<s>
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
NDcube	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
handheld	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
a	O
new	O
party	O
mode	O
known	O
as	O
Toad	O
Scramble	O
which	O
deviates	O
from	O
the	O
normal	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	I-Application
in	O
its	O
removal	O
of	O
turn-based	O
gameplay	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
move	O
at	O
will	O
,	O
simultaneous	O
with	O
other	O
players	O
,	O
and	O
without	O
set	O
paths	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
preceded	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
10	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
is	O
a	O
handheld	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	I-Application
based	O
on	O
group	O
minigame	O
events	O
that	O
follow	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
main	O
mode	O
is	O
"	O
Toad	O
Scramble	O
"	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
all	O
players	O
play	O
as	O
Toad	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
characters	O
can	O
be	O
recruited	O
to	O
play	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
team	O
,	O
but	O
are	O
not	O
themselves	O
playable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Rush	I-Application
features	O
boss	O
battles	O
where	O
players	O
compete	O
to	O
deal	O
the	O
most	O
damage	O
to	O
the	O
boss	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Up	O
to	O
four	O
players	O
can	O
join	O
a	O
common	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
when	O
near	O
other	O
players	O
through	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
handheld	O
console	O
's	O
local	O
wireless	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
software	O
available	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
-	O
Party	O
Guest	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
demo	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
join	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
full	O
game	O
and	O
includes	O
a	O
limited	O
number	O
of	O
minigames	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
fifteen	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Amiibo	B-Device
figurines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
announced	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
a	O
press	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
2017	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
:	I-Application
Breath	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Wild	I-Application
during	O
its	O
June	O
2016	O
Electronic	O
Entertainment	O
Expo	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	I-Application
Star	I-Application
Rush	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
October	O
7	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Australia	O
on	O
October	O
8	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
20	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
4	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sean	O
Buckley	O
of	O
Engadget	B-Application
praised	O
the	O
new	O
design	O
choice	O
to	O
remove	O
the	O
turn-based	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
wrote	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
minigames	O
were	O
fun	O
but	O
that	O
the	O
board	O
game	O
format	O
was	O
antiquated	O
.	O
</s>
