Mario Party 8

Of limited replay value.

User Rating: 6.5 | Mario Party 8 WII

By HaggisGhillie | Review Date: June 19, 2008

I love Mario, but I didn't care for Mario Party 8. It's a simple board-game where players roll the dice and move around. On the plus side, there are plenty of mini-games. Some of these are really fun. However, I wish there was a way to just play the mini-games (like Super Monkey Ball). But the mini-games are randomly chosen.

Except for the plethora of mini-games, there is little to keep your attention. The board game itself isn't that interesting once you play a board once or twice. At the end of the game there is are a set of bonus points that are essentially randomly given out, which can affect the outcome of the whole game. Furthermore, the game itself can get tediously long. A 10 or 15 move game with 4 people can easily last an hour. The game allows you up to a 50 move game! I can't imagine!

Definitely rent this first before you buy it.

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