Sphere Factor

Not to be confused with Sphere Mongers.

Sphere Factor is a 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 7. It returns in Mario Party: The Top 100, where the ball rolls much faster than it did in the original. Its name is a pun on the reality show Fear Factor, as was the name of the Mario Party 6 minigame Pier Factor.

Introduction

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

Gameplay

The object of the minigame is for each pair to get their 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.

Controls

Mario Party 7

• – Move

Mario Party: The Top 100

• : Move

In-game text

Mario Party 7

• 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

• 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

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	おして！たまころがし[?] Oshite! Tamakorogashi	Push the Rolling Ball!
Dutch	Ballenparcours[?]	Ball Trail
German	Kugelkurier[?]	Ball Messenger
Italian	I palladini[?]	Portmanteau of palla (ball) and paladini (defenders)
Spanish	El factor esfera[?]	The Sphere Factor