Mario Party 8

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Mario Party 8

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Cover artwork of Mario Party 8

Developer(s): Hudson Soft Nintendo SPD Group No. 4 Publisher(s): Nintendo Platform: Wii Category: Party Players: 1-4 Predecessor: Mario Party 7 Successor: Mario Party DS

Release dates N. America: May 29, 2007 Japan: July 26, 2007 Europe: June 22, 2007 Australia: July 19, 2007 S. Korea: November 6, 2008

Ratings ESRB: E CERO: A PEGI: 3+ USK: 6 ACB: G

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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

Technical details Media: Wii optical disc Supported features: 2-4 player local multiplayer Input / compatible controllers: Wii Remote (+ Nunchuk)

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. The game was finally re-released on August 3, 2007, with the offensive word being replaced with "erratic".

External links

• Mario Party 8 on Wikipedia
• Mario Party 8 guide on StrategyWiki

References

Important Events in 2007

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