Mario Party 9
Template:Justreleased Template:Infobox Mario Party 9 is the ninth home console installment of the Mario Party series and second for the Wii. The game was developed by Nd Cube. It is also the (fifteenth in Japan), eleventh in the main series. It will be released in Europe, Australia, and North America in March 2012 and later on in Japan in April 2012. The host of the game is Yellow Toad for the boards[1] while Blue Toad is the host for minigames.
Story
On a night outside of Princess Peach's Castle, Mario and his friends came to watch the Mini Stars in the sky. As Mario peers though the telescope, he notices that the stars suddenly begin to get sucked through a vortex. It is soon revealed to be Bowser and Bowser Jr. on a spacecraft, who are using a vacuum-like machine to suck the stars in the sky. Upon witnessing this, Mario and the gang set out to defeat them and save the Mini Stars[2]. After they start their journey, Shy Guy and Kamek are seen coming out of woods and following them (as part of Bowser's plan).
Gameplay
A new form of gameplay will be introduced in this game: players will move all at once through the board in a vehicle (a car in Toad Road, a magic carpet in Boo's Horror Castle and a legged machine in Bob-omb Factory, for example).[3] Instead of trying to collect coins to buy stars, players receive Mini Stars if they pass by them. It is unconfirmed whether this will be a new mode or not, however, it is shown that the traditional, individual movement of characters will not be in the game. New minigames will be introduced in the Mario Party series, as well as 2 vs. 1 minigames against Bowser Jr, with one of them closely resembling one of the boss battles in New Super Mario Bros. Wii.[3] Players must try to avoid Mini Ztars, which deduct their current amount of Mini Stars. In this game, the minigames don't appear after every four turns, but only when a player ends up on any of the spaces that triggers a minigame.[4]
Modes
Mario Party 9 has Party Mode, Solo Mode, Minigame Mode, Extra Mode and the Museum.
Minigame Mode
Blue Toad is the host of Minigame Mode.
- Free Play: In the Free Play mode, the players can play unlocked minigames freely.
- Step It Up: In this mode, players must win minigames to climb stairs. The player who reaches on the top first wins.
- Garden Battle: The players must get puzzle pieces to fill their gardens winning minigames. The player who completes it first wins.
- Choice Challenge: All the players choose a minigame from a group of five. These minigames are played and the player who get more points wins.
- High Rollers: In this mode, the players must win minigames to roll a Dice Block to pass through a panel floor. The player who gets 500 points first wins.
- Time Attack: The player must try to win 10 minigames as fast as he or she can.
- Boss Rush: The players must defeat a series of bosses to win.
Characters
Similarly to the preceding games, Mario Party 9 will introduce newcomers to the series. There are 12 characters in Mario Party 9.
Playable Characters
Shy Guy and Kamek can be unlocked after completing Story Mode.
Bosses
There are a total of 12 boss battles in Mario Party 9.
| Toad Road | Bob-omb Factory | Boo's Horror Castle | Blooper Beach | Magma Mine | Bowser Station |
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| Lakitu | Whomp | Dry Bones | Cheep-Cheep | Spike | Bowser Jr. |
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| Wiggler | Big Bob-omb | King Boo | Blooper | Chain Chomp | Bowser |
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Other Characters
Stages
Mario Party 9 has seven total stages, which two must be unlocked.
- Toad Road[5][6]
- Bob-omb Factory[7][8]
- Boo's Horror Castle[5][9]
- Blooper Beach[10][11]
- Magma Mine[10][12]
Unlockable Stages
- DK's Jungle Ruins[13] (Purchased with 500 Party Points)
- Bowser Station[13] (Unlocked through Story Mode)
Minigames
- Main article: List of minigames in Mario Party 9
Spaces
When a player lands on a space, something is going to happen. Each space has it's own effect, but like in previous Mario Party games, every space is colour-coded. The colour of the space will tell what kind of event is going to happen.
- Normal Spaces
- Blue Spaces - These kind of spaces will trigger good events and will help the player who landed on it.
- Red Spaces - These kind of spaces will trigger bad events and will hinder the player who landed on it.
- Green Spaces - These kind of spaces will trigger neutral events and can either help or hinder the player who landed on it.
- Yellow Spaces - These kind of spaces will let one or all players play a Mini Game.
- Grey Spaces - These kind of spaces will add Mini Stars to the Jackpot on the Bowser Station board.
- Star Spaces
- Mini Star Spaces - These kind of spaces will give Mini Spars to the player who landed on it.
- Mini Ztar Spaces - These kind of spaces will take Mini Spars from the player who landed on it.
If the player moves over a spaces with a half cross on it, it will automatically start an event, even if he or she didn't land on it.
Because of the new rules in Mario Party 9, there are many new spaces are introduces. Some old spaces returned as well, but some have a different affect (for example the Blue Space). With a total of 21 different kind of spaces, Mario Party 9 has the most spaces of the series. Also for the first time in the Mario Party series, some spaces are unique for a specific board. Here is a list of all the spaces in the game, along with what kind of effect they have.
| Space | Effect | Rarity | |
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| Appears on all boards | |||
| Green Space | 
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This space does nothing. | Common |
| Dice Space | File:MP9 Dice Space.png | The Captain who lands here will receive a special Dice Block. Also has a chance to trigger a free-for-all minigame, or have Mini Stars. | Common |
| Event Space | 
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Triggers an event depending on the board and sometimes the player's placement. | Uncommon |
| Dash Space | File:MP9 Forward Space.png | The Captain that lands here will roll again. | Uncommon |
| Back Space | File:MP9 Reverse Space.png | The Captain that lands here will roll again. The car will move backwards depending on the number obtained. | Rare |
| Shuffle Space | File:MP9 Alternate Space.png | The orders of Captains will switch around. | Semi-Common |
| Spin Space | File:MP9 Random Space.png | Anything can happen when the Captain lands here. | Uncommon |
| Lucky Space | 
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The Captain that lands here will enter a special route to gain Mini-Stars. | Semi-Common |
| Unlucky Space | 
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The Captain that lands here will lose Mini-Stars by a certain event. | Rare |
| Bowser Space | 
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Triggers a Bowser Event. | Uncommon (Common near the end of Boards) |
| Mini Star Space | File:MP9 +1MiniStar Space.png | Gives the Captain 1 Mini Star. | Rare |
| File:MP9 +2MiniStar Space.png | Gives the Captain 2 Mini Stars. | Rare | |
| File:MP9 +3MiniStars Space.png | Gives the Captain 3 Mini Stars. | Rare | |
| File:MP9 +5MiniStars Space.png | Gives the Captain 5 Mini Stars. | Rare | |
| Mini Ztars Space | File:MP9 +1MiniZtars Space.png | Deducts 1 Mini Stars from the player's current amount. | Rare |
| File:MP9 +2MiniZtars Space.png | Deducts 2 Mini Stars from the player's current amount. | Rare | |
| File:MP9 +3MiniZtars Space.png | Deducts 3 Mini Stars from the player's current amount. | Rare | |
| File:MP9 +5MiniZtars Space.png | Deducts 5 Mini Stars from the player's current amount. | Rare | |
| Free-for-All Space | 
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Triggers a free-for-all minigame. | Semi-Common |
| Competition Space | File:MP9 Competition Space.png | A free-for-all minigame will commence in which all players must participate. Mini Stars are distributed differently from regular minigames. | Semi-Common |
| 1-vs-Rival Space | File:MP9 1vs2.png | Triggers a 1-vs-Rival minigame with 3 players. | Uncommon |
| File:MP9 1vs3.png | Triggers a 1-vs-Rival minigame with 4 players. | Uncommon | |
| Bowser Jr. Space | 
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Triggers a Bowser Jr. minigame where the Captain and a randomly-chosen ally team up to defeat him. | Uncommon |
| Captain Event Space | 
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Triggers a specific Captain Event for the board. | Rare |
| Boss Space | 
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Triggers a boss battle for the board. In Party Mode, the Captain chooses the minigame. | 2 on each Board |
| Board-specific Spaces | |||
| Magma Space | File:MP9 +2 Space.png | Raises the lava level by 2 on the Magma Mine board. | Common |
| File:MP9 +3 Space.png | Raises the lava level by 3 on the Magma Mine board. | Semi-Common | |
| File:MP9 +4 Space.png | Raises the lava level by 4 on the Magma Mine board. | Uncommon | |
| Jackpot+ Space | 
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Adds 5 Mini Stars to the Jackpot Machine on Bowser Station. | |
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Adds 8 Mini Stars to the Jackpot Machine on Bowser Station. | ||
| DK Space | 
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Causes DK to start an activity where the Captain tries to collect the most Bananas as they spin in a circle around the board. | Common |
Confirmed Items
- Dice Block
- Slow Dice Block[5]
- 0-1 Dice Block
- 1-2-3 Dice Block
- 4-5-6 Dice Block[5]
- 1-10 Dice Block[5]
- Stars
- Mini Stars
- Mini Ztars
- Mushrooms
- Treasure Chest
- Jewels
- Green Shells
- Bananas
- Banana Bunches
- Unnamed Ztar-like Bananas
- Unnamed Ztar-like Banana Bunches
- Barrels
- Barrel Cannons
- ? Panels
- Beanstalks
- Flagpoles
Gallery
Media
Names in Other Languages
Trivia
- The players' cursors when selecting options are the hands of their characters.
- The bridge tiles during the Goomba Bowling are very similar to the stones in Super Mario Bros. overworld levels.
- This is the first Mario Party in the series not to be developed by Hudson.[5]
- This is the first Mario Party to not include Advice or Hints in the Minigame Rules Screen.
- Also about minigames, this is the first Mario Party to not include Bonus Minigames, likely due to the abolishment of coins.
- The music of some Bowser Jr. Minigames is a remix of Bowser Jr.'s theme in Super Mario Galaxy.
References
- ^ http://mariopartylegacy.com/forum/index.php?topic=8252.msg174038#msg174038
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b Nintendo.co.jp - Official Trailer
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- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_EpojtoP5E
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- ^ a b [3]
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