chris makarsky

It had the makings for the best Wednesday ever: double helpings of jumbo margaritas at Guad, multiple cases of beer, and tickets for a show that evening — but along the way, Mario Party 8 made its way onto the schedule. As the latest installment in the Mario Party series and the first version to grace the Wii, MP8 is… well… it’s a Mario Party game. That’s not a totally bad thing; drinks were drank and doled out by all. Yet the game isn’t the slam-dunk winner it could’ve been: there’s a noticeable lack of polish throughout, game mechanics are especially clunky in certain games, and you’re still forced to watch the same damn animations over and over and why the hell isn’t there a way to skip those fucking text prompts by now?!!?! You’re skating on thin ice, Nintendo.