 | Mario Party 8 (Wii)
Platform: Nintendo Wii | Category: Arcade and Platform
Maker: Nintendo | Released: 03/08/2007
List Price: £39.99
Although they love their sequels as much as any company, Nintendo arent usually ones to go in for yearly updates. The Mario Party series, developed by Bomberman creators Hudson, is their only example of the phenomena. As such, the series was always guaranteed to make an early appearance on the Wii - and with good reason too since its mix of board game antics and multiplayer mini-games are perfectly suited to the motion control of the Wii remote. Whereas some of the previous sequels have seemed a little unnecessary, this one actually feels like a brand new game. There are six new boards and fourteen different playable characters from amongst the usual Mushroom Kingdom pantheon. Theres also a new power-up system replacing the "orbs" of previous games with "candy". These allow characters to transform into different forms to avoid traps and nobble other players, ranging from an airplane, to a bowling ball and a vampire.Of course whats most anticipated about the game is the 70 plus... Read More |
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