Mario Party: Star Rush

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Mario Party: Star Rush
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Information
Developer(s)	Nd Cube CAProduction
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Mario Party
Release date	October 20, 2016 November 4, 2016 April 27, 2017 October 7, 2016 October 8, 2016 October 20, 2016 October 20, 2016 October 20, 2016
Genre(s)	Party
Mode(s)	Single-player, Multiplayer
Ratings	ACB: General CERO: All ages ESRB: Everyone PEGI: Three years and/or older USK: All ages
Platform(s)	Nintendo 3DS
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Predecessor	Mario Party: Island Tour (2013) Mario Party 10 (2015)
Successor	Mario Party: The Top 100 (2017)

Mario Party: Star Rush is a game in the Mario Party series on the Nintendo 3DS. The game is announced to include new gameplay changes to make the game more portable-friendly, including all the players moving at once instead of having to wait for their turn. The game also puts emphasis on the character Toad.

It was released in Europe on October 7, 2016, in Australia on October 8, 2016, in Japan, China, Hong Kong, & Taiwan on October 20, 2016, in North America on November 4, 2016, and in South Korea on April 27, 2017.

Characters

Playable Characters

Mario Party: Star Rush has a total of 19 controllable characters. Some characters are only playable in certain modes.

Toad Scramble

1. Red Toad
2. Blue Toad
3. Green Toad
4. Yellow Toad

Other playable characters

These characters (excluding Toad) can be recruited as allies in Toad Scramble. They are the main playable characters in the other modes. Toadette however is not available in Mario Scramble as she does not have an amiibo. Characters with an asterisk shows them that they are unlockable. There is amiibo functionality.

1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Princess Peach
4. Princess Daisy
5. Wario
6. Waluigi
7. Yoshi
8. Toad
9. Toadette *
10. Rosalina *
11. Donkey Kong *
12. Diddy Kong *

Unlocking criteria

Character	Party Level	amiibo
Toadette	4	No
Rosalina	6	Yes
Donkey Kong	8
Diddy Kong	11

Mario Shuffle playable characters

These characters are only playable in Mario Shuffle mode if the player uses their respective amiibo.

1. Bowser
2. Bowser Jr.
3. Boo

Default Partners

Before Toadette, Rosalina, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong are unlocked, Yoshi and Toad are considered default partners.

1. Mario and Luigi
2. Peach and Daisy
3. Wario and Waluigi
4. Yoshi and Rosalina
5. Toad and Toadette
6. Donkey Kong and Diddy Kong
7. Yoshi and Toad (before Toadette, Rosalina, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong are unlocked)
8. Toadette and Rosalina (when not unlocked yet)

Bosses

1. Bowser
2. Bowser Jr.
3. Kamek
4. King Bob-omb
5. King Boo
6. Petey Piranha
7. Mega Goomba
8. Mega Dry Bones
9. Mega Blooper
10. Mega Monty Mole

Toad Scramble Character Abilities and Dice Blocks

Character	Ability	Dice Block
Toads	A friend to all.	Standard Dice Block
Mario	Stomps on Goombas in grass.	Super Dice Block
Luigi
Peach	Causes flower buds to bloom.	Speedy Dice Block
Daisy		Friendly Dice Block
Toadette		Cutie Dice Block
Wario	Smashes rocks that have hidden coins.	Greedy Dice Block
Waluigi		Risky Dice Block
Yoshi	Loves fruit!	Flutter Dice Block
Rosalina	Mysteriously crushes glowing rocks.	Wondrous Dice Block
Donkey Kong	Breaks barrels.	Brawny Dice Block
Diddy Kong		Triple 7 Dice Block

Items

• Dash Mushroom
• Golden Dash Mushroom
• Poison Mushroom
• Warp Box
• Duel Glove
• Super Dice Block
• Friendly Dice Block
• Speedy Dice Block
• Jumpy Dice Block
• Flutter Dice Block
• Wondrous Dice Block
• Brawny Dice Block
• Coin Balloon

Minigames

• Acornucopia
• Parkour War
• Greedy Eats
• Wheelin' and Wigglin'
• Steal Diver
• Rolling Rumble
• Silver Lining
• Conveyor Meltdown
• House of Boos
• Tiles and Tribulations
• Goomba Gold Rush

amiibo

The following amiibo are compatible with Mario Party: Star Rush.

1. Mario
2. Luigi
3. Princess Peach
4. Yoshi
5. Toad
6. Bowser
7. Princess Daisy
8. Wario
9. Waluigi
10. Rosalina
11. Donkey Kong
12. Diddy Kong
13. Boo
14. Bowser Jr.
15. Gold Mario
16. Silver Mario
17. Dr. Mario
18. 8-Bit Classic Mario
19. 8-Bit Modern Mario
20. Yarn Yoshi
21. Pink Yarn Yoshi
22. Light Blue Yarn Yoshi
23. Mega Yarn Yoshi

Game references

• Several voice clips are reused from Mario Party 9, Mario Party: Island Tour, and Mario Party 10.

Trivia

• This is the first Mario Party game that their 4 colors correspond to each player, (which is Player 1 is red, Player 2 is blue, Player 3 is green, and Player 4 is yellow) since, Mario Party 7.
• This is the third Mario Party game to not feature 1-vs-3 or 2-vs-2 minigames, the first being Mario Party 9 and Mario Party: Island Tour.
• This is the second of the three Mario Party games for the 3DS. The first is Mario Party: Island Tour and the next is Mario Party: The Top 100.
• This is the only Mario Party game where there is a mode where your character is default. In Mario Party: Star Rush, that mode is Toad Scramble.
• Not counting the first four installments --in the Mario Party series-- this is the last later installment in the series (after Mario Party 5 and 6) to have Toad and Toadette as playable characters until Super Mario Party Jamboree.
• This is the last installment in the series to introduce a protagonist newcomer as a playable character (Diddy Kong).
  • Rosalina was introduced in the home console game Mario Party 10.

Gallery

To view Mario Party: Star Rush's image gallery, click here.