Alpine Assault
| Alpine Assault | |||
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| Appears in | Mario Party 8 | ||
| Type | 4-Player minigame | ||
| Initial record | 1'00"00 | ||
| Music track | It's a Dead Heat | ||
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Alpine Assault is a 4-Player minigame in Mario Party 8.
Overview[edit]
The opening shows the player characters preparing as an audience of Goombas cheer them on.
Players race down a hill on snowboards, turning the Wii Remote to steer, while avoiding obstacles like Mr. Blizzards. Players can get a boost off of a ramp by pressing 
or 
and turning. The player who reaches the end first wins, but if all four players end at once or nobody wins by five minutes, it is a tie.
The ending shows the players at the bottom, with their boards. The winner is slightly in front of the other players, and everyone does their winning and losing poses accordingly. If a tie occurs, the player characters all do their losing poses while lined up by player order.
Test for the Best[edit]
Test for the Best features Alpine Assault as a single-player minigame, with the goal being to reach the end in the quickest time. These times are required to earn a certain point total:
| Grade | Points earned | Required time (NTSC) | Required time (PAL) | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A+ | 1,000 | 0:30.00 | 0:37.00 | High-Speed Boarder |
| A | 900 | 0:31.50 | 0:38.50 | Super Boarder |
| B | 800 | 0:33.00 | 0:40.00 | Speedy Boarder |
| C | 700 | 0:34.50 | 0:41.50 | Average Boarder |
| D | 600 | 0:36.00 | 0:43.00 | Standard Boarder |
| F | 0 | Longer than 00:36.00 | Longer than 00:43.00 | Slow Boarder |
Controls[edit]
- Wii Remote: Move left/right
- Buttons
- / – Rotate in midair
In-game text[edit]
- Rules – "Snowboard down the slope while avoiding obstacles!"
- Hint – "Use jumps to avoid the obstacles."
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ゴーゴー！スノーボード[?] Gō Gō! Sunōbōdo |
Go Go! Snowboard | |
| French | Surf des Neiges[?] | Snowboarding | |
| German | Alpine Anarchie[?] | Alpine Anarchy | |
| Italian | Snowboard[?] | Snowboard | |
| Korean | 고고! 스노보드[?] Gogo! Seunobodeu |
Go Go! Snowboard | |
| Spanish | Asalto alpino[?] | Alpine Assault |
