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Description

The world's most popular party video game is getting a lot crazier in Mario Party for the 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.
Game storyline: In Mario Party 8, a hyperactive emcee 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.

How to progress through the game: Following tradition, Mario Party 8 takes the social, strategic game play of board games and adds breaks for quick, action-oriented minigames. In the main mode, players travel across six boards in search of Stars, landing on spaces that are helpful (example: giving coins) or a hindrance (example: sending Bowser in to mess with the player). Several variations for these boards tweak the main goals to enhance game play for solo sessions, two-player games and three- to four-player games.

In addition, Mario Party 8 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.

Characters: Mario Party games are a celebration of all things Mario, so you can play as 14 classic characters, the widest selection yet for the series, including newcomers Hammer Bro and Blooper. You'll also bump into many old friends and foes that span 20+ years of Mario games.

Special powers/weapons/moves/features: Beyond using the Wii Remote's motion and pointer control, this eighth game in the Mario Party series goes its own way with two changes:

Players can transform their character using candy power-ups. Examples: When Peach eats Bowlo Candy, she'll turn into a Peach-faced ball and bowl over characters to get their coins. When Wario™ eats Vampire Candy, he'll sprout wings and fly off to suck the coins from all other players.

A more engaging view of the action puts the player "on the board" with his traveling character, no longer far above the whole board looking down.
* 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.

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Most Helpful Positive Review:

Great Family and Party Game5 star rating
by Schwann on April 1, 2008 at EBGames
This is a really good game that you will play over and over again. I really don't like to invest in games that you play, beat once, and you let collect dust on your shelf or you trade in immediately. There is a lot of things to unlock in this game, there are quite a few different levels to play on, and there are quite a bit of different game modes to play. It didn't take too long to beat this game, but it did take quite a while to unlock everything. I will still play this game once every month or so when I get the urge. I will never get rid of it, especially when friends come over, this game is just irresistable to play. I really enjoyed the many different minigames available and the various different ways of using the Wii remote in them. Two thumbs up to Nintendo for their creativeness.
14 people found this review helpful.

Most Helpful Negative Review:

takes too long2 star rating
by angry player on August 1, 2008 at EBGames
this game takes way to long and most of the mini games are done in about 2-3 minutes.i reccomend that if you want to play the games your better off finding a way to cheat on getting them it takes so long just to unlock them, especially if you go out and buy them with carnival cards. though the board games are pretty fun until you start to get to much used to them. i just like the few thoughtful motion required games.its too bad many of the games require you to hold the controller sideways...some of the games are very fun and many not so much. i reccomend you'd be better off buying the new cooking game order up than Mario party 8. i guess it would be good for any party in the end, though mostly birthday parties that being the day you receive that game.
10 people found this review helpful.

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  • takes too long2 star rating
    by angry player on August 1, 2008 at EBGames
    this game takes way to long and most of the mini games are done in about 2-3 minutes.i reccomend that if you want to play the games your better off finding a way to cheat on getting them it takes so long just to unlock them, especially if you go out and buy them with carnival cards. though the board games are pretty fun until you start to get to much used to them. i just like the few thoughtful motion required games.its too bad many of the games require you to hold the controller sideways...some of the games are very fun and many not so much. i reccomend you'd be better off buying the new cooking game order up than Mario party 8. i guess it would be good for any party in the end, though mostly birthday parties that being the day you receive that game.
    10 people found this review helpful.
  • Best game ever!!5 star rating
    by Biggest Mario and Nintendo fan ever!!!!! on April 1, 2008 at EBGames
    Mario party 8 is the worlds best party game becuse there is so much to do. You can play regular party mode or you can play star battle arena where you fight for that top spot to become the carnivals highest honor, the super star and win a years supply of candy and the one and only legendary star rod.Theres also way way way way way more than that to do and the list goes on and on of things to do in Mario Party 8. Theres some great maps like swinging and battling in DK s jungle or at goombas booty boardwalk or king boos haunted hideaway or koopas tycoon town or bowsers warped orbit the fun never ends. The mini games are amazing and the wii remote makes the controls so simple and fun and you have to buy this game no matter what. This game is great for when you have people at your house and you want to throw a serious amazing party that is so fun. This is one party to not miss and a party to remember!!!!!!!
    11 people found this review helpful.
  • Great Family and Party Game5 star rating
    by Schwann on April 1, 2008 at EBGames
    This is a really good game that you will play over and over again. I really don't like to invest in games that you play, beat once, and you let collect dust on your shelf or you trade in immediately. There is a lot of things to unlock in this game, there are quite a few different levels to play on, and there are quite a bit of different game modes to play. It didn't take too long to beat this game, but it did take quite a while to unlock everything. I will still play this game once every month or so when I get the urge. I will never get rid of it, especially when friends come over, this game is just irresistable to play. I really enjoyed the many different minigames available and the various different ways of using the Wii remote in them. Two thumbs up to Nintendo for their creativeness.
    14 people found this review helpful.

Specifications

Publisher: Nintendo of America
Developer: Nintendo
Platform: Wii
Category: Music & Party, Party
Mild Cartoon Violence