The mini-games are improved from the first game in the series both in quantity and quality. Although players compete against each other, Mario Party 2 is categorically non-violent. Mario Party 2 plays like a board game. Play as either Mario, Princess Peach, Wario, Yoshi, Luigi, or Donkey Kong. The object of the game is to earn the most coins and stars.
Different events occur during board games depending on where a player lands.
For example, landing on a blue space gets a player 3 coins, while a red space means losing 3 coins. Mario Party 2 contains a whole slew of mini-games that truly form the backbone of the game. Though not every single one of them is above-average, most are quite fun. While some are based purely on luck, the majority require varying combinations of skill and luck. In Platform Peril, players run across conveyor belts and platforms collecting coins and jumping at just the right times to avoid falling off.