

That said, there are definitely some missing pieces that keep it from being a memorable entry in the franchise." GameSpot commended the game's usage of four-player local download play, great minigame designs, and also Island Tour 's single-player mode, but criticized "a few bad games in the bunch", and the lack of online play. GamesRadar said, " Island Tour isn't the Mario Party you remember, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Game Revolution praised the 7 new boards and boss minigames however, the repetitive gameplay, character voices and board music were criticized.

In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of all four eights, for a total of 32 out of 40. Island Tour received "mixed" reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.
