Anyone tired Mario Party 8 for the Wii?
By jmcafam
@jmcafam (2890)
United States
June 6, 2007 2:25pm CST
I am thinking of getting this for my daughters upcoming birthday and wanted to know if it was any good? It looks like it is a pretty fun game.
5 responses
@ashlee67 (95)
• United States
6 Jul 07
I played Mario Party 6 and really enjoyed it, so I was looking forward to 8 and finally got a copy of it a few weeks ago. If you are a fan of the other Mario Party games, I'm sure you'll enjoy this one as well. Some of the minigames can be tricky, but I remember ones in 6 that I couldn't figure out how to control either. I wish there were better board choices, but the ones that are included are entertaining enough.
Besides the "party" mode, you can play a solo battle mode, and there are minigames that you can purchase with your credits in the game that you can play using your Miis.
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@antarcticpostcards (472)
• United States
6 Jun 07
I found it fun. I played it with the seven year old I babysit and he had no problems with the controls and really enjoyed the game. I also really loved playing, although there seemed to be a lot that you just held the Wiimote sideways. It would have been nice for there to be more than really used the movements of the Wiimote.
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@antarcticpostcards (472)
• United States
7 Jun 07
There is for the mini games shown in the commerical and a few others, but there is also a lot of ones that you just hold the Wii sideways and tilt it or just press buttons. There is enough movement that goes on to get the kids interested. It is definitely still fun just the commercials kind of got my hopes up with there being more mini games with movement.
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@krebstar5 (1266)
• United States
6 Jun 07
It really is a shame because I was so excited for this game. I love Mario Party in general, but the reviews for this game have been pretty bad. A lot of the reviewers are saying that the company just didn't do that great a job with the controls for the mini-games and that there are times when it can be quite difficult to control. I still plan to rent this game though to see if I like it. Party games can really be a lot of fun and I prefer mini-games to micro games like WarioWare has.
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@mhayes7 (22)
• United States
26 Jun 07
It is so much fun! We brought it on vacation with us. Fun for the whole family! If you like the other Mario Party games, this one is very similar. We really enjoy it! My son has about 5 or 6 Wii games, and this is the one he plays the most. He's 8.
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