The visuals in Mario Party: Island Tour are certainly pretty and make good use of stereoscopic 3D, even if that has little effect on the gameplay. Having said that, it is absolutely polished. As Mario Party games go, this one is sufficient but decidedly bland. This game will generally have you using either traditional controls using the circle pad and a button, or you’ll be using the touchscreen, but there’s nothing really revolutionary going on here, no clever use of stereoscopic 3D, the gyroscope, or the camera. It also bears mention that the minigames themselves aren’t as wildly inventive as some of the other games in the series either. It also doesn’t have much in the way of extra content - you get StreetPass support and different ways to play the included minigames, but that’s about it. Mario Party: Island Tour doesn’t have the strong theming that was present in the previous handheld outing, Mario Party DS. There are a few other elements that this game sadly lacks. And because multiplayer is such a central part of the Mario Party experience, I should note that this game unfortunately lacks online play, but thankfully does support download play, meaning that all you need is one copy of the game no matter how many players want to play it (though each player will of course need to bring their own Nintendo 3DS). Like other games in the series, this is a Party Game featuring a wide variety of minigames. Mario Party: Island Tour is the first of three Mario Party games to be released on the Nintendo 3DS, coming to that platform in 2013. Players: 1-4 Competitive (Local Wireless, Download Play Supported)

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