A big disappointment for the Mario Party series.
Gameplay: The biggest problem with this game for me was that it didn't feel like a Mario Party game. It felt like a little amusing gadget put together by Nintendo to help pass the time while waiting for other great games to come. In other words, it feels like a longer version of Wii Play. The whole is largely based on chance as well, even more so than previous Mario Parties, which can be frustrating. Imagine being in first place with 6 stars, then literally losing 5 of them by chance and coming in fourth overall. Ya. The minigames all feel like they have been done before and the boards...don't even get me started. The boards are so cheesy and unoriginal and its enbarrassing to play them. Its even more embarassing having friends know you own it. Ugghhh... 5/10
Graphics: A lot of games on the Wii so far have not had next-gen graphics like a lot of us expected, but to have worse than pre-gen graphics is just sad. Unfortunately, this game has that. Sloppy colors, unforgivable lag, and horrible frame rate are things that you would think would be changed immediately on a next-gen game, but it doesnt happen here for some reason. And as for the lagging... it's just not exceptable. 5/10
Sound: Ok, this time around the party takes place in a carnival. Yet, I don;t here any recognizable carnival music. No, I hear a generic elevator tune. And the boards have generic explosion and ching and ding sounds. Nothing new here. You would be better off playing Monopoly to a Cher song. 3/10
Value: The only value this game has is for a good chuckle with some buddies when boredom sets in. A chuckle at how bad the game is for a next-gen console, that is. 3/10
Overall, it's an eyesore in the Mario Party series. They should forget this one was ever made and just call the next one Mario Party 8 and continue from there. Thnx for reading!