<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
is	O
a	O
2002	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
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
eight	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
Donkey	O
Kong	O
,	O
Princess	O
Daisy	O
,	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
,	O
who	O
can	O
be	O
directed	O
as	O
characters	O
on	O
6	O
themed	O
game	O
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
was	O
met	O
with	O
mixed	O
reception	O
,	O
with	O
some	O
complaints	O
regarding	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
and	O
slow	O
pacing	O
during	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
won	O
the	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
of	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
2003	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
is	O
based	O
on	O
an	O
interactive	O
board	O
game	O
played	O
by	O
4	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
controlled	O
either	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
or	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Artificial	B-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
(	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
features	O
8	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
have	O
any	O
different	O
gameplay	O
attributes	O
from	O
each	O
other	O
(	O
save	O
for	O
favouring	O
certain	O
items	O
when	O
controlled	O
by	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
features	O
6	O
boards	O
,	O
5	O
of	O
which	O
take	O
their	O
name	O
from	O
a	O
secondary	O
Mario	B-Application
character	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Goomba	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
are	O
short	O
,	O
unrelated	O
events	O
with	O
a	O
specified	O
objective	O
that	O
the	O
players	O
must	O
attempt	O
to	O
meet	O
to	O
earn	O
coins	O
as	O
a	O
reward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
,	O
like	O
all	O
the	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
through	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
8	I-Application
,	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
Donkey	O
Kong	O
as	O
a	O
playable	O
character	O
(	O
until	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
10	I-Application
)	O
and	O
to	O
have	O
Wario	O
wearing	O
his	O
classic	O
long-sleeve	O
shirt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
to	O
have	O
Yoshi	B-Application
's	O
main	O
voice	O
replacing	O
his	O
classic	O
"	O
record-scratching	O
"	O
voice	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
N64	O
trilogy	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
have	O
default	O
teams	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
first	O
Mario	B-Application
game	O
to	O
feature	O
Peach	O
and	O
Daisy	O
's	O
current	O
main	O
dresses	O
,	O
including	O
Daisy	O
's	O
short	O
orange	O
hair	O
,	O
with	O
her	O
current	O
gold	O
crown	O
,	O
and	O
Caucasian	O
skin	O
color	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
the	O
second	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
playable	O
characters	O
 '	O
voice	O
clips	O
from	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
featured	O
voice	O
acting	O
from	O
Charles	O
Martinet	O
(	O
Mario	B-Application
,	O
Luigi	O
,	O
Wario	O
,	O
and	O
Waluigi	O
)	O
,	O
Jen	O
Taylor	O
(	O
Peach	O
,	O
Daisy	O
,	O
and	O
Toad	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Kazumi	O
Totaka	O
(	O
Yoshi	B-Application
)	O
,	O
all	O
three	O
of	O
whom	O
worked	O
on	O
the	O
previous	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
's	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
minigame	O
format	O
,	O
although	O
he	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
players	O
who	O
have	O
already	O
exhausted	O
themselves	O
on	O
previous	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
titles	O
may	O
not	O
find	O
enough	O
here	O
to	O
draw	O
them	O
back	O
again	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
the	B-Application
Artificial	I-Application
Intelligence	I-Application
involved	O
was	O
bemoaned	O
for	O
contributing	O
an	O
imbalance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
random	O
availability	O
of	O
quality	O
items	O
giving	O
players	O
an	O
unfair	O
advantage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
websites	O
The	O
Game	O
of	O
Nerds	O
and	O
The	O
Gamer	O
ranked	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
the	O
best	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lifewire	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
game	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
thought	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
4th	O
best	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
best	O
of	O
the	O
4	O
on	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
won	O
the	O
"	O
Family	O
Game	O
of	O
The	O
Year	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
2003	O
Interactive	O
Achievement	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Party	O
Game	O
on	O
GameCube	B-Application
"	O
award	O
,	O
which	O
went	O
to	O
Super	B-Application
Monkey	I-Application
Ball	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
