Game Party
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| Developer(s) | FarSight Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Midway Games |
| Platform(s) | Wii |
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| Genre(s) | Party game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, Multiplayer game |
Game Party is a video game developed by FarSight Studios and published by Midway Games. Game Party was retailed as a budget title exclusively for the Wii. It's the first game in the Game Party series. It was released on November 27, 2007, in North America; on February 14, 2008, in Australia; and in Europe on February 15, 2008.
In 2006, Midway Games teamed up with FarSight Studios to create a minigame collection only for the Wii. So in early 2007 Midway announced its fall lineup for Nintendo consoles. Later Midway released new information and screenshots. Before the game's release, Midway announced that Game Party was going to be a budget title. The game was released, yet experienced some manufacturing difficulties.
Game Party features a collection of classic skill games from around the world, from American sports venues to European gathering spots. Using the Wii's unique control interface, the player can compete in classic games such as darts, modern favorites such as table hockey and hoop shoot, or participate in multiplayer trivia contests. More than a half dozen games are available. The player can earn tickets to unlock new minigames, characters, tables, etc.
Game Party 2 was announced on April 18, 2008, at Midway's Gamer Day event in Las Vegas. The game was released on October 6, 2008. In their 10-K filing, Midway announced Game Party 3 was developed and released on October 6, 2009.
Game Party is considered one of the worst games of all time, with a Metacritic score of 25 out of 100.IGN said that this game started the wave of "shovelware" on the Wii, criticizing the graphics and the mini-games.
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