Mario Party Advance: It's crap!

I recently picked up a Gameboy Advance. Sure, the DS is the new kid on the block, but as a fan of homebrew software on consoles, (the reason I
still own a Dreamcast), the GBA is very appealing. Not to mention a lot cheaper than the DS if you shop around. (I've seen the original GBA going for $20 Canadian in some stores!)

Of course, regular GBA games, though horribly overpriced, are worthwhile as well. So hunting around, I thought "I
wonder if Mario Party Advance is any good?" Oh dear... It's not every day you get to see the phrase "crimes against gaming" used in a review. Say what you will about Nintendo, but they do seem to massively enjoy abusing short Italian plumbers. I'm surprised the union doesn't sue.

Case in point: Mario Golf Advance, the title I picked up with my GBA. They could remove the bogus shoehorning of Mario and fiends (no, that's not a typo) and the game wouldn't be any the worse for it. In fact it would be better, because it wouldn't have the tainted smell of desperation about it.