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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[edit]
The camera focuses on the goal line, then pans to the players.
Gameplay[edit]
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[edit]
Mario Party 7[edit]
 – Move
Mario Party: The Top 100[edit]
 : Move
In-game text[edit]
Mario Party 7[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
| Language
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Name
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Meaning
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| Japanese |
おして！たまころがし
Oshite! Tamakorogashi |
Push the Rolling Ball!
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| Spanish |
El factor esfera |
The Sphere Factor
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| French |
Roule ta Boule |
Roll Your Ball (Also the name of a French song)
Flatiator shares the same French name.
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| Dutch |
Ballenparcours |
Ball Trail
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| German |
Kugelkurier |
Ball Messenger
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| Italian |
I palladini |
Portmanteau of palla (ball) and paladini (defenders)
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