Glacial Meltdown

Glacial Meltdown
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	Battle minigame
Info	Rules Be the last one standing on the ice platform! Kick and punch foes. You can also use Buzzy Beetles to attack.
	Hint Hop on a Buzzy Beetle to stun it. Then hop onto the critter to send it at a foe.
Controls	Wii Remote: Hold sideways Buttons: Move Jump Punch > Kick
Music	All Messed Up

Glacial Meltdown is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 8.

Gameplay

The minigame opens with the four characters on an iceberg, and a Buzzy Beetle appears, surprising them. One of the characters knocks the Buzzy Beetle back into the ocean as the game starts.

The objective is to eliminate all the other players. A Lakitu floating above the iceberg drops Buzzy Beetles onto the ice; bumping into them knocks players back, and their shells can also be kicked at other players to try and knock them off. The last remaining player is declared the winner; if all four players fall off the platform, the last player to who last fell off will win the minigame. If the time limit expires before three players fall, the remaining players win and split a majority of the coins in the pot.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	つるつるアイランド Tsurutsuru Airando	Slippery Island
Spanish	Deshielo	Defrosting
French	Dérapage de Glace	Ice Skidding (Pun with "Dérapage" (Skidding) and "Age de Glace" (Ice Age))
German	Herrscher der Scholle	King of the Floe
Italian	Ardente Disgelo	Burning and Thawing