Absolutly Brilliant!
i'm a person from the small group who actually enjoy this game all the time, alone or with buddies! although its better with buddies. This game is The Ullitmate game to play with 4 people, and even if you only have two remotes, its still fun. single player lasts about 7 hours, beause you have to go through it twice to unlock the secret characters+
the best thing about this game is that anything can happen! the game is all about luck, just as board games should be, because everybody can have an even chance of winning, which can bring anybody of any skill level into the party.
the only downside to the game is a handful of boring, and repetative minigames and the last gen graphics level, but, this was meant to be a gamecube game, so the next party should be much better
overall, its a good game which lived up to my expectations, and i have been playing for weeks and plan to play most of the summer!