King Boo's Puzzle Attack

King Boo's Puzzle Attack
Appears in	Mario Party 9
Type	Boss minigame
Music track	Battle with King Boo! King Boo's Mad!
Music sample First phase: Second phase:

King Boo's Puzzle Attack is a boss minigame in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

The camera zooms in on a window outside the tower. The view then enters the tower, where King Boo appears and laughs, and then the items fall from above, followed by the cursors appearing.

Gameplay

The game involves the players trying to line up three or more of the same items to deal damage to King Boo (similar to Bejeweled). The items include Green Shells, Red Shells, Ice Flowers, Fire Flowers, and lightning bolts. All items are worth one point each except for lightning bolts, which gives the player ten points and takes three points away from the opponents. After losing half his health, King Boo will send a Boo in the playing field to temporarily stun any player's cursor that makes contact with it. Players whose cursors get caught by Boos must shake their Wii Remotes to break free (although lightning bolts can destroy Boos as well). The player who lands the final attack gets an additional ten points. Whoever has the most points is declared the winner.

Ending

King Boo spins and disappears, disappointed, and several Mini Stars appear in Party Mode and Solo Mode.

In-game text

• Rules – "Line up three or more of the same item to launch an attack on King Boo. Line up lightning bolts for an extra powerful attack!"
• Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move the cursor. Press to select an item, then press up, down, left, or right on to trade places with another item."

Gallery

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  If a player aligns three lightning bolt icons, they can attack King Boo, get 10 points and deduct 3 points from the opponents.

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  King Boo gets angry.

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  During the second half, Boos will pop up to try to stall the players.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キングテレサのパズルバトル Kingu Teresa no Pazuru Batoru	King Boo's Puzzle Battle
Chinese	害羞幽靈王的益智方塊 Hàixiū Yōulíng Wáng de yì zhì fāngkuài	King Boo's Puzzle Squares
French	Casse-tête du Roi Boo	King Boo's Puzzle
German	König Buu Huus Wuselpuzzle	King Boo´s Scurry Puzzle
Italian	Il Rompicapo di Re Boo	The puzzle of King Boo
Spanish (NOA)	El Rompecabezas del Rey Bú	King Boo´s Puzzle
Spanish (NOE)	El puzle de Rey Boo	King Boo´s Puzzle

Trivia

• This is the only boss minigame to give a final attack worth ten points.