Platform:Nintendo Wii ESRB:Everyone Media:Video Game Autographed:No Memorabilia:No Batteries Included:No Shipping Weight (lbs):0.4 Dimensions (in):0 x 0 x 0
MPN:RVL P RM8E UPC:827307953279 EAN:0045496900045 ASIN:B000LSJKAM
Release Date:May 29, 2007 Shipping:Eligible for Super Saver Shipping Availability:Usually ships in 24 hours
Features:
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Dozens of new mini-games, six new party boards and many new game modes
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Extra large mini games like Star Carnival Bowling and Table Menace
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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
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Shoot at Boos in a haunted house, drag and drop toppings in a cake-decorating competition, select the correct answers in game-show challenges
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Use the Wii Remote's Buttons - Jump and pummel your way through a football brawl, hop and run across a field of spinning platforms
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.
Customer Reviews:
Good but gets boringMarch 6, 2008 Ang H(Canada) 0 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great game to play with lots of people, but after u beat all the boards, and get all the games, it gets boring. But its neat how u can play mini-games using your Mii's, or Mario characters. I love how they added Dry Bones and Bloop as characters, but they left out Donkey Kong. The game boards are neat as in they are more than just paying 20 coins for stars, you have to get them a certain way on each board. The games are really fun and make good use of the Wii controller, but they are very quick and too easy to beat.
Good Clean FunJanuary 14, 2008 Tom Lazor 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros: 1) Great mini-games for both adults and kids; 2) Variety of gameboards, although you can never get enough; 3) My 4 and 7 year olds love it; 4) Great use of Wii controllers; 5) Great fun with multiplayers;
Cons: 1) 4:3 standard TV ratio when playing. Wish it would make use of the 16:9 High Definition TV ratio;
Good fun for all ages, without the blood letting of the violent games.
Time for another party!June 20, 2007 Tommy.M(Canada,New Brunswick) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Coming to the Wii,Mario Party,another succesfull hit from Nintendo featuring their beloved mascot,Mario.Mario Party actually started nearly ten years ago on the N64 and at the time was innovative,creative and different.With its board-style playing games and mini-games each Mario Party provided tons of fun.But the formula got repetitive after a while,7 games that is to say,what does the anticipated Wii release brings up?
You still have the colourfull cast of Nintendo characters of Mario & CO. and you play on boards like you did with the previous ones,once a turn is over you get to play a mini-game.Mini-Games are all the fun of the Mario Party saga,once you collected all of them you play them any time you want.The eight addition to the series brings plenty of good mini-games like "Alpine Assault" and "Kartastrophe",yet much of those can seem reminescent of the ones you played in the past.
A nice option is you can bring your miis(created Wii characters)to the extra zone,but you can`t bring them in the actual gameplay. The game is of course more fun when played multiplayer up to four players can play at the same time,bring on the party i say.
Online play would have been wicked and fun,Nintendo should consider this for the next Mario Party if there is ever going to be one.
The Wii`s innovative controls adds much fun to the serie as you point at objects to do a certain task like shooting or control your kart.A great release for the Wii taking much advantage of the controls,sure to keep you besy until some bigger Wii titles arrive.A party game,bring all your friends after its a party console.Overral its another great addition to the series who gets a boost with this release.4 and a half star,its great a sure hit.
