It's not perfect, but it's got the best mix of previous games and is an instant family game pick-up for the holidays.

The series mostly kept up a basic standard of quality, although to diminishing returns, throughout the 2000s GameCube era, but by 2007’s Mario Party 8 for the Wii, the novelty had worn off. What followed was a decade of meandering culminating in 2018’s Super Mario Party for the Switch,

Nintendo tries to pack the best of its parties into this swan-song bonanza

Jamboree' feels scattered and altogether too eager to please. But while the game's a mixed bag, it's still one of the best in the chaotic Nintendo series.

The Switch’s third Mario Party game, Super Mario Party Jamboree, is packed with more modes and minigames than ever.