Nintendo 64

Mario Party 2

For those who are not convinced to try this after my seven paragraph rant, might I suggest a rental. This is not merely the same Mario Party with small changes, but is rather a revamped, improved, and superior in every way over the original. Now how many sequels can boast the same?

Finalizando ya el análisis, decir que es un juego recomendable para jugar en familia o con amigos (para eso fue diseñado). Además, esta vez nos llega traducido para que comprendamos todo lo que nos piden. Es verdad que podría haber dado más de sí técnicamente, pero en un minijuego de este tipo lo que se pide es jugabilidad y diversión a raudales. Imprescindible para fans de Nintendo.

Met Mario Party 2 speelt Nintendo op 'safe' door niet al te veel nieuwigheden in de game te verwerken. Desondanks is het ook nu weer een op je lachspieren werkend spelletje geworden, en kun je je maatjes weer regelmatig over de vloer verwachten.

Mario Party 2 is a game which takes the engine of Mario Party 1 and purdy's it up real nice like. The extra options, better presentation and smoother graphics make this game better than the original. It's really simple, if you liked the first Mario Party, then buy this sequel! The new games, maps, and objectives are more than enough to warrant a purchase. Great game with great multiplayer. Gotta be Nintendo

When the books are closed on the Nintendo 64, it will be the multi-player aspect that players will remember most about the system, and Mario Party 2 ranks as one of the system's best.

Well, Mario Party 2 is exactly as you'd expect -- more of the same. Whether that's a good or bad thing is up to you. With a whole slew of new mini-games, new theme worlds, bonuses and gameplay modes, this is certainly the Mario Party 2 have if you're new to the series. But if you already own the original, well, are new mini-games and different graphics for boards enough to warrant another $50? As far as we're concerned, only if you consider yourself a Mario Party fanatic.

There is a host of minor improvements as well, such as your ability to buy items during gameplay, the addition of duel bouts between two or more players who've landed on the same space, and the fact that you can now overcome some of the more cryptic instructions for the minigames by entering into a practice round before you play the actual game. You can even turn off the bonuses at the end of the game if you find them to be too cheap. Graphically speaking, both the stages and the minigames appear a little sharper and more stylized than before, while the soundtrack is at least on par with the original game's, if not an improvement over it. The greatest betterment is that since you won't get sick of the minigames as you did with the original, there's much more replay value in Mario Party 2, and replay value is the main point of the game. It's a great deal of fun to play with a few friends, even more so than the last.

However, if you'd rather do your bank account a favor and avoid the risk of being sourly disappointed, the original Mario Party is a better buy overall. And those who already own the first game in the series are advised to stick with that, as the sequel's lack of truly new and original elements is bound to disappoint. So, Mario Party 2 is not too bad in a nutshell, but the whole lazy, re-hashed cash-in nature of the whole thing hurts. We have every right to expect much more from Nintendo (what with the prices we pay them). Roll on Mario Party 3, then. Oh, and Nintendo? Next time, -don't- delay it's Euro release for ten months, would you?

Un titre sans surprise qui n'apporte pas grand chose de nouveau par rapport à son prédécesseur. Le succès du premier épisode a cependant prouvé que la recette des mini-jeux correspondait bien au public de la N64, un peu lésé ces derniers temps. Un achat indispensable pour tous ceux qui ne jurent que par le multijoueur.

Mario är ju alltid Mario. Vilket spelbolag som helst kan kopiera hans mustasch och den lilla ölmagen, men det är inte därför han har bilvit så populär. Vi älskar honom för alla de fantastiska spel som han har varit med i. Därför är det ganska sorgligt att konstatera att Mario Party 2 bara är en upprepning av ett spel som inte ens från början kom i närheten av Nintendos standard.

Mario Party 2, destiné au multijoueurs et accessible à tous comme d'autres titres du genre, propose de nombreux mini-jeux, variés et très amusants, devant lesquels vous pouvez d'ores et déjà prévoir de nombreuses heures de jeu, que ce soit en famille ou entre copains... A condition que le lent, fastidieux et hélas incontournable jeu de l'oie qui enrobe les mini-jeux ne vous fasse pas fuir. Qu'un joueur se dévoue pour s'y coller, et débloquer tous les mini-jeux, alors jouables indépendamment, et Mario Party 2 pourra enfin faire honneur à sa vocation : amuser les petits et les grands, ensemble.