Mario Party 8
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Hudson
# of Players: 1-4
Category: Action
Release Dates
N Amer - 05/29/2007
Intl - 06/22/2007
GameZone's Review
7.3
GZ Rating
| Gameplay | 7 |
| Graphics | 7 |
| Sound | 6 |
| Difficulty | Easy |
| Concept | 7.5 |
| Multiplayer | 7.9 |
| Overall | 7.3 |
Reviewer: Louis Bedigian
Review Date: 06/21/2007
Buy it for the multiplayer, pass on the single-player. When battling others, this is an engaging game of four-player madness
6.4
Description
Game storyline: In Mario Party 8, a whimsical ringmaster has invited Mario™, Peach and the rest of the crew to his carnival, a perfect setting for the dynamic spectacle of the Wii game play. Mario Party 8 keeps the surprises coming with minigames that draw upon the Wii Remote's motion, pointing and button control in a variety of ways. Players always know how to jump into the action by watching an animated tutorial that shows how to use the Wii Remote.
Game storyline:In Mario Party 8, a whimsical ringmaster has invited Mario™, Peach and the rest of the crew to his carnival, a perfect setting for the dynamic spectacle of the Wii game play. Mario Party 8 keeps the surprises coming with minigames that draw upon the Wii Remote's motion, pointing and button control in a variety of ways. Players always know how to jump into the action by watching an animated tutorial that shows how to use the Wii Remote.
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 minigames, six new party boards and many new game modes. In a series first, players can transform their characters into many forms, such as player-smashing boulders and coin-sucking vampires. Mario Party 8 also includes "extra-large" minigames 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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ESRB Rating
Mild Cartoon Violence