Mario Party Star Rush, a Revitalized 3DS Multiplayer Experience

Games allow us to push the limits of physical reality and explore worlds and concepts that may enhance our thinking, fuel our imagination and most importantly, make us feel good. Having fun is an essential need for all human beings, which is why people have been coming up with ways of staying entertained since the beginning of time.

Whether you prefer playing sports, mind games, online slots or modern video games, it’s perfectly clear that this form of entertainment will never die out. Recently developed virtual reality technology comes as undeniable proof of this account. And with so many impressive innovations happening at such a fast pace, you can be sure that you’ll always have a ton of excellent choices to look forward to when it comes to engaging in this amusing, adventurous pastime.

Nintendo’s Unwavering Popularity in the Gaming World

Since the release of the Gameboy, Nintendo has been a huge presence on the market and has become synonymous with an excellent gaming experience that rarely disappoints.

It’s hard to think “Nintendo” and not get a mental image related to either a gaming console or a super popular character made famous by this remarkable brand. Even if you’ve never touched a video game controller in your life, I’m ready to bet you’ve at least heard of Super Mario, the mustache-donning plumber who saves the princess from the fire breathing dragon.

Mario’s Huge Diversity and Appeal

This eccentric character has become so well-known, some even go as far as to call him the most popular character of all time, so it should come as no surprise that the spin-offs keep on coming and gaining success as they do.

Creators always seem to take their fans’ suggestions as well as complaints into account and constantly bring improvements and as well as add features to the cheerful game, so as to keep everyone coming back for more fun adventures. And just when you thought it can’t possibly get any better, surprise!

Mario Party Star Rush, the Latest 3DS Release

Nintendo 3DS launched Mario Party Star Rush on October 7, 2016, in Europe and October 20 in Japan. North Americans will get the chance to experience playing it starting November 4 and as for Australia and New Zealand, they have been playing since the 8th of October.

As the second party game released for this platform, Mario Party Star Rush comes as a fun addition to any seasoned or novice player’s collection alike. With 19 charming playable characters, you’re in for an exhilarating ride.

If you want to unlock some characters like Rosalina, Diddy Kong, Donkey Kong or Toadette, you can use the corresponding amiibo to tap them in, but they can also easily be unlocked by playing the game as well.

The most well-received and appreciated feature of his game so far seems to be the improved multiplayer feature, a top notch element due to the fact that it introduces a Party Guest option which lets up to 4 participants simultaneously play the game without each of them needing to own an original copy. This way, only one of them needs to own a cartridge of the game and the others can join the party by simply downloading the Mario Party: Star Rush – Party Guest app from the eShop. As this is a feature to encourage multiplayer, the downloaded app’s content won’t include the single player features.

Toad Scramble, Coinathlon, Balloon Bash, Mario Shuffle, Rhythm Recital and Boo’s Block Party are the main modes of the game, plus Challenge Tower which can only be played in single player mode. There is a total of 53 minigames, which is a lower number than previous Mario Party games, however, Mario Party: Star Rush is the only one so far with an impressive amount of 15 boards. Each board’s name is inspired by levels found in different Mario platformers.

You can also admire all the characters you’ve collected in the Character Museum, which also has some interesting amiibo options to uncover.

Another feature meant to make the game more energizing is the fact that the turns happen faster than past Mario Party games. This is because players don’t have to wait for each other’s turns, the dice spins at the same time for everyone. This adds even more vitality to the table, increasing the party’s liveliness and excitement.

There is a huge array of playable characters you can unlock by playing different levels  And just in case you were wondering if your amiibo can be used with this game, the answer is yes. With it, you can add Bowser, Bowser Jr., and Boo to the list of playable characters in the Mario Shuffle mode.

As in every Mario game ever created, even the bosses are delightful. Bowser, King Bob-omb and Petey Piranha are only some of the bosses that players can fight on the board spaces of Toad Scramble.

A Step in the Right Direction

Mario Party Star Rush brings a bunch of intelligently implemented concepts into the mix and lets you experience a step-up from the classic fun of the famous Super Mario universe by introducing fun new elements and options.

This game stands as a testimonial to how important taking players’ critiques and suggestions into account can be for developing useful ideas to implement and ultimately taking a nice concept such as the one at the base of the Super Mario franchise and making the final product stand out without losing acclaim.