Mario Party 2 received mostly positive reviews from critics. The main goal is to defeat Bowser in each board and retake control of the amusement park in which the game takes place. The six boards are: Pirate Land, Horror Land, Western Land, Mystery Land, Space Land, and Bowser Land with the last being unlockable. The curtain falls and each character comes out for one final bow, followed by the whole cast. Toad exclaims that they live in peace in the new Mario Land (which does not change depending on the character). The game then resumes to the stage format with Mario and friends triumphantly standing over a defeated Bowser. The character (depending on who won the board) then fights Bowser and with the power of the stars, is able to throw him into orbit. Bowser meets the group in a showdown showing his Metal Bowser power up and claims he is invincible. The story then takes the characters across six lands ending in Bowser Land.
The cast quickly runs off to defeat Bowser and claim their prize. Toad then gets everyone's attention by saying whoever can beat Bowser will have the new land named after them. However, since they are fighting they do not hear him. A lone Koopa Troopa sees his invasion and then arrives to warn the group about Bowser's plans. As the group continues to argue, a sinister event is taking place on the other side of the unnamed world.īowser has set his sights on this new land, and quickly begins invading it for himself because the group is still arguing. She reveals her name to be Peach Land and the characters double over in irony. Peach suddenly interrupts the group claiming she has a name they can all agree on.
Thanks to Wario, an argument breaks out on what to call this new world. But Wario is unhappy with that name, and introduces his own name Wario Land.
One day, Mario and friends (save for Wario) decide to create a new world. No adventure more trying, no reward more grand. So Mario and friends took on this new quest, to defeat the King Koopa and prove who's the best! They went deep into space, met ghosts, and pirates, but always on Bowser their keen sights were set. Wario Land is a far better name!" And so they all argued the depth of their fame, "Peach Land is better!" And "My name is best!" Toad could not believe the words of the rest!īut as they debated who was more grand Bowser invaded that Mario Land!!! "There's no time to argue and no time to fight! "The task is before us " Toad said with a fright, "This land shall be named for the Super Star who defeats evil Bowser and saves us all, too! " Sharing their wishes for all they had seen, saying "Let's make a world built on all of our dreams!" Combining their talents, they sweated and strained, completing that world, Mario Land by name.Īlas, but Wario stepped forth and said, "This world should be named for a Super Star, instead. Mario™ and Luigi, Wario™ and Peach, DK and Yoshi® all gathered in speech. The game opens on a stage where Toad comes out to welcome guests and introduce the story of the play. The slogan for the game was " Get the place jumping!" It is currently the only home console Mario Party game to be available through Virtual Console. Mario Party 2 is the first Mario Party game released on the Virtual Console, first released on the Wii's Virtual Console in November/December 2010, and later released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2016. Also, the players now have the option to practice minigames, which would later be featured in all the future installments. Additionally, players can no longer lose Coins in normal minigames. The top two get a 70/30 share, while the bottom two get nothing a leftover Coin is given randomly. Battle Minigames give every player a chance to win 70% of the stocked jackpot taken from players (usually a set amount). Each board has its own tricks and turns, and the playable characters, as well as Bowser, wear different outfits based on the theme of the board.īattle, Item, and Duel minigames are introduced in Mario Party 2. This game introduces the first use of collectible items in Mario Party's history the first game had items, but they simply added optional rules or game modes to the game. The objective is simple and similar to the previous Mario Party: obtain Stars and defeat Bowser. Mario and the gang are fighting for the rights for a new amusement park. Some of the new features include different costumes for each character on each stage, buildings where you are allowed to buy items or pay Coins, new spaces, and others. It's not too different from the original game, though it does have some new features.
Mario Party 2 (also called MP2) is the second game in the popular Mario Party series, for the Nintendo 64.