I got a copy of Mario Party 8 a month ago. I was too busy working on Quadruple Trouble to make a Review. Anyway, I shall judge on a 1-10 scale. So let the judgment review begin!
Game Modes: 7/10
There are five game modes: Party, Super
Star Battle, Minigame, Extra, and Bazaar. The Party mode is rather fun
but Super Star Battle kinda bores me. The Bazaar is similar to the one
in Mario Party 7, however, the items are more interactive. I wish that
they’d added an options mode, like usual games. I didn't like Extra Mode
very much, so I think that the mode should have been replaced by options.
Story: 4/10
What could I say? There barely is any
story! In Super Star Battle Arena, the character you picked goes through
a tournament of battles with the Mario Party characters. The score would
be 1 if it weren't for the plot getting interesting near the end. But I
won't say why.
Characters: 9/10
A fine set of playable characters are
available! The classics (excluding Donkey Kong) are still around. Dry Bones
was also made a starting character! Also, Hammer Brother and Blooper appear
as unlockables! Many characters appear on the boards. Some of these haven’t
been seen for a while, such as the Dolphins from Super Mario World! New
characters such as MC Ballyhoo and Miis are a good addition too. Personally,
I like to play as Mario, Dry Bones, and Hammer Brother. This wouldn't have
gotten a 9 if they didn't take out Koopa Kid, who was a favorite character
for me too.
Boards: 8/10
The boards are very fun to play! There
are five to start with and one that’s unlockable. DK's Treetop Temple follows
the classic Mario Party gameplay, which I liked. Goomba's Booty Boardwalk
was easy... a bit too easy. King Boo's Haunted Hideaway was fairly challenging,
actually. Shy Guy's Perplex Express is somewhat fun despite being like
Goomba's Booty Boardwalk. Koopa's Tycoon Town is my favorite, as I like
modern city boards. The last one I cannot say. This seemed to be like Sonic
the Hedgehog (2006), where they seemed to focus more on graphics (although
the graphics in this game are quite nice). The boards are a bit bland without
a Day/Night or Bowser system though. If the boards were a lot like DK's
Treetop Temple then this would have gotten a 9.
Items: 5/10
Yes, the candy items stinks. Sure,
the effects are great, but there are only about 8 candies in the game!
They should have kept the orbs, which had a wider variety.
Minigames: 9/10
The minigames has been greatly improved
by the Wii controls, such as shaking the Wiimote up and down to shake a
soda can or tilting the Wiimote to turn. The minigames are quite fun, each
with different purposes. My personal favorite is Cardinators. However,
Nintendo seems to focus more on the Duel minigames this time around. Other
than that, the minigames were very fun.
Replayabillity: 9/10
Each game has its own possibilities.
The COMs could be on low or high difficulties, there could be a different
number of players, and there are more changes to make the game challenging!
The game is very fun, so your chances of playing it again are very huge.
Although, after about two weeks, the fun begins to wear off.
Overall: 51/70
Grade: B-
This game is very fun! Sure, it has
some donwsides, but it's a good game! This is highly recommended for any
basic Wii owner!
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