Mario Party 4 (Game Cube, 2002)

Mario Party 4 (Gamecube)

I've read a ton of reviews for all the Mario Party games and was really excited when Mario Party 4 was finally available to rent at my local video store.

I was expecting something along the lines of Fusion Frenzy for the Xbox. Mario Party 4 doesn't even come close.

I was extremely dissapointed with the fact that you have to unlock all the mini-games before you can play them with friends.

Single player story mode is extremely boring, and is borderline stupid. I didn't enjoy single player mode at all. Especially when it came down to playing on a team with the computer (The computer sucks sometimes and is awesome at other times)

The mini-games are fun, but this game loses replay value quickly, which shouldn't be the case with a multi-player orientated game.

Pros:
- Tons of Mini-games
- Tons of unlockables (even though I'm not happy about that)
- Fair cast of characters
- Basketball mini-game

Cons:
- Have to unlock mini-games to play them
- Story mode is ridiculous
- Bores you into a coma after about 3 days

Final Verdict:

3/5

Rent or Buy?: Rental. This game doesn't deliver. If you're a fan of Mario games you might really enjoy this game. But it just doesn't do it for me. My recommendation, rent it first and see if you still enjoy it after a week.

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