Mario Party DS - Gameplay

Gameplay

As with most Mario Party games, an emphasis is placed on the game's multiplayer aspect. A new element to the series is the use of the Download Play functionality of the Nintendo DS to allow four people to play wirelessly using only one game card. Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi, Princess Daisy, Toad, Wario, and Waluigi are the playable characters. The party mode game is played by using a "dice block" numbered 1-10 and moving the player accordingly. There are many things such as "mole shops", "? (green)", "blue", "red" and "bowser time" spaces that can help or hinder game progress. The boards are Wiggler's Garden, Toadette's Music Room, DK's Stone Statue, Kamek's Library and Bowser's Pinball Machine.