

The game additionally retains several key elements from other Mario Party titles, namely obtaining and using items to gain an advantage over opponents and playing a wide variety of minigames.ĭue 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. Rather than traveling around a board to obtain the most quantity of a particular item, either separately or together on a vehicle, players need to race their opponents to the finish in a linear, one-way board, with certain objectives in the race differing depending on the board played on. Mario Party: Island Tour has gameplay objectives unique to it compared to other entries in the Mario Party series.

It is the twelfth main installment (nineteenth overall) in the Mario Party series, the third installment for a handheld console, and the first Mario Party to be developed for the Nintendo 3DS.

To no one’s surprise, Mario Party: Island Tour’s strengths lie in its multiplayer frolics and the rather generous addition of four-player Download Play, giving all players access to all seven boards and 80 mini-games, is enough of a reason for die-hard fans to consider this portable bash worthwhile. A floor-by-floor mini-game assaults spanning over 30 levels, Bowser’s Tower is just a bore to climb with bosses awaiting you every fifth floor and tedious conversations seemingly around every bend.ĭespite a concerted effort to make Mario Party a viable purchase for lone players with the aforementioned mode and a vast amount of collectables that’ll require a serious effort to unlock, Mario Party: Island Tour fails to provide such an experience
