I believe the reviews were indicative of a decent Mario Party game...
http://www.gamerankings.com/browse.html?search=mario+party&numrev=3&site=
If Gamerankings can be any real indication (lol). Though they have 1>2>9>3 and 2 is definitely the best if 9 isn't better...
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