while i didnt like MP8 and think that it deserves those low scores, Mario and Sonic deserves better. I would rate its multiplayer 9/10 and singleplayer hmmm i dont know but who the hell buys those games for singleplayer anyway.
I have 4 Wiimotes+Nunchuks and Component Cables and we had a lot of fun on my friends 47 full HD tv while drinking.
Controls: are a lot of fun, very responsive and easy to learn. even the girls were able to play and enjoy it. (though some glasses got broken :p)
Graphics: are like a step above Wii Sports. They suit the game well and although the Wii dont support HD the graphics still managed to look great on the HDTV in 480p.
Gameplay: is awesome. You know, here in europe we are big soccer fans and we were playing like always FIFA 08 on the PS3, but this time i brought along the wii and Mario and Sonic. My friends even refused to try the game and lought at me because PS3>>>>>Wii, you know they are all Sonyfanboys and ultimate FIFA lovers (in my city everyone is a sony fanboy). So i had to force them to give Mario and Sonic a try. Finally we started playing and all of a sudden we were having more fun than we had with FIFA. The game was very competitive even though we were all a little drunk. The good thing about the game was/ is that the so called "mini games" can´t be really called mini games here. If you play a tourney you feel like every game is connected to the other in some way and it feels like a whole complete game, unlike other "minigame" collections. So this game cant be called a minigame collection like say RRR2 for example. The only problem here is that you need 4 wiimotes+nunchuks to enjoy the game at its fullest glamour. having 4 people running the 100m sprint at the same time is by far much more fun than having only 2.
Altogether the game rocks. i will give it a 9/10. But dont forget that if you want to enjoy the game at its fullest glamour you need those 4 wiimotes+nunchuks, a big HDTV and of course Component Cables! (i have this cables: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=5607975 ) 480p gives this Wii game an additional nice nextgen feeling which most wii games lack graphically.
