ok, ill admit it. mario party 8 is my favorite one. and you know why that is? its because its the one i grew up with. im almost entirely certain thats the only reason i love this game so much. everyone's got their favorite mario party, and this one's mine. i dunno, i dont think the motion controls are THAT bad, certainly not as bad as people say. it just takes a bit of getting used to. i also think this one has my favorite soundtrack of all the mario party games, shoutouts to king boos haunted hideaway for having one of the spookiest funk tracks in any videogame ever.

now heres the hard part. do i recommend this one? maybe?? if youre like me and find yourself getting hooked on certain series, where you then must play every single game in that series, go for it. i do think that there are some other mario party games, specifically the gamecube ones, that more people will enjoy. i think i just like this one the most.