<s>
is	O
a	O
1999	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
December	O
1999	O
and	O
worldwide	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
features	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
and	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
directed	O
as	O
characters	O
on	O
various	O
themed	O
game	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
character	O
's	O
movement	O
is	O
determined	O
by	O
a	O
roll	O
of	O
a	O
die	B-Language
,	O
with	O
a	O
roll	O
from	O
each	O
player	O
forming	O
a	O
single	O
turn	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
turn	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
followed	O
by	O
a	O
mini-game	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
competed	O
to	O
earn	O
coins	O
for	O
the	O
character	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
buy	O
items	O
and	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
re-released	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2010	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
+	I-Application
Expansion	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Content	O
from	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
remastered	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
Superstars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
party	O
video	O
game	O
featuring	O
six	O
playable	O
characters	O
:	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Yoshi	B-Application
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
Princess	O
Peach	O
,	O
and	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
frame	O
story	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
his	O
friends	O
create	O
a	O
world	O
built	O
from	O
their	O
dreams	O
and	O
get	O
into	O
a	O
debate	O
over	O
who	O
the	O
new	O
world	O
would	O
be	O
named	O
after	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
includes	O
multiplayer	O
compatibility	O
;	O
each	O
game	O
on	O
a	O
board	O
map	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
players	O
,	O
including	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
human	O
player	O
and	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
character	O
who	O
is	O
not	O
controlled	O
by	O
a	O
human	O
will	O
instead	O
be	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
character	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
skill	O
level	O
of	O
the	O
computer-controlled	B-Application
characters	O
can	O
be	O
individually	O
adjusted	O
between	O
"	O
Easy	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
Medium	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
"	O
Hard	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
starting	O
a	O
board	O
,	O
players	O
each	O
hit	O
a	O
dice	B-Language
block	O
to	O
determine	O
turn	O
order	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
highest	O
number	O
going	O
first	O
on	O
each	O
turn	O
and	O
the	O
lowest	O
number	O
going	O
last	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
goal	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
to	O
collect	O
the	O
most	O
Stars	O
within	O
the	O
allotted	O
amount	O
of	O
turns	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
player	O
initiates	O
a	O
turn	O
by	O
rolling	O
a	O
dice	B-Language
block	O
that	O
determines	O
how	O
many	O
spaces	O
they	O
will	O
advance	O
on	O
the	O
board	O
,	O
ranging	O
from	O
one	O
to	O
ten	O
spaces	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
carrying	O
an	O
item	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
use	O
it	O
before	O
rolling	O
the	O
dice	B-Language
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Items	O
can	O
aid	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
such	O
ways	O
as	O
providing	O
additional	O
dice	B-Language
blocks	O
or	O
stealing	O
another	O
player	O
's	O
item	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
this	O
occurs	O
,	O
Bowser	O
will	O
hit	O
three	O
dice	B-Language
blocks	O
and	O
move	O
the	O
total	O
number	O
of	O
spaces	O
shown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
two	O
or	O
more	O
characters	O
have	O
acquired	O
the	O
same	O
amount	O
of	O
coins	O
and	O
Stars	O
,	O
the	O
winner	O
will	O
be	O
determined	O
with	O
a	O
roll	O
of	O
the	O
dice	B-Language
block	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
was	O
underway	O
as	O
of	O
July	O
1999	O
,	O
several	O
months	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mini-games	O
that	O
involve	O
rotating	O
the	O
control	O
stick	O
,	O
as	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
are	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
this	O
installment	O
due	O
to	O
potential	O
injuries	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
blisters	O
,	O
from	O
rotating	O
the	O
stick	O
too	O
quickly	O
;	O
this	O
was	O
the	O
subject	O
of	O
a	O
lawsuit	O
in	O
the	O
case	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
on	O
December	O
17	O
,	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
in	O
November	O
2010	O
,	O
as	O
a	O
downloadable	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
month	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
re-released	O
as	O
a	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
game	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
on	O
December	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
re-released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
via	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
a	O
76%	O
score	O
on	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
GameRankings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
of	O
AllGame	O
wrote	O
that	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
"	O
does	O
what	O
a	O
sequel	O
is	O
supposed	O
to	O
do	O
:	O
address	O
the	O
original	O
's	O
shortcomings	O
while	O
offering	O
enough	O
enhancements	O
to	O
make	O
even	O
the	O
jaded	O
among	O
us	O
take	O
a	O
second	O
look.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Marriott	O
concluded	O
,	O
"	O
When	O
the	O
books	O
are	O
closed	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
the	O
multi-player	O
aspect	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
remember	O
most	O
about	O
the	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
ranks	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
best.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Peyton	O
Gaudiosi	O
of	O
Gamecenter	B-Operating_System
wrote	O
that	O
playing	O
alone	O
"	O
is	O
as	O
subpar	O
as	O
that	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
thanks	O
to	O
its	O
repetitive	O
turn-based	O
nature.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Levi	O
Buchanan	O
of	O
GameFan	O
believed	O
that	O
the	O
mini-games	O
were	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
,	O
and	O
also	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
new	O
features	O
"	O
actually	O
detract	O
from	O
what	O
I	O
consider	O
the	O
selling	O
point	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
:	O
its	O
simplicity.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Wolf	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
64	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
Next	O
Generation	O
,	O
rating	O
it	O
three	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
and	O
stated	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
does	O
exactly	O
what	O
it	O
sets	O
out	O
to	O
do	O
–	O
provide	O
four	O
players	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
but	O
fun	O
board	O
game	O
and	O
entertaining	O
mini-games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
critics	O
wrote	O
positively	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
re-release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Scullion	O
of	O
Official	O
Nintendo	O
Magazine	O
UK	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
arguably	O
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
"	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
packed	O
with	O
fun	O
mini-games	O
and	O
keeps	O
the	O
boards	O
simple	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
the	O
convoluted	O
messes	O
that	O
eventually	O
emerged	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Corbie	O
Dillard	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
There	O
's	O
just	O
something	O
about	O
the	O
simple	O
fun	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
2	I-Application
that	O
makes	O
it	O
so	O
difficult	O
to	O
put	O
down	O
at	O
times	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
definitely	O
a	O
game	O
you	O
'll	O
want	O
to	O
have	O
extra	O
players	O
on	O
hand	O
for	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
bit	O
tedious	O
sometimes	O
as	O
a	O
solo	O
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
M	O
.	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
praised	O
the	O
re-release	O
but	O
noted	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
only	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
controller	I-Device
or	O
the	O
Classic	B-Device
Controller	I-Device
.	O
</s>
