Mario Party 8
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| Developer(s) | Hudson Soft |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
| Release |  May 29, 2007[1] June 22, 2007 July 19, 2007[2] July 26, 2007 August 3, 2007 (estimated)[3] |
| Genre(s) | Party |
| Mode(s) | Single player, Multiplayer |
Mario Party 8 (マリオパーティ 8, Mario Pāti 8) is a video game for Nintendo's Wii. It is the tenth game in the series (eleventh in Japan) and the first to be released on Nintendo's Wii console.
Story
In Mario Party 8 the Star Carnival rolls into town, and MC Ballyhoo, (the main host) along with Big Top, Ballyhoo's talking top hat, challenges everyone to the "Star Battle" which the winner is crowned Superstar and wins a year's worth of candy with a relic called the Star Rod. Bowser comes along to steal the Star Rod, and it is up to the player to save the Star Carnival. New characters Blooper and Hammer Bro have been added to the character roster making 14 playable characters.
Gameplay
Minigames
There are many mini games in Mario Party 8. Once again, no mini games from previous editions appear. There are 8 types of minigames in the game: 4-P, 1 vs. 3, 2 vs. 2, Battle, Duel, Challenge, Extra, and Last. The controls range from pressing a button repeatedly to using the control stick and buttons. There are no Bowser minigames, unlike the previous installments in the series, however, there is a minor Donkey Kong minigame.
Playable characters
Recall
The game has had a launch plagued by difficulties in the United Kingdom. Originally scheduled for release on June 22, 2007, Nintendo announced on June 19, 2007 that the English version had been delayed to July 13, 2007, due to a 'production issue.'[4]
Furthermore, upon the game's release on July 13, 2007, the game was immediately recalled. In a press release, Nintendo gave the reason for the withdrawal as an assembly error, but some retailers were reporting that it was reportedly withdrawn from game shelves because some copies of the game includes the word "spastic"[5], which is considered an offensive word in the UK. Copies without the word spastic used the word erratic instead[6].
The release of the game in the United Kingdom has been temporarily suspended until further notice. Nintendo Europe have said "We will re-launch Mario Party 8 in the UK as soon as possible and will announce a new launch date shortly." [7]
Australia usually receives the same PAL versions of video games as the United Kingdom, but a commercial playing on Australian television advertises that the release date is still July 19 in that country. Nintendo Australia has re-confirmed and it was released on July 19.[8]
Reception
After its North American release on May 29, 2007 the game sold 314,000 units in the United States in three days, making it the best-selling home console game in that country that month (and the second best-selling game overall).[9]
Currently, the game's score average is 66% in GameRankings. [10] One common criticism of the game is its high end GameCube graphics and that the fact that the game is played too much on luck instead of skill. Matt Casamassina of IGN has called the single-player mode "a torture" and the visuals outdated.
- GameSpot - 6.5/10 [11]
- GamePro - 4.50/5
- IGN- 5.20/10 [12]
- Game Informer - 7.25/10 [13]
- 1UP- 5.5 [14]
- GameTrailers - 8.3 [15]
- Nintendo Power- 7.5 [16]
- GameSpy - 3 out of 5
- Official Nintendo Magazine - 69%
See also
References
- ^ "Mario Party 8". Nintendo. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ "Mario Party 8". Nintendo Australia. Retrieved 2007-06-20.
- ^ http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=Ik4cY5VYaH49YeJPjOYMs6oEv1jrTRxR
- ^ http://www.nintendo-europe.com/NOE/en/GB/news/article.do?elementId=k1aGsve4jTTlaGQzpRjt7IsruiuL4zLU
- ^ http://forum.officialnintendomagazine.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=82589
- ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?in_article_id=57621&in_page_id=34
- ^ Frazer, James (2007-07-13). "Mario Party 8 - banned!". Thunderbolt. Retrieved 2007-07-13.
- ^ http://www.vooks.net/modules.php?module=article&id=12035
- ^ "May Video Game Sales – Nintendo PWNS Everyone Again". TeamXbox.com. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ^ http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages4/935598.asp
- ^ http://www.gamespot.com/wii/puzzle/marioparty8/review.html?sid=6171668&tag=topslot;title;2&om_act=convert&om_clk=topslot
- ^ http://wii.ign.com/articles/792/792495p1.html
- ^ http://www.gameinformer.com/NR/exeres/EE7E4C34-C59F-4396-8260-0EE3B8BB8A79.htm
- ^ http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3159905
- ^ http://gametrailers.com/gamereview.php?id=3394
- ^ Nintendo Power July 2007 volume 217
External links
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