<s>
is	O
a	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>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fifth	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	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>
The	O
main	O
multiplayer	O
game	O
mode	O
consists	O
of	O
four	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
playing	O
a	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
each	O
board	O
having	O
a	O
set	O
theme	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
introduces	O
the	O
"	O
Super	O
Duel	O
"	O
mode	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
,	O
which	O
requires	O
players	O
to	O
assemble	O
and	O
control	O
custom	O
made	O
battle	O
vehicles	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
in	O
combat	O
against	O
other	O
machines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
received	O
"	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
;	O
reviewers	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
new	O
minigames	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
although	O
a	O
perceived	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
was	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
6	I-Device
in	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
retains	O
the	O
fundamental	O
gameplay	O
featured	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
based	O
upon	O
a	O
themed	O
board	O
game	O
played	O
by	O
characters	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
randomly-chosen	O
minigame	O
is	O
played	O
after	O
all	O
players	O
have	O
rolled	O
the	O
die	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
adjust	O
the	O
number	O
of	O
turns	O
in	O
a	O
game	O
by	O
multiples	O
of	O
5	O
up	O
to	O
50	O
and	O
determine	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
opponents	O
,	O
among	O
others	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
features	O
ten	O
playable	O
characters	O
,	O
including	O
three	O
additional	O
characters	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
:	O
Toad	O
,	O
Boo	O
,	O
and	O
Koopa	O
Kid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Bowser	O
spaces	O
"	O
return	O
from	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
predecessors	O
used	O
item	O
shops	O
as	O
a	O
means	O
to	O
obtain	O
items	O
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
introduces	O
the	O
capsule	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
items	O
contained	O
within	O
them	O
serve	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
purposes	O
,	O
from	O
increasing	O
the	O
range	O
of	O
the	O
Dice	B-Language
Block	O
and	O
thus	O
movement	O
,	O
to	O
deducting	O
ten	O
coins	O
from	O
an	O
opponent	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
minigames	O
are	O
categorized	O
by	O
their	O
character	O
structure	O
with	O
"	O
4-player	O
"	O
,	O
"	O
1	O
vs.	O
3	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
2	O
vs.	O
2	O
"	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
these	O
standard	O
versions	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
also	O
the	O
"	O
DK	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Bowser	O
"	O
minigames	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
themed	O
to	O
reflect	O
their	O
titular	O
character	O
;	O
"	O
Battle	O
"	O
minigames	O
are	O
retained	O
from	O
the	O
previous	O
three	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
"	O
Bonus	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
3	O
larger	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
usual	O
play	O
can	O
be	O
accessed	O
;	O
this	O
involves	O
a	O
card-based	O
board	O
game	O
(	O
"	O
Card	O
party	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Beach	O
volleyball	O
and	O
Ice	B-Application
hockey	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
introduced	O
the	O
"	O
Super-Duel	O
Mode	O
"	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
involving	O
the	O
player	O
assembling	O
and	O
controlling	O
a	O
combat	O
vehicle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
vehicle	O
is	O
assembled	O
and	O
named	O
,	O
it	O
can	O
engage	O
AI	B-Application
or	O
human	O
opponents	O
in	O
a	O
single	O
match	O
or	O
in	O
tournaments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Variants	O
of	O
this	O
are	O
available	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
flag	I-Application
mode	O
and	O
another	O
requiring	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
shoot	O
mechanical	O
rabbits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
mode	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
completely	O
different	O
from	O
the	O
story	O
modes	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
4	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
4	B-Device
parts	O
to	O
the	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
in	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
new	O
playable	O
characters	O
are	O
unplayable	O
in	O
this	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
was	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
release	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
announced	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
as	O
a	O
"	O
Player	O
's	O
Choice	O
"	O
title	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
label	O
for	O
Nintendo	O
titles	O
that	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
to	O
be	O
sold	O
at	O
a	O
bargain	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	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>
The	O
quantity	O
and	O
accessibility	O
of	O
the	O
minigames	O
was	O
lauded	O
by	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
although	O
the	O
reviewer	O
Ryan	O
Davis	O
proceeded	O
to	O
note	O
"	O
If	O
you	O
bought	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
last	O
year	O
,	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
is	O
hard	O
to	O
recommend	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
formula	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
critics	O
cited	O
having	O
a	O
fun	O
experience	O
in	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
although	O
the	O
minigames	O
received	O
a	O
more	O
enthusiastic	O
reaction	O
than	O
the	O
actual	O
board	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpy	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
sheer	O
volume	O
can	O
keep	O
you	O
compelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3	O
games	O
in	O
"	O
Bonus	O
"	O
mode	O
were	O
praised	O
,	O
although	O
reviewers	O
were	O
least	O
enthusiastic	O
about	O
"	O
Card	O
Party	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
commenting	O
that	O
"	O
This	O
mode	O
is	O
proof	O
that	O
the	O
minigames	O
are	O
really	O
what	O
make	O
Mario	B-Application
Party	I-Application
fun	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
's	O
pretty	O
dull.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
received	O
a	O
mediocre	O
response	O
,	O
with	O
GameSpot	O
commenting	O
that	O
the	O
presentation	O
is	O
"	O
starting	O
to	O
seem	O
a	O
bit	O
antiquated	O
"	O
when	O
noting	O
that	O
the	O
character	O
models	O
did	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
have	O
been	O
updated	O
from	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
this	O
,	O
IGN	O
commented	O
that	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
5	I-Device
"	O
is	O
n't	O
a	O
bad	O
looking	O
game	O
"	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
level	O
of	O
detail	O
and	O
variety	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
board	O
game	O
's	O
and	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
audio	O
did	O
fit	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
although	O
they	O
commented	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
largely	O
recycled	O
from	O
Mario	B-Device
Party	I-Device
4	I-Device
"	O
.	O
</s>
