Its time for another Party in the Mushroom Kingdom.. how is it this time Real Score 6.4
Mario and his buddies are enjoying themesleves once agian.. Until the Carnaval rolls into town. Meeting a new character with a funny, talking hat he sets out magical candies and its off to the boards and collecting stars. This time the stars are used in different ways.. Like in the Beach level you have once central star location, or the hotel where you invest money in hotels and get stars.. The stories and maps have not been that creative, you basically have the same types of levels over and over agian but with minor differences.. i mean how many times have we seen a beach level in a mario party game?
All the usal characters are back, Mario luigi, Toad, Wario, Daisy. but now Miis are playable, as well as a Squid, and Hammer Bros. But they are unlockable. They all play pretty much the same, just like every other mario party game. No character has some sort of advatage over another. They are place holders in any other board game.
When you bring a game to the Wii, you know have Wii controls, they are very basic, sometimes you hold it NES style, sometimes its pointer, or baton (Wario Ware name for the stance) they are diverse and there is a good mix of each, but some of the games are getting old. Some of them are completely stupid and pointless, they lack some creativeity or freshness. It seems like they need a new maker of these games, cause right now its really getting stale, i have been saying that since Mario party 4.
Mario is still fun with a number of people on a game board, i will say that, but its another lifeless, crappy graphics, and boring game in the series. I would like some creativity and actual new concepts in the next mario party games. But i doubt they will, with no real changes and nothing we have not seen before on the wii, there is little reason to go out a buy this game. Unless you have 4 wii motes, and want to play mini games you have already played million times over be my guest, that is when mario party games are fun, but if you want some substance in video games, stay clear from this game. also no online play yet in mario party is horrible.. i hope in mario party 9 there is online play, that may make it worth playing... until then Nintendo Will get rich off Mario Party 8 sales, even though this game is nothing new, or good.
Breakdown
Gameplay: like always, travel the board level, collect coins, get stars use power ups, and play a mini game at the end of the round
Graphics: Ugh.. nothing good, looks like a gamecube game at best.. it really does nothing the gamecube could not easy pull off.. except the motion controls.
Sound: mario SOunds agian, there is a shop to buy music.. but agian its rehased from pervious mario party games
Value: not much its short, unless you invested on tons of wii motes and have players to play with, then you def. don't get you moneys worth
Overall Yet another Easy money Nintendo game, its uninspired and its the same game we have been playing 8 times!