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Mario Party 8

2007 65 / 100 Card & Board Game Puzzle
Mario Party 8 is the eighth installment of the Mario Party series on a home console and the first Mario Party game for the Wii. Mario Party 8 is notable for its strong use of the Wii Remote and its motion control capabilities in minigames. Players are required to perform various gestures instead of traditional button/joystick controls. Common motions include pointing-and-shooting, shaking, waving, turning, and twisti Show full summary

Mario Party 8 is the eighth installment of the Mario Party series on a home console and the first Mario Party game for the Wii. Mario Party 8 is notable for its strong use of the Wii Remote and its motion control capabilities in minigames. Players are required to perform various gestures instead of traditional button/joystick controls. Common motions include pointing-and-shooting, shaking, waving, turning, and twisting the Wii Remote. Player-created Miis are featured in this game, wherein they often show up within crowds. Miis can appear in certain minigames and may also serve as the player's character in Extra Mode. By playing regular party games, minigames, and completing the Star Battle Arena mode, players will earn Carnival Cards, which may be spent to unlock figures and game features.

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Mario Party 8 is the eighth installment of the Mario Party series on a home console and the first Mario Party game for the Wii. Mario Party 8 is notable for its strong use of the Wii Remote and its motion control capabilities in minigames. Players are required to perform various gestures instead of traditional button/joystick controls. Common motions include pointing-and-shooting, shaking, waving, turning, and twisting the Wii Remote. Player-created Miis are featured in this game, wherein they often show up within crowds. Miis can appear in certain minigames and may also serve as the player's character in Extra Mode. By playing regular party games, minigames, and completing the Star Battle Arena mode, players will earn Carnival Cards, which may be spent to unlock figures and game features.

GameplayPuzzles Game modeMultiplayer GenreCard & Board Game GenrePuzzle ThemeParty Traitbats Traitbutton mashing Traitcharacter select screen Traitcountdown timer Traitday/night cycle Traitdice Traitdonkey kong Traitgame title announcer Traitghosts Traithammer bros. Traithigh score Traitin-game announcer Traititalian accent Traitluigi Traitmii Traitmii as playable character Traitmii support Traitminigame collection Traitminigames Traitmotion control Traitmultiple playable characters Traitoverweight character Traitplatform exclusive Traitpolygonal 3d Traitprincess Traitprincess peach Traitsequel Traitshopping Traitstarting grid Traitsudden death Traittentacles Traittime limit Traitturtle Traitundead Traitunlockables Traitwario Traityoshi

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Hudson Soft
Publisher
Nintendo
Franchise
Mario Bros., Mario
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Spielprofil

Modi
Multiplayer, Single player, Split screen
Perspective
Bird view / Isometric, First person, Third person
Themes
Party
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • Wii Jun 20, 2007
  • Wii Jul 19, 2007
  • Wii May 29, 2007
  • Wii Jul 26, 2007

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