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Mario Party: Island Tour

Mario is not a stranger to the player with a lot of different versions for you to experience. There are many titles in this series that players can choose to play. But in general, it has one thing in common that players must take on a journey to be able to rescue Princess Peach from monsters. The story and gameplay that has been used in many versions and anything too much will be less attractive. So Nintendo has launched a new game series called Mario Party to bring freshness to players. This game series has utterly different gameplay from what players have often seen before, and this difference has made the game more interesting. But among the games in this series, there is a game that is different from the other games, which is the Mario Party Island Tour. This game has new gameplay, a new purpose, and all of them are different from the games that players have ever experienced before. So this game will be a game worth playing.

In this game, the purpose of the player is no longer to collect stars but to become the first. Each game will have four characters and will move on a chessboard similar to the billionaire chess, and the game will end when there is a winner. Players will roll the dice so they can know the number of points the player receives, which will correspond to the number of steps you can take. For example, if a player rolls a dice of 4 points, then the player can move four steps forward to get closer to the destination. Besides, to increase the fun, it also adds a lot of exciting things such as minigames and opportunities for players to receive.

This game has up to seven different chess boards for players to play the game. Each chessboard has different indicators of luck and danger for players to choose from. Not only are there many different chess boards, but the game also features 81 different minigames for players to choose from. The minigames are very diverse genres ranging from puzzles to finding pieces and many other things for people to feel. These will give players a lot of different experiences for you to enjoy.

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Mario Party: Island Tour

INTRODUCTION

Consider a sunny afternoon when Mario and the gang are invited to a party on the Party Islands. Just when they thought it was all fun and games, party-pooper Bowser turns up, enraged at not receiving an invitation. So he devises a strategy, constructs a tower named for himself, and confines everyone within. It is now up to you to guide your selected protagonists through this dice-driven, minigame-filled journey to knock down Bowser’s stronghold and release every one. Sounds like a good time? That’s because it is, especially when you bring your friends and family to enjoy “Mario Party: Island Tour” on the 3DS. Prepare to roll!

THE MISSION: SMASH THE TOWER OF BOWSER

If you ever wanted to rescue captive buddies from an evil stronghold as a youngster, “Mario Party: Island Tour” is your digital dream come true. But don’t get too comfy; this isn’t going to be a stroll in the park. You must navigate your selected figure around a maze-like racetrack, with each step determined by the roll of a die. It’s similar to “Monopoly,” but there’s more action, less bankruptcy, and no property tax. What is your ultimate goal? Destroy Bowser’s Tower to release your friends.

SELECT YOUR AVATAR, BUT CHOOSE WISELY!

Choices, choices, choices. Whether you’re a Mario, Luigi, or Peach fan or even want to dabble in the dark side with Wario, the game offers an array of characters. Each has unique abilities that will either make you the life of the party or have you cursing your poor judgment. And let’s not forget the aesthetic value; picking your character is like choosing your outfit for the ultimate party—except this one involves potentially dangerous stunts and puzzle-solving.

RULES OF THE GAME: NOT YOUR AVERAGE BOARD GAME

Before you dive headfirst into this fiesta, you’ll get a primer from Yellow Toad. This guy will be your rulebook, mentor, and sometimes therapist throughout the game. Each board you navigate has its specific set of laws and regulations, all of which Mr. Toad will happily explain. Minigames are sprinkled throughout, acting like spicy appetizers before the main course. Knowing the rules can differentiate between a legendary win and an epic fail.

MINIGAMES GALORE: CHOOSE YOUR REWARDS

What’s a party without games? Boring, that’s what. “Mario Party: Island Tour” knows how to keep the vibe alive with many minigames at every turn. But here’s the kicker: you get to choose your prize if you win. It’s like trick-or-treating, but you’re rewarded with essential game modifiers instead of candy. You could earn power-ups or gain extra rolls of the dice. So yes, victory is sweet—literally and figuratively.

BRING YOUR FRIENDS: THIS IS A PARTY, AFTER ALL!

If you’ve always yearned for an excuse to call up your friends for a gaming session, this is it. “Mario Party: Island Tour” is not just a solo endeavor; it’s a collective experience best enjoyed with friends and family. Whether you’re sitting next to each other or connecting through the magic of the internet, the camaraderie amplifies the fun. Because let’s be honest, nothing says friendship like a friendly competition where you can laugh at each other’s spectacular failures and equally epic wins.

So, stop dilly-dallying and dive into the wild, exhilarating, dice-rolling world of “Mario Party: Island Tour.” Trust us; you don’t want to decline this one-party invitation. Roll those dice, people!

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Mario Party: Island Tour

Mario Party: Island Tour is the first Nintendo 3DS entry in the Mario Party series. It is also the second Mario Party game developed by NDcube, the same people who started using cars in Mario Party.

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• 5.1 Level Select
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• 6 Dummy Files

Unused Areas

Found in RomFS\sample\sample_mgm\sample_mgm_pack.zdat is a file called stage.bmdl . This file contains a map with a unique cardboard cutout art style, it seems to contain a wild west theme, with a background that doesn't match the theme or art style of the props and buildings present.

Found in RomFS\sample\mg_action_test\mg_action_test_pack.zdat is a file called actionmap.bmdl . This file contains a strange model encased in a blue gradient skybox. There is a long gray beveled rectangular prism with an extruded green top that has rectangular platforms and a hill on it.

Found in RomFS\sample\chr_view\chr_view_pack.zdat is a file called stage.bmdl (yes, it's exactly the same name). This file contains a map that is seen in screenshots of Mario Party: Island Tour's model viewer.

Found in RomFS\sample\stencil_shadow_test\stencil_shadow_test_pack.zdat is a file called stencil_shadow_test_bg01.bmdl . This file contains a map with a grass floor and a ground patch, interestingly the textures used are all labelled as tests.

Unused Models

Test models.

Found in RomFS\sample\localize_test\localize_test_pack.zdat is a file called cube.bmdl . As the model name says, it's a cube, a fancy cube with a checkered pattern.

Unused Graphics

Test textures.

Found in RomFS\sample\stencil_shadow_test\stencil_shadow_test_pack.zdat is a file called stencil_shadow_test_bg01.bmdl , inside this file is a texture called test_flower . This flower texture has 3 flower colors; blue, yellow, and pink. Every flower in the test map it's found in uses the exact same texture, thanks to UVs each flower can be unique.

Found in RomFS\sample\stencil_shadow_test\stencil_shadow_test_pack.zdat is a file called stencil_shadow_test_bg01.bmdl , inside this file is a texture called test_ground01 . This ground texture is brown with pentagons making up the texture of the ground, it's used in the test map it's linked to as a patch of dirt.

Found in RomFS\sample\stencil_shadow_test\stencil_shadow_test_pack.zdat is a file called stencil_shadow_test_bg01.bmdl , inside this file is a texture called test_ground02 . This texture is similar to ground01, it's a single color with shapes making up the detail, this time it's circles. This texture is used in the test map it's linked to as the base ground texture.

Unused Characters

Located in RomFS\sample\mg_action_test\mg_action_test_pack.zdat is a bin file named mg_action_test_strings.bin . In this bin file is strings referencing Diddy Kong's model and 2 animations named diddy_kong_idle , and diddy_kong_throw

Level Select

Due to the limited amount of images, full documentation of this level select is not possible at this time.

Model Viewer

Until there is videos, we can only say that the model viewer seems to contain animations, all character models, key binds to rotate the model (or camera), zoom in and out, and play the animation selected.

Dummy Files

Found in RomFS\sample\localize_test\localize_test_pack.zdat is a file called test.txt . This 0kb file is completely empty, that's all there is to say about this file.

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Mario Party: Island Tour

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Get ready for a portable party in the palm of your hand – the ultimate minigame experience has arrived with Mario Party: Island Tour, only on Nintendo 3DS family systems!

Step into a board game with a twist and face off against your opponents in madcap minigames! Whether you're playing solo or with friends, seven new game boards, 80 new minigames and a host of unique modes make the first Mario Party game on Nintendo 3DS the most exciting yet! Combining easy-to-grasp gameplay with Download Play* that allows four players to party together using just one Game Card, Mario Party: Island Tour really is a game that absolutely anyone can play!

When a letter trapped in a bubble arrives in the Mushroom Kingdom inviting Mario and his friends to a party in the clouds, how can they say no? Soon enough, all your favourite Mushroom Kingdom characters are travelling up to Party Island in bubbles, ready to enjoy a whole host of exciting games and challenges... and you're invited too!

*Please note: Download Play requires each player to have a Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL or Nintendo 2DS system, sold separately.

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This game is now available as part of the Nintendo Selects range, a series of top-notch software that offers varied gaming experiences! Find out more about Nintendo Selects on Wii U , Nintendo 3DS family systems and Wii .

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Multiplayer

Mario Party: Island Tour is great fun when you're playing alone, but it's even better when you're playing it with friends! You can enjoy many of the modes with mates, and thanks to the wonders of Download Play, all you need is one copy of the game for a rip-roaring four-player party!*

Dive headlong into Party mode and compete with your friends on all of the exciting game boards, or pick out your favourite minigames and challenge each other to see who's the best. Test your friends with tricky puzzle games and even discover who's the AR* game champion… the fun never ends!

Even when you're all by yourself, you're never playing alone thanks to StreetPass Minigames! Pass by other players with your Nintendo 3DS to exchange data and bring their Mii characters into your game, where you can challenge them in solo play! Up to ten other players can be stored at once and challenged to a randomly-selected minigame – have you got what it takes to beat everyone you meet?

*Please note: Download Play requires each player to have a Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo 3DS XL or Nintendo 2DS system, sold separately. AR minigames require the ? AR Card that comes packaged with every Nintendo 3DS family system.

Mario Party: Island Tour takes the famous Mario Party formula and gives it a twist to offer even more modes than ever before! Whether you're a veteran Mario Party fan looking to roll dice, travel the board and emerge as the victor or a newcomer out to challenge yourself against masses of minigames, you're guaranteed to find something that'll keep you partying!

Put the Mario Party gameplay you know and love into the palms of your hands with Party mode! Pick your favourite Mushroom Kingdom character, then go it alone or face off against friends on seven different game boards, each with their own unique rules and quirks. Collect stars, grab items, roll dice or play cards, all while competing in loads of new minigames. It's the ultimate Mario Party!

If you're short on time but still fancy a challenge, then head into Minigames mode and have a go at any of the 80 new minigames on your own terms! You'll find a variety of ways to enjoy the minigames of Mario Party: Island Tour here, including:

Time Attack – How quickly can you win ten minigames in a row? Test your skills against the clock and try to clear the minigames as fast as you can in this single-player challenge!

Balloon Race – The more minigames you win, the higher your hot-air balloon will soar. Win more games than the opposition and fly off into the sky for the win!

Puzzles – Pit your wits against a trio of challenging puzzle-based minigames. Match falling items before the grid fills up completely in Fall into Line, use your stylus to slide patterned panels around to clear the board in Chain Challenge, or box in stars to make them disappear in Starlight Connection.

AR Games – Use the ? AR card that came with your Nintendo 3DS family system to enjoy two amazing Augmented Reality minigames. Take aim at a horde of Goombas and shoot them down in Goombas Galore, or clamber up the walls of a tower – before it sinks down into the lava below – in Towers and Infernos.

Balloon Race

Fall into Line

Chain Challenge

Starlight Connection

Goombas Galore

Bowser's Tower

A Mario Party wouldn't be complete without Bowser… but no-one expected him to crash it with his own tower! Exclusively single-player, Bowser's Tower challenges you to make it up all 30 floors and meet the king of the Koopas at the top. Choose from two random minigames on each floor and beat three ghostly doppelgangers to continue on up, then defeat one of Bowser's crew in a boss battle on every fifth floor. Can you get to the top and defeat Bowser himself? There's only one way to find out!

Collectibles

As you play Mario Party: Island Tour and complete various tasks – playing on game boards, winning multiplayer games, defeating StreetPass opponents and so on – you'll earn Mario Party Points. These can be used in Collectibles mode to unlock all kinds of goodies and keep the party going!

StreetPass Minigames

Notch up StreetPass hits with other Mario Party: Island Tour players and you'll be able to challenge them to a head-to-head minigame battle! Up to ten players can be stored at any one time – pick one out to play against, then see who'll become the StreetPass champion and win a heap of Mario Party Points into the bargain!

Game Boards

In Party mode, there are all kinds of exciting experiences to be had depending on which game board you choose to play on. Each one has its own unique rules and playing style – combine that with the massive range of minigames available and no two games will ever be the same! Which one will be your favourite?

Perilous Palace Path

How quickly can you reach Princess Peach's palace? Race against your friends by throwing the dice and using items to either help you or hinder them. The more minigames you win, the better your chances will be!

Banzai Bill's Mad Mountain

Think that racing up the mountainside is easy? Think again – you could get caught by Banzai Bill! Take risks by moving along the path or play it safe by hiding in the caves – it's up to you. Just make sure you're not in the way when someone gets a Banzai Bill!

Star-Crossed Skyway

There's only one winner on the Star-Crossed Skyway, and it's the player with the most Mini Stars! Race to Star Stages before your friends to earn more Mini Stars, but avoid the pesky Mini Ztars that'll reduce your total instead.

Rocket Road

It's a race… a race through outer space! Collect boosters as you move through the starry skies and use them to increase the numbers you can roll on the dice. Be careful not to roll a zero though, or your rocket will run into engine trouble!

Kamek's Carpet Ride

The only way to win here is to play your cards right…literally! Use numbered cards to decide how many spaces you can move, and try to land exactly on the goal! Don't use all your best cards at the start though – the trick is knowing when to trump your friends!

Shy Guy's Shuffle City

Using your own cards is one thing, but this game board sees you swapping cards with your opponents before making your move. Try to keep all the best cards for yourself, but don't be left with the dreaded Bowser Card!

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Mario Party: Island Tour

Mario Party: Island Tour features seven unique boards, a collectibles system, and makes use of the special functionalities of the Nintendo 3DS.

Casually announced during a Nintendo Direct, Mario Party: Island Tour brought the series to the Nintendo 3DS for the first time. Each of the seven boards featured a different objective and playstyle, all while abandoning the car mechanic introduced in Mario Party 9. A roster of ten characters included the first time addition of Bowser Jr. and the 81 minigames make use of the 3DS and its microphone, gyroscope, and 3D functionalities. Bowser’s Tower is a single-player focused mode where bubble version of characters are challenged in minigames as you ascend 30 floors. There’s also a few collectibles you can unlock that feature music files and figurines.

Hit either of the two links below for Mario Party: Island Tour board and minigame lists, along with tips and advice for each. Got a tip of your own? Make sure to submit any helpful advice with the submission form at the bottom of each tip page!

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Mario Party: Island Tour has a total of twelve playable characters.

*This character is playable for the first time and unlockable.

*This board is only playable in multiplayer mode. **This board is unlockable!

81 Mini-Games

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Mario Party: Island Tour

by Kimberly Keller - November 22, 2013, 10:00 am EST Total comments: 1

The bitter rivalry is now in 3D.

Mario Party: Island Tour is the first of the franchise to come to 3DS, following the format of the overhauled Mario Party 9. However, instead of sticking to one formula, Island Tour presents various boards with unique gameplay and radically different play times. Island Tour is very clearly designed to complement the system, especially with an expanded solo mode and new styles of mini-games. Island Tour is a fine entry in the series that should bring out the competitive streak in all Mario Party fans, old or new.

Island Tour wastes no time inviting you and your friends to the party. From the moment you first select Party Mode, you can choose between six shiny new game boards and a seventh unlockable board, each one more unique and gimmick-filled than the last. Toad is the very gracious host this time around, as every board has a helpful description that lets you know skill or luck-based it is and also how long it should take. It’s always good to make informed decisions when you go to a party, and time estimations are especially useful if you just want a quick game or are in the mood for something more traditional. Island Tour even manages to make its solo mode engaging and competitive. Solo players have unique access to options like StreetPass Mini-games, Bowser’s Tower, and Collectables.

Bowser’s Tower, the jewel of the solo experience, is a fun way to keep the game going when there is no one around to play with. Players must make their way to the top of the tower by defeating computer players of varying difficulty on each level. Every five levels, Bowser sends down a boss to challenge the player in a battle game unique to the villain, culminating with Bowser himself at the top. Conquering the tower multiple times brings new rewards, ensuring new reasons to continually pick up the game. The only downside is inability to set the computer players’ difficulty. For most floors, the computer will default to easy, which can hurt replay value once players start repeating mini-games.

However, Download Play is where this game shines. Up to four people can play at a time, choosing between Party and Mini-game modes. The two modes share the same features as they do in their solo version, with two exceptions. The Shy Guy’s Shuffle City board, is exclusive to multiplayer mode and requires three to four real players, prohibiting any computer characters.

Island Tour departs from Mario Party 9 with a return to splitting up character movement, and only requires the collection of Mini Stars on one of its boards. Other boards feature special boosters or bonus cards to use, event spaces on the dice, or even no dice at all. It shakes things up quite nicely, ensuring there is more to each board than just a theme change. Even the usual focus on mini-games is lost on some boards, such as Rocket Road, where a mini-game only appears once every three turns.

Regardless of what board you play, inventive mini-games that take advantage of console features like the 3DS’s gyroscope keep things fresh. They are all easy to grasp, though the directions and controls are repeated a little too often (and can’t be skipped), which can get annoying pretty quickly in modes that utilize frequent mini-games. All of the mini-games can be played separately as well, in addition to several ones that can only be played outside of boards. A few puzzle games amp up the competition in Tetris/Dr. Mario-style multiplayer, while other games make use of the microphone and AR cards. The mini-games can also be played in a variety of other ways, too, including Time Attack and Hot-Air Hijinks, where players compete to reach a set number of wins. These modes are a nice way to play in a structured format beyond simply scrolling through and clicking mini-games in Free Play.

Unfortunately, Island Tour doesn’t support any type of online multiplayer use. It’s a shame, as it would’ve been a nice bonus to be able to play against live people anytime. True, it would be hard to imagine it in long game boards, as you would have to depend on people keeping the connection for up to an hour on some, but short and mini-game competitions could have thrived with this sadly absent feature.

StreetPass helps ease this a little bit as you can play against shadow characters from other systems. Stars appear next to their profiles, indicating difficulty level, and players can choose whether to compete against others on a randomly chosen mini-game or pass instead. Using StreetPass also unlocks special collectables.

The collectables tie directly into Mario Party Points. These points are earned by doing pretty much anything in the game and are used to buy bubbles that contain characters and memories (board game areas). When viewed in the gallery, these bubbles contain music or voice audio files used in the game. It’s a nice touch, but it’s nothing more than a mildly interesting bonus. Unlocking most bubbles is an easy process, and earning points is so easy anyone could complete the gallery quickly if they really wanted to.

Mario Party: Island Tour is a fantastic addition for the 3DS. The graphics are crisp and utilize 3D well, while the music fits each game and board without becoming monotonous. Every mode and board is easy to pick up and play with anyone, anytime.. Island Tour is a perfect balance of old and new that keeps the game fresh with playing styles to meet every need. It’s exactly what you want out of a portable party game, complimenting the 3DS effortlessly, and bringing a perfectly suited party game to the console that is long overdue.

• Diverse choice of game boards
• Extensive solo mode
• It's a portable Mario Party in fabulous 3D!
• Utilizes almost all 3DS features
• Can't change Bowser's Tower difficulty
• Can't skip repetitive instruction screens
• No online multiplayer

Was interested until I read this: " Unfortunately, Island Tour doesn’t support any type of online multiplayer use." It basically has zero value for me as a game if there is no online multiplayer.

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Due to the platform being the Nintendo 3DS, some of the minigames take advantage of the system's features, such as the stereoscopic 3D, gyroscope, mic, augmented reality (AR), and the touch screen. The game additionally uses StreetPass where players can play minigames if their system has picked up signals from other Nintendo 3DS systems that also have the game and unlock special items from it. Up to four people can play together either with local multiplayer or Download Play using only one game cartridge, similar to how Mario Party DS and later Mario Party installments for the Nintendo 3DS handle multiplayer.

The game was eventually released as a Nintendo Selects title in multiple regions including North America, Europe, and Oceania, being one of the best-selling titles for the Nintendo 3DS.

• 2.1 Minigames
• 2.2 Streetpass Minigames
• 2.3 Bowser's Tower
• 2.4 Collectables
• 3.1 Critical reception
• 7 References
• 8 External links

After a relaxing day around Peach's Castle , Mario and the gang notice a strange letter in a bubble saying they are happily invited to the Party Islands. The gang then cheers about it but then the letter suddenly traps the gang in bubbles to carry them though the sky to the Party Islands. While Mario and the gang are partying and playing games, Bowser shows up, feeling jealous about why Mario and his friends are invited, so he builds Bowser's Tower, saying that anyone can join him at his evil party. He begins locking all the fun from the Party Islands in bubbles. He also puts evil magic in the bubbles made by the bubble machine to make bubble clones of the gang to guard the tower. The player's selected character and Green Toad advance up the tower and defeat the bubble clones as well as various bosses. After defeating Bowser in Bowser's Sky Scuffle, the player's character then defeats the Mario bubble clones guarding the bubble machine and then destroys the bubble machine with a ground pound. Shortly afterward, Bowser reappears and boots the player's character and Green Toad out of the tower, inviting them to challenge him any time and that he won't be done.

Gameplay [ ]

Unlike the direct preceding game, Mario Party 9 , where all four players travel together through a vehicle and aim to obtain the most Mini Stars, Mario Party: Island Tour uses the traditional independent four player gameplay as seen in previous Mario Party entries. The ultimate goal of the game in most of the boards is to race opponents on a linear-designed board to the finish line, unlike other Mario Party games where players are required to amass the most amount of a certain item to win in all boards. In order to advance through the board, players roll a Dice Block numbered from 1 to 6 to dictate their movement. Each board has its own play style with different rules from another: one board, Star-Crossed Skyway requires players to amass the most Mini Stars while Kamek's Carpet Ride requires players to land exactly on a particular space, called a Just-Right Space, by using numbered cards. Another feature of these boards is to replace the "6" on the Dice Block with another feature, such as a Banzai Bill icon on Banzai Bill's Mad Mountain that causes players to fall back to the halfway point or the start of the board or a 0 in Rocket Road , meaning the player cannot move at all. Prior to starting out, Yellow Toad explains the board's play style and after players are done viewing the rules, they roll a Dice Block to determine their turn order: players who roll a higher number than others will move earlier. In this game, a Round, similar to turns from earlier Mario Party titles, is taken once every player has rolled a Dice Block and moved accordingly, and while in earlier Mario Party titles had a limited amount of turns to take until the game ends, Mario Party: Island Tour proceeds until all players have reached the end goal. When starting their own round, players can either opt to use an item if an item is available for use or look around the map to plan out movement. If players end the game in a tie, a Dice Block roll determines who wins the game. At the end of the game, various stats are recorded such as how many spaces a player has landed on, a line graph depicting the players' progress, and other recordings depending on the board the players were playing on.

When players land on a Space, an event occurs depending on the type of space landed. Their function and design appears to be based off Mario Party 9 ; for example, if players land on a Green Space, nothing occurs while if a player lands on an Item Space on a specific type of board, they receive an item from a pool of randomized items. These items can either benefit the player directly or obstruct opponents. Players can carry up to two items, and players can use only one item per round. Only a few boards have an item system, however, and the type of items players receive varies on the board selected.

Some boards have players participating in minigames, either after every turn or if a Free-for-All Space is landed on. These minigames are small, short activities that have players competing against each other in defined, simple rules, most of them within a time limit. Some minigames involve players surviving a horde of enemies, some involve players racing against one another, some require the player to obtain the most points within a time limit, etc. If the player performs the best in the minigame, depending on the board played on, they receive priority when deciding which prize item to take or how much items are rewarded to them. The lower the rank players are, the lower the priority for selecting items and the less of a reward they receive, with last place players either receiving nothing or the worst rewards. If minigames end in a tie, a Dice Block is used to break the tie.

Mario Party: Island Tour supports local multiplayer if players have multiple cartridges or Download Play if there is only one cartridge. Up to four players can play the game, and they can participate with the player in Party Mode and Minigames Mode.

Minigames [ ]

Main Article: List of Mario Party: Island Tour minigames There are 81 minigames in total. 69 General ones, 6 Boss ones, 3 Puzzle minigames, and 3 Extra minigames.

Streetpass Minigames [ ]

In StreetPass™, players can win some matches against other people playing Mario Party: Island Tour , unlock special collectables, and more.

Bowser's Tower [ ]

The game's solo mode. Consists of 30 floors. Beating each floor requires beating a set of computer players in 1 or 2 minigames with every 5th floor being a boss battle. Completing this mode will unlock Bowser Jr.

Collectables [ ]

Using Mario Party Points earned from playing the game, purchase bubbles. Bubbles can contain stuff like voice clips and music tracks.

Reception [ ]

Critical reception [ ].

Mario Party: Island Tour has received generally mixed reviews. The game currently averages a 59% based on 28 reviews on GameRankings [1] and a 57 based on 47 reviews on Metacritic [2] . As with most Mario Party games, Mario Party: Island Tour was praised for being fun to play with other people rather than playing alone and some of its mechanics were praised for being innovative, though general criticisms of the game include its short length, poorly implemented gimmicks, as well as the lack of online play.

Scott Thompson of IGN gave Mario Party: Island Tour a 5.5 out of 10, criticizing its motion control, "uninventive" minigames, and its "poor" single-player campaign unlike Mario Party 9 , but praising its unique board rules and use of Download Play. [3] While expecting this game to perform around the same level as the console Mario Party games due to the inventive touchscreen implementation and unique, new rules for the seven game boards compared to previous Mario Party games, Thompson felt that the "lackluster single player experience", Bowser's Tower, was a slow-paced repetitive grind, and the "bland minigame design" was a step back, due to the similarity of the minigames from the past entries in the Mario Party series and the only category of minigames being Free-for-All type minigames. Caitlin Cooke of Destructoid gave the game a 4 out of 10, [4] disappointed that the game's board gameplay did not play as the original titles did and that the boards felt like chopped up variations of a single mode from previous Mario Party games. She additionally pointed out that the game has a too heavy hand with hand-holding players. She, however, enjoyed the single player mode of Bowser's Tower, the minigames, and the single-cartridge local mulitplayer, though criticized the lack of online play.

On the other hand, Kimberly Keller of Nintendo World Report gave the game the highest critic review, an 8.5 out of 10. [5] She has praised the innovation of the boards, which has each their unique play styles, the usage of the Nintendo 3DS capabilities in minigames, as well as noting that the single player modes Bowser's Tower, StreetPass Minigames, and Collectables being engaging, with Bowser's Tower being the best of the single player modes, though she had criticized the lack of setting a difficulty setting for Bowser's Tower. She also praised the Download Play multiplayer, though criticized the lack of online multiplayer.

Mario Party: Island Tour is the 20th best-selling game for the Nintendo 3DS, selling 1.14 million copies worldwide, as of March 31, 2014. [6] It has become a Nintendo Selects title in various regions, including North America, Europe, and Oceania.

Credits [ ]

• For a time, the Nintendo 3DS eShop mistakenly stated Mario Party: Island Tour to be a title on the Nintendo Entertainment System .
• A female announcer is used for minigames in the Dutch, Portuguese and Russian versions, a practice that had not been seen in non-Japanese versions since Mario Party 5 , and would not be seen again until Super Mario Party .
• Bowser Jr. is a playable character for the first time. You can unlock him after you completed Bowser's Tower for the first time.

References [ ]

• ↑ GameRankings score for Mario Party: Island Tour . GameRankings . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
• ↑ Metacritic score for Mario Party: Island Tour . Metacritic . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
• ↑ Thompson, Scott. (November 22, 2013) Mario Party: Island Tour Review . IGN . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
• ↑ Cooke, Caitlin. (November 27, 2013). Review: Mario Party: Island Tour . Destructoid . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
• ↑ Keller, Kimberly. (November 22, 2013). Mario Party: Island Tour Review Nintendo World Report . Retrieved December 5, 2017.
• ↑ "Financial Results Briefing for Fiscal Year Ended March 2014 (Briefing Date: 5/8/2014) Supplementary Information" . (May 8, 2014). Nintendo . Retrieved December 5, 2017.

External links [ ]

• Mario Party: Island Tour at Wikipedia , the free encyclopedia
• Mario Party: Island Tour at GameFAQs
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• Official Japanese website
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Mario Party: Island Tour - Review

Mario party: island tour’s content-rich multiplayer options are sullied by boring minigames and unfortunate system-jerking motion control..

Island Tour features three main modes: Party, Minigames, and the exclusively single-player Bowser’s Tower. I might as well start with the most laborious of the three, Bowser’s Tower, which is Island Tour’s “campaign mode,” if you will. To clear a floor of Bowser’s 30-floor tower, you must beat three CPU opponents in one of two randomly chosen minigames. The issue here is that the CPU players are locked on easy difficulty for nearly every floor save for the last few (where they are bumped up to an innocuous “normal” level), so the challenge isn’t so much in beating each floor as it is in staying awake long enough to do so. Need to collect the most bunnies? You’ll have double if not triple the number of your nearest competitor. Need to finish a race first? The CPU players won’t even be on the same screen when you gracefully cross the finish line. It really is that bad. Admittedly, there are a few interesting boss battles, which pop up every fifth floor, but they are over all too soon and the monotonous hour-long grind to the Tower’s top resumes again. Having finished, I’ll be perfectly content to never set foot in Bowser’s Tower again.

Party mode is much better, even for solo players. Defying classic Mario Party design, the game boards here each feature their own unique objectives rather than the classic “collect the most stars in a certain number of turns” formula. Instead, you’ll be ducking in and out of cover as you scale a mountain and avoid Banzai Bills, or collecting rocket boosters to reach the end of a Mario Galaxy-themed level. Though his tower is a chore, Bowser’s game board is one of the more interesting, as the goal is to actually end the game furthest from the finish line, where the malevolent turtle awaits the “first place” player. This departure is a welcome surprise and adds much-needed variety.

Unfortunately, great game board designs and the ambitious Download Play options don’t make up for Island Tour’s key detraction: the minigames themselves are mostly bland, and a handful are just bad. If you’ve played a Mario Party game before, you’ll recognize that a majority of the games are based around returning ideas. Knock your opponents off a shrinking platform, be the last player to avoid getting smashed by a Thwomp, reach the end of a small platforming course first... it all feels very familiar. What’s most egregious, though, is when the 3DS’ accelerometer is brought into the action, requiring awkward jerking and rotating to, say, steer a rolling ball or rotate familiar Mario characters to match their arrangement in an image. It never felt comfortable to me and, assuming you like to play with 3D on, the screen becomes difficult to see in the midst of all the movement.

To be fair, there are some minigames that use the touchscreen effectively. One of my favorites involves connecting stars to create constellations in the shapes of Mario baddies, and another tasks you with being the first to completely color in a series of black-and-white images. Simple, sure, but at least it feels new to the series and unique to the hardware. Also, in an odd departure for the series, there are no 2v2 or 3v1 minigames, either of which could have really broken up the monotony of the “last standing” free-for-all games that dominate the selection. In my time with Island Tour, I found I had the most fun in between the forgettable minigames while navigating the much more inventive game boards themselves. Unfortunately that reprieve is brief, as minigames pop-up every couple of minutes.

Island Tour’s Minigames mode strips away the boards and allows you to play each minigame individually or in a couple of different competitions, with conditions like seeing who can complete 10 games the fastest or being the first to win three, five, or seven games. The variety of ways to play is great, but focusing purely on Island Tour’s lackluster minigames makes this a mode I don’t want to visit all that often.

THE VERDICT

Mario Party: Island Tour’s single-player campaign is laughably bad, and the ambitious, content-rich multiplayer options and unique game boards are ultimately dragged down by mostly boring minigames and unfortunate system-jerking motion control. A group of friends might only have fleeting good times with this collection.

• Download Play
• Unique board rules
• Poor single-player campaign
• Uninventive minigames
• Motion control

The Verdict

Mario Party: Island Tour

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Party Islands

The Party Islands is a floating archipelago that appears as the primary setting of Mario Party: Island Tour . It consists of several islands floating above the clouds, with the largest one containing a giant mushroom-themed castle in the center. In the game's story, Mario and his friends are invited to the island chain via a letter in a bubble, and travel to the island chain by way of large floating bubbles. However, Bowser , angry at not being invited, creates Bowser's Tower , using it as his base of operations to attack the Party Islands with mysterious bubbles of his own.

The Party Islands serve as the main hub of the game, appearing on the main menu.

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