Mario Party 5

Mario Party 5
North American box art
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Kenji Kikuchi
Producer(s)Hiroshi Sato
Atsushi Ikeda
Designer(s)Shinichi Nakata
Composer(s)Aya Tanaka
SeriesMario Party
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • NA: November 11, 2003[1]
  • JP: November 28, 2003
  • PAL: December 5, 2003
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Mario Party 5 (Japanese: マリオパーティ5, Hepburn: Mario Pāti Faibu) is a party video game developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo for the GameCube. It is the fifth installment in the Mario Party series and the second game in the series to be released for the GameCube. It was first released in North America and Japan in November 2003, followed by Europe a month later. The game is set in the fictional Dream Depot, consisting of seven game boards. The single-player "Story" mode involves the player winning multiple games against the Koopa Kids to prevent Bowser from conquering the Dream Depot. The main multiplayer game mode consists of four characters from the Mario series playing a board game, with each board having a set theme. The game also features several minigames, which are played after every set of turns. Mario Party 5 introduces the "Super Duel" mode to the franchise, which requires players to assemble and control custom made battle vehicles which can be used in combat against other machines.[2] The game features ten playable characters, with playable debuts to the series from Toad, Boo, and Koopa Kid.[3]

Mario Party 5 received "average" reviews by the media; reviewers enjoyed the new minigames of the series, although a perceived lack of originality was criticized.[4][5] The game became part of the Nintendo Player's Choice label in 2004,[6] and won the Console Children's Award at the 2004 Interactive Achievement Awards.[7] It was followed by Mario Party 6 in 2004.

  1. ^ "Mario Party 5 Now Available - Press Release". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGN guide was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference IGN guide 2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Eurogamer review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Gamespot review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mario Party 5 Player's Choice was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Award was invoked but never defined (see the help page).