Which Mario Party game is better: 4 or 5?

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I have never played a MP game before, but I hear they are fun. I don't feel like spending $50 on MP6, so I just want to buy one of the cheaper ones for now. So whiich MP game should I buy; 4 or 5?
 
I had MP 5 when I had GC, it was alright, to be honest, I wouldnt buy either cause I played 4 and it was alright....

BTW, if your wondering, I dont have GC anymore.... I got XBOX HALO CONTROLLER and 60 in credit, I only lost liek 30 bucks...
 
[quote name='ananag112']help 1, it is never a wise decision to trade in a console. Thanks for the help though.[/quote]

Dude, trust me, It was wise, I love halo and shit and XBL is the best thing for me, you see, my older bro is in college, and I hate singleplayer games (except GTA for some reason) and muiltiplayer is what makes me like videogames, so online is awesome.

BTW DenisDFat, Zelda sucks.... I bet your mad casue your parents/guardians just wont let you get and XBOX or think halo 2 is too violent...
 
Get MP 5. 4 has flat boards (I didn't like that). 5 has 3d boards and just looks a lot nicer. They are both fun games if you are into that type of stuff.

Where the heck did you get MP 4 for $5? My bf paid $35 (ugh!)
 
Get whichever one is cheaper, because they're just god awful no matter what way you go. And yes, Zelda does indeed suck, glad to see that make its way into this conversation.
 
I prefer 4. While 5 has more mini-games, they seem more stupid, annoying, and random than the ones in 4. For example, one of the games in 5 is "pick a rope to pull out of three and hope you don't get an anvil landing on your head" or something like that. And I find the whole "saving dreams" theme in MP5 lamer than the regular board game theme.
 
I think some K-Marts have a deal for the Wavebird and MP4 for $40. I think that's the best deal and I like it better out of the two.
 
Well I didn't like both of them, but MP4 seems to have a better choice of mini-games IMO. MP5 had a few.. and I remember the demo I played it made me wanna get MP5 and it turns out deceiving cause the demo basically seem to put out its best mini games and then when you really get it, it sucks.

Play the first Mario Party or the ones on N64 as a matter. I love those better than the GC ones. It seems quicker to play to since of course they didn't add so much fancy smancy stuff as they do now. Not sure how much they are now, maybe 15? or 10 I don't remember.
 
I picked up MP4 in a trade (it was $5 at CC last summer YMMV :) )

I don't think MP is that great, but my 6 year old son loves it . . . so its fun to play with him.

I guess its best for parties with causal or nongamers . . . get the cheapest one you can find.
 
I have both. We had alot more fun with 4 than 5. Can't really tell you why, though. 4 just seems to be more fun when playing with a group.
 
My girlfriend, her family, and I have played 4, 5, and 6 a LOT!. Between 4 and 5, 4 is our favorite though its a close call. The biggest plus with MP4 is that you have a choice of purchasing your items on the board. For some reason, in MP5 they decided to have all items be distributed randomly so the strategy involved is a lot lower. Its great to be able to willfully purchase a boo item from MP4 and steal one of your opponents' stars. A problem with 4 however is that the boards are a lot larger and are flatter which results in usually longer times between winning stars and lower total star numbers.

So if you don't care about randomized items, go with 5. If you want a little more strategy with your item choices, go with 4. Both have fun mini-games.
 
4 is definately better. 5 is too random. The best player does not win in 5. It's mostly luck.

I have not played 6 however.
 
[quote name='judyjudyjudy']I prefer 4. While 5 has more mini-games, they seem more stupid, annoying, and random than the ones in 4. For example, one of the games in 5 is "pick a rope to pull out of three and hope you don't get an anvil landing on your head" or something like that. And I find the whole "saving dreams" theme in MP5 lamer than the regular board game theme.[/quote]

For some reason, I can usually work out the "Pick a Rope" game. I don't know if there's some subliminal clue, or it has to do with patterning, but I usually have pretty good luck with it.

My advice? Well, people are saying the minigames in 4 are better, but I enjoyed 5's. 5 is also much better if you're going to be playing it in Single Player at all, because the CPU doesn't spend hours constantly buying and using Mega/Mini Mushrooms, and in the main "quest", all three Koopa Kids take their turn at once and the stage only lasts until you've made them lose all their coins.

Plus, the boss in 5 is better than the boss in Super Mario Sunshine. I'm not kidding. It's a three-stage Bowser bossfight, played with traditional platforming mechanics using whatever character you picked (so Peach, Daisy, Waluigi, they can all battle Bowser in a platformer-y setting, amusing when you think about it). And the ending is a little amusing since Bowser technically "wins." (You'll understand when you see it.) I don't remember what you collect/earn, but it's much better than getting doll house furnature in Mario Party 4, I definitely remember that.

Oh, plus DK is relegated to a space, not a playable character in Mario Party 5. I don't think DK ever fit into the party games well, so I was kind of glad to see this, but YMMV.

So, if you're going to be playing a lot of Single Player, I say 5 is the way to go. I haven't had a lot of real multiplayer experience with the Mario Parties, so I can't tell you how to go for Multiplayer.
 
Three has the best mini-games, and is the most fun to play. I don't like 1 because I have a slight problem with games that expect me to cut my palms to advance. I think maybe one out of every five hundred people can move their left thumb 360 degrees 70 times in less than 10 seconds. But, anyway, back on-topic. Three is the way to go if you have an N64, and even if you don't, you can buy one plus the game for the same price as either MP4 or 5.
 
[quote name='sying']MP6 owns.

And I agree, trading in systems is never a good idea, unless its a 3DO. help1=fanboy[/quote]

What? You think im an XBOX fanboy? I like my ps2 more... and maybe you think im a fanboy cause I don't like GC as much as you do.... oh well.
 
[quote name='Indiana']4 is definately better. 5 is too random. The best player does not win in 5. It's mostly luck.

I have not played 6 however.[/quote]

I actually think that 4 is much more random than 5, having played the hell out of both of them with my in-laws. I consistently win in MP5 because of the random capsules and rapid-"A"-press mini-games.

MP4 seems to have way more lead changes and last minute surprises than 5.

MP6 seems to combine the best aspects of both.
 
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