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4"Super Mario Party Jamboree" is a 2024 party video game developed by Nintendo Cube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the thirteenth home console installment in the Mario Party series, the third on the Nintendo Switch, and the successor to Mario Party Superstars, albeit with certain similarities to Super Mario Party.
Like most installments in the Mario Party series, the main gameplay loop features characters from the Mario franchise competing in a board game with minigames after each turn, some of which utilize motion controls. The game features a single-player mission mode as well as several other game modes, with some of them also utilizing motion controls. Typically up to four human players can compete at a time, but depending on which mode, up to twenty human players can compete via online matchmaking, though characters can also be computer controlled.
The game has received positive reviews with general praise for its board selection, multiplayer functionality and general polish, but criticism for some of the modes. Some critics state it to be one of the best Mario Party games in the series to date.
Super Mario Party Jamboree's gameplay is split between numerous different modes, most of which require the usage of Joy-Con controllers and all of which can be accessed in the game's hub area called the "Party Plaza". In the hub, the player can access their game data and settings, listen to the game's selection of music, customize different aspects of the hub and change their player character. The game boasts twenty-two playable characters (Mario, Luigi, Yoshi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Wario, Waluigi, Donkey Kong, Birdo, Bowser, Bowser Jr., Goomba, Koopa Troopa, Shy Guy, Boo, Monty Mole, Toad, Toadette, Spike, and newcomers Ninji and Pauline) which makes for the current largest roster of playable characters in the Mario Party series. These characters can be controlled by human players as well as artificial intelligence (AI/CPU).
Much like other games in the Mario Party series, Super Mario Party Jamboree's main mode, dubbed simply "Mario Party", is an interactive board game that allows up to four players, human or computer controlled, to compete to collect the most stars by the end of a set of turns, with different items and board mechanics that either help or harm the players chances of success. After each turn has ended the players play a minigame. A majority of minigames use motion controls, though it is possible to turn off the motion-controlled minigames to allow for minigames only using button controls. The board mechanic of allies from Super Mario Party makes a revamped return in the form of "Jamboree Buddies". Modeled after some of the available player characters, Jamboree Buddies appear on the board after a certain amount of turns and, when passed, will trigger a minigame to see which player will obtain them. Jamboree Buddies last for up to three turns, activate a board space effect twice and grant players different abilities that vary depending on the one obtained. For example, Waluigi steals coins from opponents that he passes. Alongside the traditional set of rules, a more competitive ruleset called "Pro Rules" is available to select which is designed to remove most luck based aspects found in traditional play.
Super Mario Party Jamboree contains a single player mission mode called the "Party Planner Trek", in which players help various NPC's (Non-player character) either talking to them, fetching an item or playing a minigame in exchange for Mini-Stars which are then used to further progress in the mode and unlock hub customization options. After collecting a certain number of Mini-Stars in an area, the player must complete a boss minigame in order to progress to the next area. In Boss Minigames, the players goal is to deplete a large enemy's health bar in a similar vain to traditional video game boss fights. In the "Minigame Bay" mode, players can freely play any of the minigames or play a set number of minigames that are pre-selected based off their specific type or theme, such as 1 vs 3. A Boss Rush sub-mode, which is unlocked after earning a set number of in-game achievements, makes players compete in every boss minigame with the final goal of having the highest score by the end.