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|release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|January 13, 2005<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html|title=マリオパーティアドバンス|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ja|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref>|USA|March 28, 2005<ref>''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' {{iw|smashwiki|Chronicle}}</ref>|Europe|June 10, 2005|Australia|September 15, 2005}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014<ref name=EuropeDate>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Mario-Party-Advance-266991.html#gameDetails|title=Mario Party Advance <nowiki>|</nowiki> Game Boy Advance <nowiki>|</nowiki> Games <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo UK|accessdate=January 13, 2025|language=en|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}} | |release='''Game Boy Advance:'''<br>{{flag list|Japan|January 13, 2005<ref>{{cite|url=www.nintendo.co.jp/n08/b8mj/index.html|title=マリオパーティアドバンス|publisher=Nintendo Co., Ltd.|language=ja|accessdate=November 4, 2009}}</ref>|USA|March 28, 2005<ref>''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' {{iw|smashwiki|Chronicle}}</ref>|Europe|June 10, 2005|Australia|September 15, 2005}}'''Virtual Console (Wii U):'''<br>{{flag list|USA|December 25, 2014|Europe|December 25, 2014<ref name=EuropeDate>{{cite|url=https://www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/Game-Boy-Advance/Mario-Party-Advance-266991.html#gameDetails|title=Mario Party Advance <nowiki>|</nowiki> Game Boy Advance <nowiki>|</nowiki> Games <nowiki>|</nowiki> Nintendo UK|accessdate=January 13, 2025|language=en|publisher=Nintendo}}</ref>|Australia|December 26, 2014|Japan|October 28, 2015}} | ||
|languages={{languages| | |languages={{languages|en_us=y|es_es=y|fr_fr=y|de=y|it=y|jp=y}} | ||
|genre=[[Genre#Party|Party]] | |genre=[[Genre#Party|Party]] | ||
|modes=1-4 players | |modes=1-4 players | ||
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==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
[[File:MPAart.jpg|thumb|Group artwork]] | [[File:MPAart.jpg|thumb|Group artwork]] | ||
There are four playable characters in ''Mario Party Advance'', the | There are four playable characters in ''Mario Party Advance'', the least amount of any ''[[Mario Party (series)|Mario Party]]'' game to date. It does, however, boast many more non-playable characters that the player helps out during the story mode, as well as other supporting characters than most other ''Mario Party'' games. | ||
===Playable characters=== | ===Playable characters=== | ||
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||[[Piranha Plant]]||[[File:MPA Piranha Plant Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Piranha Plant fg.png]]||"Grows in the desert. Loves water."||"It's pretty and healthy, but also quite dangerous..."||"Still healthy. Still dangerous. Huge, too!" | ||[[Piranha Plant]]||[[File:MPA Piranha Plant Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Piranha Plant fg.png]]||"Grows in the desert. Loves water."||"It's pretty and healthy, but also quite dangerous..."||"Still healthy. Still dangerous. Huge, too!" | ||
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||[[Pokey]]||[[File:MPA Pokey Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Pokey Sprite.png]]||" | ||[[Pokey]]||[[File:MPA Pokey Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Pokey Sprite.png]]||"A "skill" duelist lurking in Duel Tower"||"He challenges strangers to answer 3 riddles before leaving."||"Many consider his new riddle the finest ever." | ||
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||[[Salvo the Slime|Salvo]]||[[File:MPA Salvo Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Salvo Slime.png]]||" | ||[[Salvo the Slime|Salvo]]||[[File:MPA Salvo Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA Salvo Slime.png]]||"Trains at Mushroom Stadium."||"He seems lazy, but his skills are top notch."||"Still guards the second floor of Duel Tower." | ||
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||[[Shroomlock]]||[[File:MPA Shroomlock Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Shroomlock sprite.png]]||"Detective of Toadland Yard. Loves ice cream."||"A brilliant detective, but a bit on the lazy side."||"He went on a vacation and solved a crime!" | ||[[Shroomlock]]||[[File:MPA Shroomlock Icon.png]]||align=center|[[File:MPA - Shroomlock sprite.png]]||"Detective of Toadland Yard. Loves ice cream."||"A brilliant detective, but a bit on the lazy side."||"He went on a vacation and solved a crime!" | ||
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The game received the title of the "Worst-received ''Super Mario'' videogame" from the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', deriving its results from GameRankings as of July 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite|url=www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search/applicationrecordsearch?term=%22worst-rated+Mario+videogame%22&contentType=record|title=Guiness World Records search results|publisher=guinnessworldrecords.com|language=en|accessdate=May 22, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, ''Mario Party Advance'' holds the third-lowest Metacritic Metascore in the entire ''Super Mario'' franchise, at 54,<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-party-advance|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> with the second-lowest being ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' (at 53)<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/warioware-snapped|title=''WarioWare: Snapped!''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> and the lowest being ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (at 46).<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/wii/donkey-kong-barrel-blast|title=''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> | The game received the title of the "Worst-received ''Super Mario'' videogame" from the ''[[Guinness World Records]]'', deriving its results from GameRankings as of July 28, 2014.<ref>{{cite|url=www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search/applicationrecordsearch?term=%22worst-rated+Mario+videogame%22&contentType=record|title=Guiness World Records search results|publisher=guinnessworldrecords.com|language=en|accessdate=May 22, 2017}}</ref> Similarly, ''Mario Party Advance'' holds the third-lowest Metacritic Metascore in the entire ''Super Mario'' franchise, at 54,<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/mario-party-advance|title=''Mario Party Advance''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> with the second-lowest being ''[[WarioWare: Snapped!]]'' (at 53)<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/warioware-snapped|title=''WarioWare: Snapped!''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> and the lowest being ''[[Donkey Kong Barrel Blast]]'' (at 46).<ref>{{cite|url=www.metacritic.com/game/wii/donkey-kong-barrel-blast|title=''Donkey Kong Barrel Blast''|publisher=Metacritic|language=en|accessdate=June 20, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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== | ==Trivia== | ||
*This is the only game in the entire ''Mario Party'' series not to feature [[Wario]]. It is also the only post-''Mario Party 3'' game not to feature [[ | *This is the only game in the entire ''Mario Party'' series not to feature [[Wario]]. It is also the only post-''Mario Party 3'' game not to feature [[Princess Daisy]] or [[Waluigi]], as well as one of two ''Mario Party'' games not to feature [[Donkey Kong]], the other being ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]''. | ||
*The game is rated as Teenage Restricted by South Korea's {{wp|Korea Media Rating Board}}, likely due to the inclusion of gambling minigames. | *The game is rated as Teenage Restricted by South Korea's {{wp|Korea Media Rating Board}}, likely due to the inclusion of gambling minigames. | ||
*This is the only ''Mario Party'' game not to use voice samples. | *This is the only ''Mario Party'' game not to use voice samples. |