What an unbelievably "nothing" game. It's not broken, it functions, it's playable, but that's literally all I can say about it. I almost wish it was genuinely abysmal, but no, it's just dull and boring. Not surprisingly, this was one of the games I sold without a second thought when I got the chance, and I've never missed it
Maybe it's just nostalgia clouding my memory of this one (it was my very first Mario Party game after all) but I think Island Tour is pretty underrated all things considered. The minigames were a ton of fun and used the system's capabilities in a bunch of cool ways, the boards were really creative concept-wise (execution-wise....eh, not so much) and Bowser Tower was a really good side-mode that kept me coming back over and over again.
Overall, Mario Party Island Tour is pretty much the video game equivalent of a drive-thru meal: hollow when consumed anywhere but on-the-go, but a nice time within that context.
Overall, Mario Party Island Tour is pretty much the video game equivalent of a drive-thru meal: hollow when consumed anywhere but on-the-go, but a nice time within that context.