Did Nintendo screw up Mario Party 8?

There are some early hands-on impressions here:

http://wii.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=9870

One troubling quote that stood out to me is:

"The majority of the minis we've seen, thus far, require you to hold the Wii-mote horizontally (like an NES controller) and don't even utilize the motion capabilities of the remote, which sort of baffles us."

Add to that some of the wii-mote controls are unresponsive and things don't seem so great for Mario Party 8. At least not as great as you'd think they'd be.

After the endless barrage of mini-game collection from Sonic to Monkey Ball I figured Nintendo would nail the ultimate party game with pitch perfect motion controls and innovation. I guess not. At least that's not what early signs are pioining too. 

Wow, that's not a good sign. 

http://wii.advancedmn.com/article.php?artid=9870

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Anyways, this Mario Party does seem kind of a let down, based on both early impressions and some reviews. Oh well... guess that's one less game for me to pick up next week.

How about the Gamepro review that gave it a 4.5 out of 5

Also Nintendo Power reviewed it and I think they gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Those are pretty good reviews so far

How about the Gamepro review that gave it a 4.5 out of 5

Also Nintendo Power reviewed it and I think they gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Those are pretty good reviews so far

token08

Gamepro's review was terrible. If you read the written part, you'd understand it's a terribly written review. In fact, it's mostly negative, which is surprising since they gave it a 90% score... And as for Nintendo Power, well, they generally rate HIGH, so the points of that review should be scaled down.

[QUOTE="token08"]

How about the Gamepro review that gave it a 4.5 out of 5

Also Nintendo Power reviewed it and I think they gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Those are pretty good reviews so far

ParkCarsHere

Gamepro's review was terrible. If you read the written part, you'd understand it's a terribly written review. In fact, it's mostly negative, which is surprising since they gave it a 90% score... And as for Nintendo Power, well, they generally rate HIGH, so the points of that review should be scaled down.

I beg to differ, my friend, I am a frewuent subscriber to Nintendo Power, and can assure you that, surprisingly, a majority of the game they review recieve crap reviews and low scores. Though 7.5/10 isn't exactly a good score. Its really a win or loss situation. 

[QUOTE="ParkCarsHere"][QUOTE="token08"]

How about the Gamepro review that gave it a 4.5 out of 5

Also Nintendo Power reviewed it and I think they gave it a 7.5 out of 10

Those are pretty good reviews so far

B_man55

Gamepro's review was terrible. If you read the written part, you'd understand it's a terribly written review. In fact, it's mostly negative, which is surprising since they gave it a 90% score... And as for Nintendo Power, well, they generally rate HIGH, so the points of that review should be scaled down.

I beg to differ, my friend, I am a frewuent subscriber to Nintendo Power, and can assure you that, surprisingly, a majority of the game they review recieve crap reviews and low scores. Though 7.5/10 isn't exactly a good score. Its really a win or loss situation.

i challenge you to tell me this...when were mario party games ever good? let me help you...they never were._KwispY

i challenge you to tell me this...when were mario party games ever good? let me help you...they never were._KwispY

The first 3 owned.

[QUOTE="_KwispY"]i challenge you to tell me this...when were mario party games ever good? let me help you...they never were.Cesar_Barba