Review Mario Party 8

Features Mario Party 8
* Dozens of new mini-games, six new party boards and many new game modes
* Extra large mini games like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace
* With motion control you'll row your way through a river race, punch a statue to pieces, steer race cars, mopeds and go-karts, handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope
* Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, drag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game-show challenges
* Use the Wii Remote's Buttons - Jump and pummel your way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms

Details Mario Party 8
* Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
* Weight: 2 pounds
* Media: Video Game
* Release Date: May 29, 2007

Description Mario Party 8
From the Manufacturer
The world's most popular party videogame is getting a lot crazier in Mario Party 8 for Wii! Whether you're shaking up cola cans or lassoing barrels, you and your friends will be drawn into the action like never before using the Wii Remote.

All-new ways to play:
* Play with motion control: Row your way through a river race, Punch a statue to pieces, Steer race cars, mopeds, and go-karts, Handle a balancing pole while walking a tightrope.
* Play using the Pointer: Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, Drag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, Select the correct answers in game-show challenges.
* Play using the Wii Remote's buttons: Jump and pummel your way through a football brawl, Hop and run across a field of spinning platforms.

All-new features/boards:
Mario Party 8 for Wii also includes dozens of new mini-games, 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" mini-games like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace. One to four players can play Mario Party 8 for Wii, each with a Wii Remote.

Kid's Favorite (and ours), January 7, 2008
By Jersey 347 "JCNJ" (Scotch Plains, NJ USA)
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
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We got the kids a Wii for Christmas, and out of 6 games they now have, Mario Party 8 is way and above their favorite. Our kids are 8 & 6 and we love playing with them. Just make sure you have the extra controllers needed. (More Games…)

I'm addicted, January 4, 2008
By C. B. King (Burlington, NJ United States)
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
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Never really understood the hype about the Wii until I played. So much fun. With all the games that the kids have, Mario Party 8 is played most often (edging just barely ahead of Pokemon Battle Revolution). Lots of variety, kids and adults alike can play. And in some games you can either use your Mii or a classic Mario Bros. character, your choice. I highly recommend Mario Party 8. We just need two more controllers so that all four of us can play at once. (More Games…)

GREAT! MAYBE THE BEST PARTY GAME EVER!, January 1, 2008
A Kid's Review
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
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I have been a Mario Party 8 lover since we rented the third one for my 64 over four years ago. The number of characters & minigames has grown since it came out for gamecube. Now, after almost a year and a half of waiting, Nintendo has once again partnered with Hudson to make the seventh sequel to one of Nintendo's best franchises, Mario Party. To me, 8's the charm, it is my favorite thus far, with non-stop fun. There are five ways to play and very active minigames. There are 14 original characters, including the 12 returnees from Mario Party 7 (Mario, Luigi, Peach, Yoshi, Wario, Daisy, Waluigi, Toad, Boo, Toadette, Birdo, & Dry Bones). Plus two unlockable newcomers, Blooper (you may remember him from Super Mario Sunshine) and Hammer Bro (has been playable from the Mario Strikers games & Mario Superstar Baseball). The minigames get better and better, from shooting Boos, to punching statues, to shaking up soda cans to dropping bomb-ombs. There are a total of 69 all-new minigames each requiring the wireless technology of the Wii Remote. There are also 10 extra-large minigames in the Extras Zone, where your Mii is playable, like Bowling, Table Tennis, Cycle Racing & more! I highly recommend Mario Party 8 to anybody who wants a fun, entertaining & exciting game. COME ON PEOPLE! THIS IS A GREAT GAME! (More Games…)

LOVE IT!, December 30, 2007
By H. Lopez (BROOKLYN, NY United States)
Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars
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My 6 year old son is a HUGE Mario fan. We got the Wii for xmas, and he loves it!! He says it's the best game ever and he loves that there are hidden characters in it to search for. He highly recommends it!! (More Games…)

Not impressed by the mario games!, December 28, 2007
By Kate Evening (Nevada, USA)
Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars
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I loved mario growing up, nintendo, super nintendo, but once they went 3D I was too busy to get into them. Now we have a Wii for our kids, so I bought Mario Party 8 for them to play. My husband and I played one night for about an hour. After about 15 minutes we were both very bored by the repetativeness of the game. It just dragged on and on. There were no real levels or challenges. I miss the old mario games, with secret levels and real bad guys. Bowser and his boys have gone soft.It seems to me that the graphics got better but someone forgot the storyline, it's just silly games and pretty pictures
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