Mario Party 8
Also known as: Mario Pati 8 | MP8
Mario Party 8 is the eighth installment of the Mario Party series on a home console and the first Mario Party game for the Wii. Mario Party 8 is notable for its strong use of the Wii Remote and its motion control capabilities in minigames. Players are required to perform various gestures instead of traditional button/joystick controls. Common motions include pointing-and-shooting, shaking, waving, turning, and twisting the Wii Remote. Player-created Miis are featured in this game, wherein they often show up within crowds. Miis can appear in certain minigames and may also serve as the player's character in Extra Mode. By playing regular party games, minigames, and completing the Star Battle Arena mode, players will earn Carnival Cards, which may be spent to unlock figures and game features.
Released
29 May 2007
19 years ago
Overview
Summary
Mario Party 8 is the eighth installment of the Mario Party series on a home console and the first Mario Party game for the Wii. Mario Party 8 is notable for its strong use of the Wii Remote and its motion control capabilities in minigames. Players are required to perform various gestures instead of traditional button/joystick controls. Common motions include pointing-and-shooting, shaking, waving, turning, and twisting the Wii Remote. Player-created Miis are featured in this game, wherein they often show up within crowds. Miis can appear in certain minigames and may also serve as the player's character in Extra Mode. By playing regular party games, minigames, and completing the Star Battle Arena mode, players will earn Carnival Cards, which may be spent to unlock figures and game features.
Description
About This Game
The world’s most popular party video game franchise is getting a lot
crazier in Mario Party 8 for the Wii. Whether you’re shaking up cola
cans or lassoing barrels, you and your friends will be drawn into the
action like never before using the Wii Remote!
Play with motion control! Row your way down a river, punch a statue to
pieces, steer race cars and mopeds, and handle a balancing pole while
walking a tightrope!
Play with the pointer! Drag and drop decorations onto cakes, shoot
Boos in haunted house, quickly choose your answer in a game show!
Mash those Wii Remote buttons! Jump and pummel your way through a
football brawl, hop and run across an obstacle course of spinning
platforms!
Mario Party 8 includes six brand-new boards, dozens of minigames and
many new modes
In a franchise first, you can collect special power-ups and transform
your character into a boulder that smashes rivals or a coin-sucking
vampire! Mario Party 8 includes “extra-large” minigames like Star
Carnival Bowling and Table Menace.
