delivers the couch multiplayer experience the series is famous for with an awesome new layer of strategy, 80 mostly-great minigames, and the quirky tech of the Switch controllers to keep things feeling fresh.

The Mario Party franchise has always been about the convergence of board games and minigames with Nintendo characters thrown into the mix. Recent entries deviated from the tried and true formula to unpopular results, but Super Mario Party returns the series to its roots.

There has always been one party game on Nintendo systems synonymous with fun and that is the Mario Party games....

Super Mario Party is the eleventh entry into Nintendo's boardgame franchise and after several underwhelming attempts on previous consoles, the Switch game is tasked with not only breathing fresh life into an ageing series but also with reviving the glory days of Gamecube and N64 digital board-gaming...

80 surprisingly unique and enjoyable mini-games; Wonderful attention to detail in character animations and game-play; Mario Party and Partner Party balance luck and skill really well; Great 4-player local multiplayer experience

Difficulty in single-player mode is far too easy; Toad's Rec-Room feels a little disconnected from the rest of the game; Shorter game time option and extra boards would've been great; Online component unavailable for review

Dan rolls the dice with Super Mario Party on Switch.

Huge selection of minigames; Perfect for players of all ages; Beautifully polished sound and graphics

Limited control options; Board Game mode levels are uninspired; Some of the modes feel tired too fast

Solid and definitely has an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun.

is synonymous with strange burns in the centre of our palms and broken three-pronged controllers. Many hours were spent on the original N64 for versions of these games, often with friends or siblings.

Mario Party has never felt so at home on the Nintendo Switch

I'm currently unbeaten at Super Mario Party's titular mode. That isn't to say I'm particularly good at the Mario Party mode, which is ostensibly the title's main attraction. Mario Party sees you and three friends (or a combination of friends and AI players) stomping around a game board with the aim...

Shy Guy is great; Genuinely quite funny; Tons of content

It's a collection of minigames, so if you hate minigames.., Like, it's just minigames; That's it

Nintendo's virtual board game is revamped for the Switch, but are its charms just a little too simple to appeal to everyone

The back to basics approach works great and the new boards and mini-games are all cleverly designed and fun; Very little downtime, accessible controls, and plenty of extra modes

Could have done with more mini-games and boards; Reliance on luck will frustrate some players