Mario Party 9: Good or Bad

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Mario Party 9 has become a game where half of the fanbase love it and other half hate it.

What's your opinion on this game.
 
Bad, worst in the entire Party series imo, and with MP8, that is very bad.
 
Very bad. The new board mechanic sucked, and most of the minigames where just ok at best. Worst Party game by far for me.
 
Minigames are good, Board gameplay is bad however. Bad enough that it's not really worth keeping. Makes for a decent rental since most of the normal games are playable from the start in Minigame mode though.
 
The best, I like the new board change (although Bowser and DK boards are too short) and the minigames are very good.
 
Never played it, but based on what I saw, it's bad simply due to being luck-based like Timmy said. I still find it better than 8 for some reason.
 
The minigames were kind of OK, though it sucked that everyone got Mini Stars, no matter if they were in last place or won. However, what greatly sucked about it was that you actually could skip your chance at getting Mini Stars if luck wasn't on your side. How? Well, if we take a look at all the previous Mario Party-titles (minus Mario Party Advance, of course), we see that, should an opponent pass the Star Space and not have enough coins to purchase the Power Star, that opponent just couldn't obtain the Star on that turn, still allowing you to get it when it was your turn. And because the boards in Mario Party 9 aren't circular, what said in the last sentence is obviously not applicable on any board you'll ever play in Mario Party 9, thereby increasing the luck-factor by a huge amount. And if we look back to the previous Mario Party-titles again (and of course while continuing to not count Mario Party Advance), we see that, when you move, only you move. In comparison with Mario Party 9's system, we see that that is — yet again — not the case; when someone hits the Dice Block, everyone moves. That means that not only are you locked out on getting Mini Stars, but you are additionally required to witness your opponents gaining them as you sit out on them — everything based on luck, of course.

TL;DR: Minigames were OK, the boards sucked.
 
Bad. The poorly executed car mechanic and the lack of some beloved characters (TOADETTE) discouraged me to get this game.
 
Epic.

The new board elements are great and it won't make the game drag on for an hour. The Minigames are also the best since MP3.