Mario Party 8
SCORE: 93
Mario, Luigi, Princess
Peach, Princess Daisy, Wario, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, and plethora of
Mushroom Kingdom favorites (and not so favorites) are back in Mario
Party 8. This is the first Mario Party on the Nintendo Wii, and it has
been tweaked for the system quite nicely. Mini games, party games, and
the star searching on different boards is all present and accounted for.
Four players can play at the same time for some real together time.
Nintendo was also nice enough to give families the choice of how many
turns to play a game, with the lowest being ten turns.
I really do not know why
some people complain about the graphical power of the Nintendo Wii. I
like how Mario Party 8 looks, with some nice crisp, clean, and clear
graphics. The characters animate well, and there is a very nice usage of
color in this game. There is some cartoon violence that would almost
reach the level of a Tom and Jerry cartoon. There are also a couple of
ghost characters that remind me of Casper the friendly ghost cartoons.
The music in Mario Party 8
is very festive, and fits each and every board quite well. The game also
lets players know when a mini game is about to expire, and a little more
speed is required if victory is to be attained. The special effects all
fit with the Mario universe, and the announcer guy is most interesting.
If no one else in your
family is willing to spend some quality time with you, then you can play
this against three computer controlled characters. I love to play with
other family members, and we have a blast together. I would say this
game is worth your money.
The controls in Mario
Party 8 work well, just make sure to check them before playing a mini
game. There seems to be a lot of luck involved in who gets what, and
where stars are on certain boards. There is some definitely intelligent
design behind many of these boards.
I love games that bring
the family together, and promote people spending time with one another.
We are using this game to teach fair play, and good sportsmanship with
our children. We are also letting them learn it is okay to lose, and how
to handle that emotion. It was my personal pleasure to play this game,
review it, and play some more. I would love to see a sequel to Mario
Party 8, and it is my guess we will have one in a year or two. I would
recommend this game to my pastor.
- Yolanda
Graphics: 87%
Sound: 92%
Replay/Extras: 100%
Gameplay: 95%
Family Friendly Factor: 93%
System: Wii
Publisher: Nintendo
Rating: 'E' for Everyone
{Mild Cartoon Violence}
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