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| + | '''''Mario Party 8''''' is the eighth main installment in the ''Mario Party'' series, and the first installment to be released for the [[Wii]], followed by ''[[Mario Party 9]]''. | ||
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==Blurb== | ==Blurb== | ||
| + | '''''It's the wildest party ever!''''' | ||
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| + | ''New party boards!'' | ||
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| + | ''The Wii Remote™ gets minigames moving!'' | ||
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| + | ''Row to victory''<br> | ||
| + | ''Score in a shooting gallery!''<br> | ||
| + | ''Twirl lassos!'' | ||
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| + | ''Plus extra games that your Miis can play!'' | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
| + | Mario and friends are at the Star Carnival, hosted by MC Ballyhoo and Big Top, to compete in the Star Battle. The winner will be crowned the Superstar and receive a year's supply of candy. | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
| + | The gameplay of ''Mario Party 8'' remains similar to past games. Players move around a board, collecting coins to buy Stars, and the player with the most Stars by the end of the game is the winner. Players can earn coins by winning minigames, many of which take advantage of the Wii's motion control-based gameplay, or by landing on certain spaces. Also like with past games each board features its own style of gameplay, and there is no longer a game-wide gimmick such as the day/night system in ''[[Mario Party 6]]'' or the Bowser Time event in ''[[Mario Party 7]]''. Replacing the Orbs from ''[[Mario Party 5]]'' onward is Candy, which like orbs all have their own unique effects on the player to give them an advantage. | ||
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| + | In addition to the main party mode, also available is Star Battle, the game's single-player mode, | ||
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| + | ==Technical details== | ||
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| + | |support=2-4 player local multiplayer | ||
| + | |screen=16:9 widescreen | ||
| + | |input=[[Wii Remote]] (+ [[Nunchuk]]) | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==Trivia== | ||
| + | *At release in the United Kingdom, copies of ''Mario Party 8'' were recalled from retailers due to the word "spastic" appearing in a line of dialogue, which is considered offensive in the region.<ref>[http://www.thunderboltgames.com/blog/mario-party-8-banned Mario Party 8 – banned!]. Thunderbolt (July 13, 2007). Retrieved August 15, 2015.</ref> The game was finally re-released on August 3, 2007, with the offensive word being replaced with "erratic". | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * {{wp|Mario Party 8|''Mario Party 8'' on Wikipedia}} | ||
| + | * {{sw|Mario Party 8|''Mario Party 8'' guide on StrategyWiki}} | ||
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Mario Party 8 is the eighth main installment in the Mario Party series, and the first installment to be released for the Wii, followed by Mario Party 9.
Blurb
It's the wildest party ever!
New party boards!
The Wii Remote™ gets minigames moving!
Row to victory
Score in a shooting gallery!
Twirl lassos!
Plus extra games that your Miis can play!
Story
Mario and friends are at the Star Carnival, hosted by MC Ballyhoo and Big Top, to compete in the Star Battle. The winner will be crowned the Superstar and receive a year's supply of candy.
Gameplay
The gameplay of Mario Party 8 remains similar to past games. Players move around a board, collecting coins to buy Stars, and the player with the most Stars by the end of the game is the winner. Players can earn coins by winning minigames, many of which take advantage of the Wii's motion control-based gameplay, or by landing on certain spaces. Also like with past games each board features its own style of gameplay, and there is no longer a game-wide gimmick such as the day/night system in Mario Party 6 or the Bowser Time event in Mario Party 7. Replacing the Orbs from Mario Party 5 onward is Candy, which like orbs all have their own unique effects on the player to give them an advantage.
In addition to the main party mode, also available is Star Battle, the game's single-player mode,
Technical details
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Trivia
- At release in the United Kingdom, copies of Mario Party 8 were recalled from retailers due to the word "spastic" appearing in a line of dialogue, which is considered offensive in the region.[1] The game was finally re-released on August 3, 2007, with the offensive word being replaced with "erratic".
External links
References
- ↑ Mario Party 8 – banned!. Thunderbolt (July 13, 2007). Retrieved August 15, 2015.
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