This may be the first Wii game that may make you wanna pick up that fourth and final controller.

User Rating: 7.7 | Mario Party 8 WII
Unlike any other games on Wii, what departs MP8 from the other 4P possible games is its coherence that surpasses the scope of merely being a compilation of minis. The multi-player experience of the game is simple yet unpredictable and most importantly, complete.

Each of the six themed boards provides a unique degree of fun, complexities and dare I say, strategical challenges. And the cameo appearance of characters and props from past Nintendo games coated the game with an extra layer of charm.

My biggest complaint about MP8 is the COM puppet that are assigned to fill the absent position(s) when less than 4 human players are available. Well, it is understandable that playing a party game against computer programs isn't exactly an ideal situation, but the extremely predictable AI will likely to cause some major frustrations. I have seen numerous times that the COM player win or lose three times in a row and ruin the whole mood for the party. Actually, I am just about to go get the fourth and final controller just to eliminate potential options to play against COM players ever again.