Mario Party: Star Rush: Difference between revisions

'''''Mario Party: Star Rush''''' is a game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]]. It is the second [[Mario Party (series)|''Mario Party'' game]] released for the system after ''[[Mario Party: Island Tour]]'', and the fifteenth game overall (twenty-second if arcade games are counted). The game, as with most entries of the ''Mario Party'' series, is a multiplayer-oriented party game, where up to four players compete in an interactive, digital board for the most stars. What sets this game apart from its precedents in the ''Mario Party'' series is its main mode, Toad Scramble, where, instead of players using designated ''[[Super Mario (franchise)|Super Mario]]'' characters from the start, take control of a color-coded member of the [[Toad (species)|Toad]] species and collect ''Super Mario'' characters around the board. Also unlike other ''Mario Party'' games, all players move at one turn, streamlining the gameplay. The board designs are non-linear as well, also unlike previous boards in the ''Mario Party'' series, where players travel in a straight line around the boards. This concept is retained in ''[[Mario Party: The Top 100]]'' in the Minigame Match mode and ''[[Super Mario Party]]'' in the Partner Party mode. The game is compatible with [[amiibo]], which have various different uses depending on the mode that is played on. The game requires 3018 [[Memory Card|block]]s (386.3 MB) for a digital download from the [[Nintendo eShop]].

Toad Scramble is the only mode where players cannot choose a designated ''Super Mario'' character, instead, starting out with a colored member of the Toad species, corresponding to a player; said ''Super Mario'' characters can be used only when collected in the board, set as the leader, or with a use of an amiibo. In all other modes, however, players can choose and play as a specific ''Super Mario'' character, including [[Toad]] himself as an option if players wish to play as a Toad in other modes.

Up to four players must collect coins and stars on a mini board with 10, 20, or 30 turns and minigames after a player touches a coin balloon. The gameplay is very similar to Toad Scramble, except players navigate through smaller boards and are able to use designated ''Super Mario'' characters rather than a player Toad, and the main goal of the game is to collect the most Stars from [[Star Balloon]]s that can appear in parts of the board. Players can earn Stars if they spend 10 coins on arrival with a Star Balloon. Star Balloons can come in twos or threes, and players can purchase multiple of them at once if they have the funds. When a Coin Duel is initiated, just as an Ally Duel for Toad Scramble, whichever player wins the Coin Duel earns coins.

Up to four players can cooperate and play classic ''Super Mario'' tunes using the touchscreen or by tapping {{button|3ds|A}} with correct timing. Players can initially choose an instrument from the orchestra instrumental set, which each has a different set of notes while the percussion set is unlocked when the players achieve an A rank on 5 different songs. After every song, the player is graded due to their performance: attaining a lot of "Perfects" grades players higher while missing some notes degrades the score. Players can select CPU players to fill in player slots, however, they have no effect on the performance and are therefore props. There are ten songs in total:  

*"[[Ground Theme (Super Mario World)|Overworld Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario World]]''

*"Main Theme" from ''[[Super Mario 3D Land]]''

*"[[Ground Theme (Super Mario Bros.)|Overworld Theme]]" from ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]''

*"[[Super Bell Hill]]" from ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''

*"Overworld Theme" from ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]''

*"[[Slider|Slide]]" from ''[[Super Mario 64]]''

*"Castle Theme" from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. Wii]]''

*"Underwater Theme" from ''[[New Super Mario Bros. U]]''

*"[[Gusty Garden Galaxy (theme)|Gusty Garden Galaxy]]" from ''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]''

*"Chill" from ''[[Dr. Mario]]''

amiibo can be used in ''Mario Party: Star Rush'' for the benefit and bonuses of the player, with each game mode supporting the ''Super Mario'' line-up of amiibo figures as well as the ''Super Mario'' characters in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' line up of amiibo. amiibo can be used to unlock locked characters as well. However, each mode has different effects for each amiibo when used on, as described in the following table.

These characters, with the exception of Toad, can be collected in Toad Scramble, but are the main playable characters in other modes. The four unlockable characters, [[Toadette]], [[Rosalina]], [[Donkey Kong]], and [[Diddy Kong]], are unlocked by playing through the game. However, if players have an amiibo of the character, they can unlock the character by tapping them in. Diddy Kong is playable for the first time in the ''Mario Party'' series, with Toadette, Rosalina, and Donkey Kong also being playable in a ''Mario Party'' game for a handheld console for the first time.

Boards can be played in four modes: Toad Scramble, Balloon Bash, Mario Shuffle, and Coinathlon. Out of the four modes, Toad Scramble and Balloon Bash have differing selectable boards, each with their own layouts and gimmicks.

''Mario Party: Star Rush'' features 15 boards in the main mode, Toad Scramble, the most boards out of any ''Mario Party'' game in the series. The names of the boards are based off levels in various ''Super Mario'' platformers. Each of the worlds feature a specific theme: World 0 features a grassland theme, World 1 features a tropical island theme, World 2 features a ghost house theme, World 3 features a birthday cake theme, and World 4 features a [[Bowser]] theme. The latter three worlds are unlocked by finishing a game on a map from the previous world.

|[[File:MPSRItem - Coin Glove.png]]<br>[[Coin Glove]]**

|[[File:MPSR - Double Dice Block.png]]<br>[[Double Dice|Double Dice Block]]

|[[File:Fling Spring.png]]<br>[[Fling Spring]]*

|align="center"|[[File:BlooperItem MPSR.png]]<br>[[Blooper]]

|[[File:CoinBag MPSR.png]]<br>[[Coin Bag (Mario Party: Star Rush)|Coin Bag]]

|[[File:CoinTrio MPSR.png]]<br>[[Coin|Coin Trio]]

|[[File:DoubleMedal MPSR.png]]<br>[[Double Medal]]

|[[File:KamekItem MPSR.png]]<br>[[Kamek]]

|[[File:LavaBubble MPSR.png]]<br>[[Lava Bubble]]

|[[File:LightningBolt MPSR.png]]<br>[[Lightning|Lightning Bolt]]

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*''[[Super Mario Galaxy]]'': "[[Gusty Garden Galaxy (theme)|Gusty Garden Galaxy]]" is one of Rhythm Recital's tracks.

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