Modes



The Main Menu.
Mario Party 9 has 5 modes in all. They are:

Party Mode
Solo Mode
Minigame Mode
Extras Mode
Museum
Minigame Mode



Free Play mode.
Blue Toad is the host of Minigame Mode.

Free Play: In the Free Play mode, the players can play unlocked minigames freely.
Step It Up: In this mode, players must win minigames to climb stairs. The player who reaches on the top first wins.
Garden Battle: The players must get puzzle pieces to fill their gardens winning minigames. The player who completes it first wins.
Choice Challenge: All the players choose three minigames from a group of five that they would like to play. These minigames are played and the player who get more points wins.
High Rollers: In this mode, the players must win minigames to roll a Dice Block to pass through a panel floor. The player who gets 500 points first wins.
Time Attack: The player must try to win 10 minigames as fast as he or she can.
Boss Rush: The players must defeat a series of bosses to win, similar to Boss Bash in Mario Party DS.
Party Mode

Once again returning from previous Mario Party games, Party Mode involves the players going around the board like with the previous games, but changed due to the new gameplay mechanics of Mario Party 9.

Solo Mode

The game's story mode, Solo Mode involves the players traveling across all six boards to defeat Bowser and save the Mini Stars.

Extras Mode

In Extras Mode, the player can play through various extra minigames such as Goomba Bowling, Castle Clearout, or Shell Soccer. There is also a mode called Perspective Mode, in which the player plays through various minigames with a changed camera angle.

Museum

The Museum is where the player can spend Party Points on various things such as constellations, game sounds, vehicles, extra game modes, or watch the credits. Once they return a constellation into the sky, the player can go back and see it in the sky.