Mario Party 8

Mario Party 8 is a party game released on the Nintendo Wii in 2007. Like the previous Mario Party games, it was developed by Hudson Soft.
== Gameplay ==
As with the previous seven Mario Party games, Mario Party 8 plays like a board game in which players try to obtain as many as coins and stars as possible. Up to four players can play the game at once. An entire set of eighty new minigames are featured in the game as well. 
The game features more playable characters than any of the other Mario Party games as well, featuring a total of fourteen. The two new additions to the series are Blooper and Hammer Bro.
* Mario
* Luigi
* Peach
* Yoshi
* Wario
* Daisy
* Waluigi
* Toad
* Boo
* Toadette
* Birdo
* Dry Bones
* Blooper
* Hammer Bro.
== Items ==
Having a circus theme, Mario Party 8 replaces the tradition of orbs with a new set of items known as candies. These items feature several types of unique abilities. There is a bonus star that is awarded to the player who eats the most of these items. A list of the candies featured in Mario Party 8 can be found below:
Orb listing 	Orb listing
Name 	Effect
Twice Candy 	Rolls two dice blocks this turn.
Thrice Candy 	Rolls three dice blocks this turn.
Slowgo Candy 	Makes the dice block roll slower than normal. The dice also only can roll a one to a five.
Springo Candy	Moves the player to a selected space where another player is already on.
Cashzap Candy	Lowers a randomly selected player's coin number by half.
Vampire Candy	Take one, five, or ten coins from a random player.
Bitsize Candy	Gives three coins to the player for every space they move this turn.
Bloway Candy 	Moves any and all opponents they pass back to the start space.
Weeglee Candy	Steals candy from all opponents they pass this turn.
Bowlo Candy 	Steals ten coins from every opponent they pass this turn.
Thwomp Candy 	Makes all players the user passes this turn lose half of their coins.
Bullet Candy 	Rolls three dice blocks this turn, and steals a star from the next player in possession of one this turn. This candy is only featured in Bowser's Warped Orbit.
Bowser Candy 	Rolls two dice blocks this turn, and steals a star from the next player in possession of one this turn. This candy is only featured in Bowser's Warped Orbit.
Duelo Candy 	Rolls two dice blocks this turn, and forces the next player the user passes this turn into a Duel Minigame.
Category:Mario series
Category:Games by Hudson Soft
Category:Games released in 2007
Category:Games released on the Wii
Category:Games that are rated E