use of 8-player modes and that the game really gets the whole family to join in the fun. However, Davis notes how the game is short on the originality department, where he states that 8-Player minigames are the only innovation ''Mario Party 7'' has going for it. Matt Casamassina of IGN gave the game a 7/10, noting the fun multiplayer experience, the 8-Player minigames, and the huge number of minigames, but also notes how the franchise is aging and that the single player experience is disappointing.<ref>Casamassina, Matt. [http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/11/07/mario-party-7 Review of ''Mario Party 7''.] (November 7, 2005). ''IGN''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> He ended with "''Mario Party 7'' is still entertaining, but I'd be a liar if I wrote that I'm not growing bored with new iterations of the same old formula. 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. And the overall presentation of the story, cut-scenes and real-time achievements is only passable."

Ellie Gibson of Eurogamer gave the game a scathing review, criticizing the unoriginality and sheer tedium of the game, despite noting how some of the minigames are fun, giving the game a final verdict of 3/10.<ref>Gibson, Ellie. [http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/r_marioparty7_gc Review of ''Mario Party 7''.] (January 2, 2006). ''Eurogamer''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref> On the other end, Dave 'Fargo' Kosak gave the game a 4 out of 5 Stars, while noting the similar feel it has to other ''Mario Party'' games and that it is running out of gimmicks, but has commented that it is slightly better than the last ''Mario Party'' game and that no other game franchise does the party formula as good as ''Mario Party'' has done.<ref>Kosak, Dave. [http://cube.gamespy.com/gamecube/mario-party-7/672431p1.html Review of ''Mario Party 7''.] (November 29, 2005). ''GameSpy''. Retrieved August 27, 2016.</ref>

Dry Bones and Boo Artwork - Mario Party 7.png|[[Dry Bones]] and [[Boo]]

*''[[Mario Kart Wii]]'': On [[Bowser's Castle (Wii)|Bowser's Castle]], the artwork of Boo and Dry Bones from this game can be seen on the Showtime! billboard.

|ChiT=瑪利歐派對7<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com.hk/switch/mario/history/index.html Official Chinese website for the ''Super Mario Bros.'' 35th Anniversary]. Retrieved October 23, 2020.</ref>

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