Mario Party 4

2002 party video game

Mario Party 4 is a party board video game for the Nintendo GameCube. It is the fourth game in the Mario Party series. It is the first Mario Party game for the Nintendo GameCube. It was developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo. It was released on October 21, 2002 in North America, on November 8, 2002 in Japan, and on November 29, 2002 in Europe.

Mario Party 4
Developer(s)Hudson Soft
Publisher(s)Nintendo
Director(s)Kenji Kikuchi
Producer(s)Shinji Hatano
Shinichi Nakamoto
Designer(s)Fumihisa Sato
Composer(s)Ichiro Shimakura
SeriesMario Party
Platform(s)GameCube
Release
  • NA: October 21, 2002
  • JP: November 8, 2002
  • PAL: November 29, 2002
Genre(s)Party
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Gameplay

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Mario Party 4 plays the same as the first three Mario Party games. Players go around on boards collecting coins and stars. Along the way, they may use items to help them. Items can be bought in an item shop. After all four players go, they play a mini-game. Whoever wins the mini-game wins coins. The player who has the most stars at the end of the game wins. One new feature in this game is the Warp Space. If a player lands on this space, they must switch spaces with another player. Who the player has to switch spaces with is chosen by a wheel.

Six boards are available to play on. One of the boards must be unlocked in Story Mode. Eight characters are playable, including Mario, Luigi, and Princess Peach.