Mario Party Advance

Mario Party Advance is a game in the Mario Party series for the Game Boy Advance. Play mini-games and Gaddgets as you travel through Party World. Unlike the console games it's more single-player oriented. It doesn't have a four-player mode within the game itself. Instead, the game allows players to play Duel Mini-games against other players, or download mini-games and Gaddgets to another GBA for friends to play. The game does however include a Bonus Board packaged with the game, which is a physical board game that uses the GBA game to let players play against each other in Gaddgets.

Story


It's a normal day in Party World when the player first arrive there. Toad is telling Mario about the game, when Bowser drops in and scatters all of the mini-games and Gaddgets throughout Shroom City. Now Mario must go and retrieve them all by traveling all over Shroom City and restore peace to Party World.

Playable Characters

 * Mario - Everyone's favorite Italian plumber.
 * Luigi - Mario's younger brother.
 * Yoshi - A cute green dinosaur.
 * Peach - The princess of the Mushroom Kingdom.

Hosts

 * Tumble - Hosts the Shroom City mode. He also made an appearance in Mario Party 3.
 * Toad - Hosts Play Land and Party Land.
 * E. Gadd - Hosts the Play Land mode.
 * Toadette - Hosts Party Land and Challenge Land.

Other Notable Characters

 * Shroomlock - Shroom City's detective. Every time there is a case, Shroomlock arrives at the scene of the crime.
 * Mr. E - A mystery-loving guy. Every time the player finds something strange, Mr. E arrives to investigate. He is often revealed to be somewhat cowardly and lazy, quickly exiting or requiring the player to solve the mystery for him.
 * Mushbert - A huge fan of the TV show, Toad Force V. He can provide the player with rare Toad Force V merchandise.
 * Mrs. Shroomlock - Shroomlock's wife. When the player visit the Shroomlock House, she'll tell him/her a tip about what to do next.

Quests
The following is a list of all quests in Mario Party Advance. Once the player successfully completes a quest, he or she will earn a Gaddget.

Forest Quests
Note: The "Monkeynapping" of Ukiki was just a trick. But Ukiki was shocked to hear that Akiki was taking it so seriously that she even called Shroomlock!

Bonus Board


The Bonus Board is an extra feature added to the main game. It is also the only way to play a multiplayer game. The Bonus Board is a board made of paper which comes packaged with the game. The Gameboy Advance acts as the dice and can be used to play multiplayer Gaddget.

Reception
Mario Party Advance had generally mixed reviews. It was given a 6/10 rating from IGN, a 6.5/10 rating from GameSpot , and a 1/10 rating from EuroGamer.

Trivia

 * This is the only Mario Party not to feature Wario as a playable character.
 * Despite being playable, Luigi does not appear on the box art.
 * In this game Bowser claims to have an IQ of 9800.