Kirstin Swalley of Hardcore Gamer criticized the game for featuring only one board map, and stated that the game lacked the 'complex and competitive nature' of earlier games. The game has eight playable characters: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Princess Daisy, Wario, Waluigi, Yoshi, and Rosalina.Īccording to Metacritic, the game received 'mixed or average reviews'. The game supports multiplayer for up to four players, either through the use of individual copies of the game or through 3DS download play with only player required to have a copy of the game. 41 of the game's 100 minigames must be unlocked by first playing through Minigame Island. The game also includes a freeplay mode in which the player can choose which minigames to play. Decathlon is also hosted by Toadette, and it consists of playing 5 or 10 minigames to see who gets the most points. Championship Battles is hosted by Toadette, and it consists of playing 3 or 5 minigames from a selected pack with the player(s) winning the most minigames being declared the winner. Minigame Island is also hosted by Toad, and it consists of playing through pre-selected minigames to advance along a linear path in 4 worlds. The game features several game modes in Minigame Match, which is hosted by Toad, players move around a single game board at the same time, with the goal being to collect the most coins and stars as in previous Mario Party titles. Several minigames that appeared in Mario Party games for the Wii were reworked to properly function on the Nintendo 3DS, which lacks the Wii's motion controls. Most of the minigames were visually updated from the originals.

Mario Party: The Top 100 features 100 minigames that were previously featured in earlier games in the Mario Party series, all of which are taken from the home console entries. Peach, Daisy, Waluigi, and Wario competing in the 'Peak Precision' minigame from Mario Party 9

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