Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 56

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MARIO
PARTY 10
It wouldn’t be a Nintendo console
without the Mario Party franchise
gracing the console at some point
and usually in multiple sequels. The
N64 had Mario Party 1, 2 and 3. The
GameCube had 4, 5, 6 and 7! And
the Wii had 8 and 9, with the GBA,
DS and 3DS all getting one each.
Now it’s the Wii U’s turn! And why
not! With the lack of software from
third parties I’m sure we will also see
Mario Party 11 on the Wii U but that’s
for another article! Let’s see what
Nintendo has for us in the 13th version of the series.
Announced at E3 2014 in June with
a 90 second trailer, the game reuses the vehicle mechanic to travel
around the boards which was first
seen in the GBA version, and once
again players have the goal of collecting Mini Stars and also item
shops make a return from Mario
Party 7. However, in addition to the
traditional Party Mode, a new mode
called ‘Bowser Party’ has also been
confirmed. In this mode, up to five
players are supported at once with
a player using the GamePad to play
as Bowser, to defeat the other four
players using wii remotes while they
play as Mario, Luigi, Peach, Wario
or Yoshi and possibly more to be
announced later. In Bowser mode
mini stars are replaced by hearts,
the goal of Bowser is to deplete all
the other players hearts, while Mario

and his friends try make it to the end
of the course with at least one heart
between them. Bowser will roll multiple dice, depending on the number
of other players available.
So far, two boards have been shown
off for party mode, the first being an
amusement park with Peach’s Castle and several attractions resemble
Yoshi Park from Mario Super Sluggers. The second is in the sky where
players try to take down airships
looking a lot like Meringue Clouds
from New Super Mario Bros. U.
To date, the mini games include:
•

Fruit Scoot Scurry - A minigame
in which players need to collect
as much fruit as possible in a
Layer-Cake Desert type area.

•

Beeline Shrine - A minigame
in which players must jump to
avoid bees.

•

Cheep Cheep Leap - A minigame in which players (in their
invincible form) must jump to hit
Cheep Cheeps.

•

Petey’s Bomb Battle - A Boss
minigame in which the players
must throw Bombs at Petey Piranha.

With a lot more to be unveiled in
the coming months this is shaping
up to be another great entry in the
franchise, along with Super Smash
Bros, Mario Kart 8, Captain Toad’s:
Treasure Tracker and Yoshi’s Wooly
World Amiibo support is coming for
Mario Party 10 in 2015. This is one
game to look forward to for any multiplayer fanatics out there wanting
there board game fix in early 2015!

Written by Nick Pearce

www.stickytriggerentertainment.com