Mario Party 8

Publisher: Nintendo

Platform: Wii

Category: Arcade / Puzzle

Rating Info

Release Date: 13/07/2007

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Number of Players: 1-4

Mario Party 8 Description

Crazy minigames, board game lunacy and more surprises than you can shake a Wii Remote at are all here in force in Mario Party 8, the first in the series to appear on Wii. Every character you could expect to see in the game is here - Yoshi, Peach, Mario and the rest - along with new faces Blooper and Hammer Bro, who previously appeared for the first time in the original Super Mario Bros. on the NES. A hyperactive MC has invited the crew to his carnival which appears at first to resemble nothing much more than a board game. However, at the end of each turn, each player is faced with a nifty mini-game. These games utilise the Wii Remote's motion, pointing and button control in a variety of ways. This really is the perfect game to play against friends and family thanks to the multiplayer mode which allows you and your friends to team up against each other in both two versus two and one against all challenges. Willing players can watch a tutorial that shows them what to do with the remote so no-one feels left out. Mario Party 8 also includes four more minigame-infused kinds of special games, such as Tic-Tac Drop, where players earn the right to put the next mark on the board by winning a minigame.

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Reviewed by: krog	Date: 28/12/2007	Rating:
If you have played any previous version of Mario Party then this game will hold few surprises. The major differences fall in the slightly more detailed graphics given by the additional horsepower of the Wii and the 'Wii-mote' controlled mini-games. The slightly odd thing about the games graphics is that the menus are presented in 16:9 widescreen, whilst the actual main part of the game itself is in 4:3 aspect ratio !! All in all, a good 'party' game for up to four players, but as a standalone single player game it fails. Rent if you have friends coming over or need to keep multiple kids entertained, but dont buy !

Reviewed by: ShadowDoGG	Date: 09/12/2007	Rating:
Some of the minigames are pretty sweet but the actual mini game part of it is very very annoying. It takes far too long to get into. Too much text. The annoying dude with the hat got on my nerves. When you were playing - it always had to be 4 players whether that was 2 Human and 2 Computer or 3 Human and 1 Computer. This mean't the game really dragged on. Minigames were good at times but it just didn't get me in the mood at all.

Features

Play with motion control: Players row their way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds and go-karts and handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope
Play using the Pointer: Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, rag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game show challenges.
Play using the Wii Remote's buttons: Players jump and pummel their way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms
Mario Party 8 also includes dozens of new mini-games, six new party boards and many new game modes.
Players can transform their characters into many forms, such as player-smashing boulders and coin-sucking vampires.
Includes "extra-large" mini-games like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace.
One to four players can play Mario Party 8, each with a Wii Remote.

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