


In the Star Battle Arena mode, one player faces off against one opponent on each board in which when he/she gets to the last board, Bowser will take the star from the player and he/she will face against Hammer Bro or Blooper (which once defeated are included as playable characters) in Bowser's Warped Orbit, then once he/she defeat the character, Bowser will give back the Star Rod and the player will face in a final mini-game called Superstar Showdown. two one to four players), or Duel Battle (one-on-one one to two players). The Party Tent allows for characters to compete on boards in three kinds of battles: Battle Royale (four-player competition one to four players), Tag Battle (two-vs. Here, the player is given the choices of five different areas to play on: Party Tent, Star Battle Arena, Minigame Tent, Extras Zone, and the Fun Bazaar. Players can also select from five different areas to play on from the Play Choices screen by selecting the Select File screen in the beginning.

When playing with fewer than four people, players select which characters the computer will control, as well as their difficulty level and handicap. During the standard game, four different characters compete on one of six themed boards. Mario Party 8 is hosted by two new original characters, MC Ballyhoo and his talking top hat Big Top.
