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Mario Party Jamboree Switch 2 Review

With its large selection of modes and high-quality mini-game roster, last year’s Super Mario Party Jamboree marked one of the best series entries to date, so it’s not surprising that Nintendo’s aiming to capitalize with a quickfire Switch 2 Edition.

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From here, you can launch into one of the two new modes, Bowser Live and Carnival Coaster, play the standard Mario Party game with a few new twists, or Free Play mini-games. The star of the package, as mentioned, are the excellent new Mouse mini-games, which intuitively make use of the Switch 2 Joy-Con’s new control method. There are around 15 of them, and they’re much more fun than they have any right to be.

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In addition to Bowser Live, Carnival Coaster, and the around-20 new games, Mario Party Jamboree’s Switch 2 Edition adds two new rule sets. Tag Team rules, as the name suggests, positions Party mode for 2v2 matches. Frenzy Rules, meanwhile, is a welcome five-turn setup with frantic delivery of items and mini-games. Combined with the Coaster mode, the latter is really welcome in a game that can often command hours of your time for a single play session.

Finally, Jamboree TV allows players to GameShare to other Switch 2 owners without the game, though this is limited to 30 mini-games and only works locally.

By itself, then, Jamboree TV is a bit of an uneven expansion. However, Switch 2 does power some genuinely great new mini-games and, when it works (and if you own one), camera support does elevate the general experience, making this almost by default the definitive version of one of the best Mario Party games. Whether that’s worth the $20 / £17 upgrade, however, is very much dependent on your personal affection for the series.

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