When I went to the store to ask about a good party game with plenty of fun mini-games, everyone I talked to said to get Mario Party 8, but they only play it by themselves. Does no one who works for a video game store have any friends or do people really just not play multiplayer games anymore? This game delivers exactly what all the other Wii multiplayer mini-game based games should have. It has four player turn-based gameplay where everybody gets to play minigames. So the board game design is farse with respect to winning minigames and the bonus stars are sometimes questionable at best, so what. The idea is to have a good time. This is meant to be a party game not a cataclysmic redefinition of the party-game genre. Grab some people, have a drink, and stand in a row acting stupidly to try and row a boat to shore. It's great fun.
The Mii minigames are terrible, though. Seriously, it looks like the Wii sports without the great controls, which isn't saying much, so you know it isn't good here. Cool idea, though. Maybe if you could import your Mii into the boardgames...
Gameplay: Most are familiar with how Mario Party's board game component works, but here is a quick overview. At the beginning of each game, each player hits a over-head rolling dice block (with a flick of the Wiimote) t... Read Full Review
I remember the first mario party for n64. I was thrilled! Me and my friends always got together to enjoy the fun minigames. Well as the years passed I noticed that the quality of the series went downhill. The gamecube on... Read Full Review
