Game Party Champions received "generally unfavorable" reviews from critics, according to the
review aggregation website
Metacritic, because of game loading issues and unenjoyable gameplay. The
Official Nintendo Magazine describes the game "as welcome as an
ingrown toenail and twice as ugly". The
Official Nintendo Magazine previously developed a hatred towards the first
Game Party, admitting this entry in the series is more tolerable. The reviewer Chris Shilling particularly dislikes the Computer AI, describing the ways they cheat in Air Hockey. His only appraisal comes from Baseball, with the controls can being occasionally unresponsive, it is his favorite mode in the game. While he describes some modes as mediocre, his least favorite modes are Miniature Golf and Ping Pong, which are described as "abysmal" and "barely functional". In addition, the Water Gun mode involves poor use of the
Wii U GamePad. In addition to the 12% rating, the
Official Nintendo Magazine ranked
Game Party Champions as the second worst Wii U game in 2013. This placed it above
Family Party: 30 Great Games - Obstacle Arcade, which was ranked as the worst. Ken Barnes from
Nintendo Life gave the game a 1/10, since the game modes were not enjoyable with mixed controls. He mentions the consistent slowdown issues and long loading times, taking upwards of one minute to play a new game. The multiplayer is not simultaneous aside from "
griefing" players in the Party Mode, and the use of the GamePad either requires a stylus or is not used at all. Ken Barnes states "This is so bad that your great-great-grandchildren will want to change their surname when they find out that you once played it. Avoid." The Dutch review site
XGN suggests
Nintendo Land is the better minigame collection for the Wii U launch. == References ==