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How to tell that your Party has gone on too long!

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: July 09, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Have you ever gone to a party only to discover that you either forgot to put deodorant on, or that you underdressed, or that in the slim chance; this is a gathering that you were never invited to begin with. This would be purely embarrassing to everyone as you muddled your way through the crowd, attempted to make small talk, and eventually left with your tail between your legs. It would be a very difficult night to rebound from as your social standings would plummet. Does it sound like these first few sentences are coming from personal experience? Is this my attempt to reach out to anyone who feels my pain? Is this a journal entry slipped into a review? Nope, this is how I chose to open my thoughts for the newest Wii game entitled "Super Mario Party 8". After stumbling across a random Wii at a local big-box store, I took the cheap dive (while everyone was paying top dollar via auction sites) and a month later eventually took it out of the box. I built some Mii characters, I played my tennis, but overall I was searching for something a bit more substantial. I wanted to "thwack" my controller around while learning why the Wii is the most sought after system today. So, I picked up "Super Mario Party 8", and allowed the adventures to begin over the course of the next four hours - until I subsequently returned it for "Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess".

Now, before everyone huffs and puffs about not playing or introducing myself to this world of "Super Mario Party", I must admit, this was my first. I was hoping for the same mad-cap chaos that was allowed when friends gathered to play "Warioware: Smooth Moves", but alas it didn't happen. Again, I would like to state that I have never picked up the other games, thus already biasing my opinion of this game, but I would still like to make my thoughts aware in case there are others like me that were thinking one thing, but were handed another. Let me begin by saying, this is a multi-player game. While it may boast a strong individual story, there is nothing of the sort. The individual game is about four hours long, the AI for the computer is non-creative, and when the big battle finally occurs - you have all the chances in the world to see the uncreative ending. I expected more from a flagship enterprise that Nintendo has created with its Mario-esque characters. If I had no friends, I still wanted the game to sustain itself. My friends aren't buying the game - I am, therefore it needs to initially appeal to me. Am I wrong with this thought?

I would also like to admit that I like the concept of board game play. I am a single Monopoly player at heart, and so this really appealed to me, but it just didn't hold the bond. You have little to no control over your character. The physical "game town" within the game is small and after about three hours of wandering around, you fell as if you just need to get out of dodge. The game-master is annoying and verbose. From the moment you turn the system on (whether your first time or your fifty-th), he walks you through the process like you are in third grade. Sure, you can move quickly though his speeches, but they just get old over time. That was my overall pain with this game, the lack of originality. Over the course of about three hours, it did become old. I played as Wario and hoped that he would be slippery, slimy, and overall mischievous in his ability to work the boards, but that didn't happen. It wouldn't matter who you played, they would all do the same, react similarly, with no special events or opportunities. I wanted side stories, capers, and tricks as we battled our way to the top board, but again, that never happened. Unlike "Warioware", there wasn't hours of game play. The inconsistency of the boards made some games easy, others mediocre hard, there wasn't the quick progression of standards. The final board was exciting just because it provided something new, but it forced the gamer to ask, "Why wasn't this thought process used throughout the game?"

This is a game. This is a game for those that need to play a board game without actually having to pick up the pieces. I have no problems with the board game aspect of this video game, what my issues translate into deal with the fact that we live in 2007 (soon to be 2008), with major advances in the gaming industry, but "Super Mario Party 8" could easily have been made in the the late 90s. The graphics for "Super Mario Party 8" rank, at best, in the mid-6s. I hated not being able to control my characters and being forced to go in a certain direction. The game play became stale, even with friends, after about two hours. I can't say that this game, "Super Mario Party 8" is the best representation of what the Nintendo Wii is capable of. I wasn't impressed - and with that in mind, let the negative "helpfulness" meter reign supreme.

Grade: ** out of *****

Tons O games

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game offers the mini games I've liked from the past versions on the N64 and game cube. Now they are produced for the Wii-mote and nun-chuck. A bonus is collecting game points to expand your mini-game selection and different "game board only" games where you play "monopoly like" games. Great variety!

Fun and Entertaining

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: June 26, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game can keep you entertained for hours! Whether playing by yourself, or with others, it will be fun forever. The mini-games are, in my opinion, the best part! If you have played any other Mario games, then you will know that this game, is at a whole new level!

Make a Real Party

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: November 25, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I have to admit the game has more features but the games are starting to look the same. It isn't as good as any of the other Mario Parties. I was glad that I rented it because it wasn't good enough to buy for 50 bucks.

Let the party begin

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: December 18, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I saw a lot of really bad reviews on this game, but I like it. I haven't played a whole lot of the older Mario Party games, but this one was pretty cool. I like how you use the controller differently for the minigames. Even though a lot of the games involve just using the controller as a classic style (D-pad on the left, 1&2 as a&b on the right), its still fun and not all of the games use that style. Great to play with all ages. I play it with my little sister all the time since it's the only game I own that she CAN play. The multiplayer mode is the best part.

Not fun for a grownup

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: January 10, 2008
Author: Amazon User

I am an "old school" Mario fan from back in the early days - not a hardcore Mario fan. I have never played any of the "party" games, but I purchased Mario Party 8 for my daughter's Wii hoping it would be a lot like Super Mario Brothers from days gone by. It is not. If you are an adult hoping to recreate your early nintendo days with a Super Mario Bros-like experience ... keep looking. I gave it 4 stars overall because my daughter loves it. However, I have to say that it is REALLY boring - no skill required at all! It took us over 3 minutes to set us up for a game, and less than 1 minute to play a game! Stupid!! I was extremely disappointed.

As always, fun with friends

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 09, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Pros: Beautiful graphics, improved mini games which utilize both Wii and traditional controls, fun boards.

Cons: Not much fun without friends, not terribly innovative, the Mii games are no good.

Mario Party games almost defy conventional reviewing. The minigames are simplistic and many of them often involve repetitive button mashing. Winning a board is often based as much on luck as skill and the plots are so thin that you can see straight through them. Still, these games are consistently just plain fun, provided that you have a partner or group to play with. This makes them more praise worthy than many games which, on the surface, seem like better picks.

Mario Party 8 follows the traditional formula, but is, I believe, the best Mario Party yet. To begin with, Mario and the gang look great on the Wii. I didn't think that much more could be done with this simplistic graphics style, but both the characters and boards are beautiful. The mini games are also a lot more fun than in many previous installments. Some of them use Wii motion sensing and for some you turn the Wii remote sideways and use it like a conventional controller, but they are nearly all fun. The Wii controller allows for a much broader range of minigames and the games where you mindlessly mash buttons are gone.

Winning Mario Party is still about as much luck as in the earlier games, but the boards have some really nice concepts behind them and much of the frustration that the other games caused is taken away by minimizing Bowser's role, although I rather miss the character spaces.

One of my biggest problems with this game is that the extras are not all that they could be. There need to be more features that you can purchase with cards earned and the Mii games which are probably a selling point for lots of people eager to use their Miis are no good at all.

Mario Party 8 isn't the type of game that is going to shake up the industry or send hardcore gamers running for the shelves, but it is the best in the series and should offer a lot of fun for people looking to play with friends.

One of my Favorites

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 2
Date: March 16, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This game is an awesome game which lets you play on 6 different party boards and 81 different mini-games. It has 5 different play modes like the mini-game tent, the extras zone, and my favorite, the party tent. There are a lot of great mini-games, but I think the duel mini-games are the best. There are also tons of things you can unlock in the fun bazaar. Overall, one of my favorite games.

An excellent game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is AWSOME! They sure knew what they were doing when they were making this game. I think every one with a Wii should enjoy this game.

Meh...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 1 / 3
Date: July 19, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I'm not sure why, but I was excited to get this game. It was rather disappointing. Menu system is slow and kludgy. Gameplay is so-so. It can get a little slow or boring with 4 people.

I'd say invest in WiiPlay, Super Monkey Ball Banana Blitz or even Warioware: Smooth Moves before you get this game.

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