The Mario Party Superstars release date<\/a> is very nearly here, which means the Mario Party Superstars review embargo has lifted and we\u2019re finally able to talk about the new Mario-branded party game for Nintendo Switch<\/a>.<\/p>\n Bringing together five boards and 100 minigames from the Mario Party franchise\u2019s storied history, giving them all a new lick of paint and adding online play for modern audiences to enjoy, Mario Party Superstars is something of a victory lap for the popular virtual boardgame series.<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve played the Nintendo Switch\u2019s original Mario Party game \u2013 2018\u2019s Super Mario Party \u2013 to death, then Mario Party Superstars could be exactly what you\u2019re looking for: a bunch of new boards to play with your family and friends, packed with fun little challenges and those trademarked twists and turns that can rip any family apart.<\/p>\n In that sense, when it comes to those core components that you\u2019d expect to enjoy with any new game in this franchise, Mario Party Superstars is a complete and total success. If you want to challenge your dearly beloved to a rivalry-feeding race around a digital board-game world, in a bid to see who can collect the most stars and coins without being mercilessly ganged up on by everyone else, you\u2019ll certainly find exactly what you\u2019re looking for here.<\/p>\n The minigames that you\u2019ll face along the way range from the sublime to the ridiculous (much like they did in Nintendo\u2019s other recent party game release, WarioWare: Get it Together<\/a>), and we\u2019d wager that casual players and newcomers to the franchise will find loads to enjoy here, with the little challenges on offer covering everything from Scalextric-like races to a tug of war that\u2019s not a million miles away from Squid Game<\/a>.<\/p>\n However, if you\u2019re a hardcore fan of the Mario Party franchise and you were hoping for a complete compendium of all your old favourites, it\u2019s important to be clear that you\u2019re not going to get that here.<\/p>\n There really are just the five boards \u2013 Peach\u2019s Birthday Cake and Yoshi\u2019s Tropical Island from the original Mario Party, Space Land and Horror Land from Mario Party 2, Woody Woods from Mario Party 3 \u2013 and there\u2019s no way to unlock anymore.<\/p>\n There\u2019s always a chance that DLC could bring more boards to the game later, but that hasn\u2019t been announced yet if it is planned. And with decades of boards for Nintendo<\/a> to choose from, some fans might end up feeling that more could\u2019ve been to make this collection really sing. You can\u2019t unlock any extra characters either.<\/p>\n The boards that are here look great, though \u2013 the graphics have been updated across the whole collection, bringing the boards from each era up to modern standards in line with what you\u2019d expect to see in Super Mario Odyssey, Luigi\u2019s Mansion 3 or any of the other Nintendo games on Switch.<\/p>\n A few screenshots from the classic games are included as Easter eggs (you\u2019ll be shown them just before each match), and the difference really is staggering \u2013 this isn\u2019t just a basic port of those old boards, but a full-on remake of each one with glossy visuals to die for.<\/p>\n Interestingly, that\u2019s a different strategy to the one that Nintendo employed with its Super Mario 3D All-Stars collection last year \u2013 that game brought a range of old Mario 3D platformers to the Switch, but it didn\u2019t do much to remaster them on a visual or technical level.<\/p> The graphics aren\u2019t the only things that have changed, either. The music sounds better than ever, too, and a nifty feature allows you to listen back to the tracks between matches. And another treat you\u2019ll find on the main menu is Mt. Minigames, where you pop in for a few quick games rather than committing to a full trip round the board.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s one fun addition we\u2019d like to shout about: when it\u2019s not your turn, at any point in a match, you can now express your character\u2019s emotional state using emote-like stickers, which you can buy from the in-game shop. This is a neat little quirk that gives you something to do while other players are having their turns.<\/p>\n In terms of the gameplay and how it feels to play Mario Party Superstars, it really does hit the spot perfectly \u2013 it\u2019s all sweet wholesome fun until the franchise\u2019s mischievous streak shines through, enabling those unforgettable moments where one of your friends accidentally gives away all of their stars and will not stop raging about it for the rest of the night.<\/p>\n It\u2019s fun and frustration for the whole family, basically \u2013 a joyous romp through the history of Mario Party. It does feel like Nintendo could\u2019ve done more to really pay tribute to the years and years of archive content that this franchise has built up, but you\u2019ll still get loads of fun multiplayer evenings out of this \u2013 both locally and online \u2013 if you can handle the stressful moments!<\/p>\n Mario Party Superstars launches 29th October 2021 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch Lite and Nintendo Switch OLED, and you can order your copy now<\/a>. We reviewed on the OLED Model.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Follow Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. Or if you\u2019re looking for something to watch, see our TV Guide<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Visit our video game release schedule<\/a> for all upcoming games on consoles. Swing by our hubs for more Gaming<\/a> and Technology<\/a>\u00a0news.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n By Rob Leane Published: Thursday, 28 October 2021 at 12:00 am 4.0 out of 5 star rating The Mario Party Superstars release date is very nearly here, which means the Mario Party Superstars review embargo has lifted and we\u2019re finally able to talk about the new Mario-branded party game for Nintendo Switch. 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