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[[Image:MP7_SphereFactor.jpg|thumb|The mini-game, '''Sphere Factor'''.]]
{{distinguish|Sphere Mongers}}
'''Sphere Factor''' is a 2-vs-2 mini-game in [[Mario Party 7]]. [[Monty Mole|Monty Moles]] and [[Whomp|Whomps]] appear in this mini-game. The point of the game is for each of the pairs to get to the other side of the place. They must push a giant ball around/through many obstacles. These include mini-mazes, Monty Moles, Whomps, and a particularly hard to get over bridge. If the ball falls off the bridge, it needs to pushed up a steep hill.
{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:SphereFactor.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Party 7''<br>[[File:Top100SphereFactor.png|280px]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 7]]''<br>''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''
|type=2-vs.-2 minigame
|record=1'00"00
|track=Cool as a Cucumber
|sample=''Mario Party 7'':<br>[[File:MP7 Cool as a Cucumber.oga]]<br>''Mario Party: The Top 100'':<br>[[File:MPTT100 Cool as a Cucumber.oga]]
}}


==Trivia==
'''Sphere Factor''' is a 2-vs.-2 [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 7]]'' and ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]''. Its name is a pun on the title of the NBC reality game show ''{{wp|Fear Factor}}'', as was the name of the ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' minigame [[Pier Factor]].
*This mini-game's name is a reference to the reality show [[wikipedia:Fear Factor|''Fear Factor'']].
 
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==Introduction==
{{Mario Party 7}}
The camera focuses on the goal line, then pans to the players.
[[Category:2-vs-2 mini-games]]
 
[[Category:Mini-games]]
==Gameplay==
The object of the minigame is for each pair to get its giant ball to the goal. The ball must be pushed around and through many obstacles, which include mini-mazes, [[Monty Mole]]s, [[Whomp]]s, and a bridge that is particularly hard to get over. If the ball falls off the bridge, it needs to be pushed up a steep hill. The team that gets its ball to the goal first wins. If five minutes pass in ''Mario Party 7'', the minigame ends in a tie.
 
In ''Mario Party: The Top 100,'' the balls roll much faster than they did in ''Mario Party 7''.
 
==Ending==
[[File:Sphere Factor Ending.png|thumb|The ending to Sphere Factor in ''Mario Party 7'']]
In ''Mario Party 7'', the winning team's characters make victory poses in front of their ball and the Whomps, and the Monty Moles pop out of the ground. If a tie occurs, both teams do losing poses in front of their respective balls at the goal.
 
==Controls==
===''Mario Party 7''===
*{{button|gcn|Stick}} &ndash; Move
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*{{button|3ds|stick}}: Move
 
==In-game text==
===''Mario Party 7''===
*'''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Help your partner roll the giant ball to the goal. First team across is the winner!"''
*'''Advice''' &ndash; ''"Try to cross the wooden bridge and avoid the dip. If you fall into it, you'll lose time."''
 
===''Mario Party: The Top 100''===
*'''Description''' &ndash; ''"Push the ball as a team and roll it through the obstacles to the goal!"''
*'''On-screen''' &ndash; ''"Roll the ball to the goal!"''
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jpn=おして!たまころがし
|JpnR=Oshite! Tamakorogashi
|JpnM=Push it! Ball Rolling
|Fre=Roule ta Boule
|FreM=Roll Your Ball, after the song by Canadian musician and actor {{wp|Daniel Lavoie}}, shared with [[Flatiator]]
|Ger=Kugelkurier
|GerM=Ball Messenger
|Spa=El factor esfera
|SpaM=The Sphere Factor
|Ita=I palladini
|ItaM=Portmanteau of ''palla'' (ball) and ''paladini'' (defenders)
|Dut=Ballenparcours
|DutM=Ball Trail
}}
 
{{MP7 minigames}}
{{MPTT100 minigames}}
[[Category:2-vs-2 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 7 minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party: The Top 100 minigames]]

Latest revision as of 21:28, January 9, 2025

Not to be confused with Sphere Mongers.
Sphere Factor
Wario trapped by a Whomp in Sphere Factor from Mario Party 7
Mario Party 7
Sphere Factor from Mario Party: The Top 100
Mario Party: The Top 100
Appears in Mario Party 7
Mario Party: The Top 100
Type 2-vs.-2 minigame
Initial record 1'00"00
Music track Cool as a Cucumber
Music sample
Mario Party 7:

Mario Party: The Top 100:

Sphere Factor is a 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 7 and Mario Party: The Top 100. Its name is a pun on the title of the NBC reality game show Fear Factor, as was the name of the Mario Party 6 minigame Pier Factor.

Introduction[edit]

The camera focuses on the goal line, then pans to the players.

Gameplay[edit]

The object of the minigame is for each pair to get its giant ball to the goal. The ball must be pushed around and through many obstacles, which include mini-mazes, Monty Moles, Whomps, and a bridge that is particularly hard to get over. If the ball falls off the bridge, it needs to be pushed up a steep hill. The team that gets its ball to the goal first wins. If five minutes pass in Mario Party 7, the minigame ends in a tie.

In Mario Party: The Top 100, the balls roll much faster than they did in Mario Party 7.

Ending[edit]

A minigame ending from Mario Party 7
The ending to Sphere Factor in Mario Party 7

In Mario Party 7, the winning team's characters make victory poses in front of their ball and the Whomps, and the Monty Moles pop out of the ground. If a tie occurs, both teams do losing poses in front of their respective balls at the goal.

Controls[edit]

Mario Party 7[edit]

  • Control Stick – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Circle Pad: Move

In-game text[edit]

Mario Party 7[edit]

  • Rules"Help your partner roll the giant ball to the goal. First team across is the winner!"
  • Advice"Try to cross the wooden bridge and avoid the dip. If you fall into it, you'll lose time."

Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]

  • Description"Push the ball as a team and roll it through the obstacles to the goal!"
  • On-screen"Roll the ball to the goal!"

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese おして!たまころがし[?]
Oshite! Tamakorogashi
Push it! Ball Rolling
Dutch Ballenparcours[?] Ball Trail
French Roule ta Boule[?] Roll Your Ball, after the song by Canadian musician and actor Daniel Lavoie, shared with Flatiator
German Kugelkurier[?] Ball Messenger
Italian I palladini[?] Portmanteau of palla (ball) and paladini (defenders)
Spanish El factor esfera[?] The Sphere Factor