Mario Party 2
Template:Infobox Mario and his friends return in this sequel to Mario Party. Mario and the gang have are fighting for the rights for a new amusement park, and whoever defeats Bowser gets the place named after him/her. The game is often considered one of the best Mario Parties ever.
Objective and Rules
The objective is easy and similar to the previous Mario Party: obtain stars and defeat Bowser. 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.) Each board has its own tricks and turns. The playable characters, as well as Bowser, wear different outfits based on the theme of the board.
Players can no longer lose coins in normal mini-games. Battle, Item and Duel mini-games are introduced in Mario Party 2. Battle Mini-games give every player a chance to win 70% of the stocked Jackpot taken from players (usually a set amount). The top two get a 70/30 share, while the bottom two get nothing; a leftover coin is given randomly.
Playable Characters
Items
An item can be bought at an item shop or in an item mini-game.
The following items can be bought in an item shop:
- Mushroom - 10 coins
- Skeleton Key - 10 coins
- Plunder Chest - 15 coins
- Duelling Glove - 15 coins
- Warp Block - 15 coins
- Golden Mushroom - 20 coins
- Magic Lamp - 30 coins
The offer of the shop varies with the number of turns played and the current rank of the player.
The following items can only be obtained in item mini-games, when landing on an Item Space:
A player can only hold one item at the same time.
Spaces
- Blue Space
- Red Space
- ? Space
- Chance Time Space
- Bowser Space
- Star Space
- Item Space
- Battle Space
- Bank Space
List of boards
| Board | Difficulty | Villain |
| Pirate Land | 1 out of 3 | Cap'n Bowser |
| Western Land | 1 out of 3 | Bowser the Brash |
| Space Land | 2 out of 3 | Black Hole Bowser |
| Mystery Land | 2 out of 3 | Bowser Sphinx |
| Horror Land | 3 out of 3 | Wizard Bowser |
| Bowser Land | 3 out of 3 | King Bowser |
The Bowser Land can be unlocked by playing on each other board for one time.
Mini-games
Mini-game Land
Here players can buy mini-games from Woody to play them. They can play freely or in the mini-game stadium.
Official Artwork
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Luigi in Space Land - Peachparty2.jpg
- Yoshi2.gif
Yoshi in Pirate Land - Wario marioparty2.jpg
Wario in Space Land
| Nintendo 64 games | ||
|---|---|---|
| Super Mario franchise | Super Mario 64 (1996) • Mario Kart 64 (1996) • Mario no Photopi (1998) • Mario Party (1998) • Mario Golf (1999) • Mario Artist: Paint Studio* (1999) • Mario Party 2 (1999) • Mario Artist: Talent Studio* (2000) • Mario Artist: Communication Kit* (2000) • Mario Tennis (2000) • Paper Mario (2000) • Mario Artist: Polygon Studio* (2000) • Mario Party 3 (2000) • Dr. Mario 64 (2001) | |
| Donkey Kong franchise | Diddy Kong Racing (1997) • Donkey Kong 64 (1999) | |
| Yoshi franchise | Yoshi's Story (1997) | |
| Crossovers | Super Smash Bros. (1999) | |
