Nintendo has released nearly a dozen Mario Party games since 1998; even more if you count the spin-off titles. The mini-game collections follow the faux board game format so exactly they start to blur together. However, Mario Party has changed enough over the years that you might be nostalgic for the franchise’s early Nintendo 64 and GameCube entries. Mario Party Superstars offers a select crop of those classic boards and mini-games as a new, $59.99 Nintendo Switch game. However, unless you’re a die-hard Mario Party fan, the content-lite Superstars feels more like a pleasant, fleeting memory instead of a full-on blast from the past.You Get Older, Mario Party Stays the Same The idea of a Mario Party game recycling old Mario Party content is, itself, a recycled idea. A few years ago, Nintendo released Mario Party: The Top 100, a compilation for the Nintendo 3DS. However, as a digital board game, Mario Party works much better as a social multiplayer home console experience rather tha...
Mario Party Superstars may bring back fond memories of Nintendo's mini-game franchise, but being from the past doesn’t automatically make it a blast.
Classic boards and mini-games; Features online play and progression; Updated visuals
Light on content; Long gameplay sessions are a drag; Basic modes; Compatibility issues means wackier games are absent