Pianta Pool

Pianta Pool
Free-for-All version Perspective Mode version
Appears in	Mario Party 9
Type	Free-for-All mini-game
Time limit	60 seconds
Music	Island Activities

Pianta Pool is a Free-for-All minigame featured in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

The camera pans from the ocean to the pool. A Pianta catches two pink rings and a gold ring, which are thrown from offscreen.

Gameplay

Players try to get the highest score by collecting rings. When players get rings, they lift them up and multiple Cheep Cheeps jump through them; points are distributed based on how many Cheep Cheeps leaped through the rings. Pink rings give the player three points, and the golden ring gives the player five. Only once all three rings have been collected does the Pianta throw them out again. It is possible for players to get multiple rings in the same round if they get the first ring quickly enough. After 60 seconds, the game ends.

This game is also available in Perspective Mode, in which the camera is zoomed in on the player, and moves with him or her, allowing only limited sight of the area.

In-game text

• Rules – "Grab as many of the rings the Pianta throws into the pool as you can! Pink rings are worth three points. Gold rings are worth five points."
• Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Tilt it in the direction you want your character to move."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	わくぐりプクプク Wakuguri pukupuku	Wicket Wheel Cheep Cheep
Spanish	Circo acuático	Aquatic Circus
French (NOA)	À vos cerceaux	At your hoops
French (NOE)	Cheep Cheep en piste	Cheep Cheep in track
German	Palma-Pool	Pianta Pool
Italian	Smackanelli	Cheep-Rings
Chinese	漂浮套圈圈 Piāofú tào quān quān	Floating Ring Toss