Talk:Mario Party 5
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Mario Party 5 managed to address several key issues of criticism from the previous titles, such as redundant cut-scenes, a lack of mini-game variety, slow-paced gameplay and an uninspired single player campaign. In addition to these marginal improvements, Mario Party 5 introduced over 70 new mini-games, an intriguing car combat mode and a much more immersive single player experience.
Despite being the fifth entry in the series, a majority of fans quickly recognized the game’s merits, applauding its rapid gameplay and truncated dialogue. Unfortunately, outside this small circle of fans, the game received relatively little acceptance from the greater gaming community, quietly being dismissed as “just another Mario Party game”. The title did experience exceptional sales but again failed to receive positive affirmation from the gaming media. Although it tended to score a bit higher than Mario Party 4, journalists generally passed over the game without as much as a second glance.
Interestingly, Mario Party 5 would mark the last time the series would retain the simple formula employed by its predecessors. The sequel would utilize a microphone, which slightly changed the scope of gameplay, taking the emphasis off of the simple-to-learn mini-games. Additionally, the gimmick of night and day transitions affected the progression of gameplay events in various ways. This new formula drastically altered the flow of progression, sometimes requiring players to meet certain criteria before obtaining a star. Unfortunately, this new approach to gameplay was met with mixed reviews. While the fifth game addressed important issues of concern, such as pacing and variety, the series' sixth seemed to be one step forward, two steps back. While it did offer all new boards and even more mini-games, it seemed to lack much of the simplicity offered by previous incarnations.
Luckily, Mario Party 7 attempted to marry the popular features of both 5 and 6, while still adding in some much needed depth. As a result, part 7 can be seen as a good compliment to 5, or even a direct sequel. The day and night formula was completely abandoned but still retained the mission-based objectives. To this day, Part 5 still includes the most robust and playable single player mode in the series. The opponents, in this case multiple enemy characters, all move at the same time, as opposed to taking turns. This improvement drastically reduced the amount of time required to enjoy a solo adventure, which was a typically persistent point of criticism for the series. But again, as with many of the game's improvements, the new single player went relatively unnoticed by the press.
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[edit] the sweet dream is small?
hang on a sec,i thought the sweet dream bored is the biggest in the game! i think the toy dream bored is the smallest of all. if you play the sweet dream bored, you can tell its the largest.Touth 01:08, 7 July 2006 (UTC)
- I counted the spaces on the boards and Sweet Dream is the smallest. Bowsy 19:34 6 December 2006
[edit] Cleanup tag
Why has another cleanup tag been issued when there was already one tagging the entire article? I have replaced the mini-game categories with sub-headings in case it was because it was hard to find the mini-game you were looking for. Henchman 2000 19:32, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Minigames
This section is really crufty, and I think it should be removed. Any objections? –The Great Llamasign here 23:50, 23 December 2006 (UTC)
- Okay, I really see no reason to object, so I guess I'll be bold and remove it now. –The Great Llamasign here 00:11, 24 December 2006 (UTC)
What is that brief, almost non-existent, sentence doing under the heading Minigames. Even the list in your eyes would be better than that! Henchman 2000 19:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
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- I'm not an expert on the subject, but as an outside observer a list of the mini games seems like perfectly reasonable content for this article. - SimonP 02:26, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
- Ack!! What exactly does this list contribute to the article?? a short paragraph would do so much more. as per WP:CRUFT such information is only interesting to a fan of the game, someone who's never played it is not going to have any interest in such a list, and besides, Wikipedia is not Gamefaqs (someone should add write an essay on this and submit it under Wikipedia is not...). Anyone looking for the specific minigames can go see a game-centric website for such info; it's unencyclopedic. Gene S. Poole 02:34, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
- I'm not an expert on the subject, but as an outside observer a list of the mini games seems like perfectly reasonable content for this article. - SimonP 02:26, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Neutrality
The list of minigames is from the point of view of the player, instead of the neutral point of view. –Llama mansign here 17:28, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
- ahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah! that's hilarious!! :D
- Gene S. Poole 02:35, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Mario Party articles RFC
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- Please see Talk:Mario Party 8#Request for comment: Lists of mini-games. —Signed, your friendly neighborhood MessedRocker. 11:57, 9 February 2007 (UTC)
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