Polar Extreme
Template:Minigame-infobox Polar Extreme is a Free-for-All minigame in Mario Party 9. Its name is a pun on the children's book The Polar Express. The name may also be based on the terminology "polar extreme," which represents radical viewpoints.
Introduction
The camera focuses on the ship at the end. Then, it switches to the players.
Gameplay
As the screen auto-scrolls to the right, the competitors must reach the ship first or survive longest by jumping on breakable ice chunks that shift under their weight. If the player falls into the water, they are temporarily frozen before returning to the ice chunk, but they can leap out of the water by pressing 
rapidly. The player can fall into the water only three times in a row. The player loses if they fall behind the scrolling screen. penguins can be found on some chunks of ice as obstacles, stunning any player that touches them. Players can jump on the penguins to flatten them for about a second. Occasionally, jumping on a bigger chunk of ice results in it shattering into smaller pieces.
In-game text
- Rules – "Make your way across the drifting ice chunks. Be the first to board the ship at the end to win!"
- Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press
to move and to jump. If you fall into the water, rapidly press to climb back onto the ice."
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ツルツル流氷レース Tsurutsuru ryūhyō rēsu |
Slippery Ice Drift Race |
| Chinese | 極地滑滑冰 Jídì huá huá bīng |
Polar Ice-Skating |
| German | Schollen-Parcours |
Floes Course |
| Italian | Ghiacciatona |
Ice-athon |
| Spanish | La Huida Polar |
Polar Flight |
