WarioWare: Snapped!

WarioWare: Snapped!, known as Utsusu Made in Wario (うつすメイド イン ワリオ Utsusu Meido in Wario) in Japan, is a DSiWare game for the Nintendo DSi, and is part of the WarioWare series series of games. It was revealed at a financial briefing by Nintendo on October 31 2008. WarioWare: Snapped! was released in Japan on December 24, 2008, in Australia on April 2, in Europe on April 3 and in North America on April 5, 2009, as a launch title for the price of 500 Nintendo Points. "Utsusu" is Japanese for "being shown in a picture or video." This is because the game uses the Nintendo DSi's built-in digital camera to make a silhouette of the player to use as a character in the microgames. The game takes 43 blocks on the DSi hard disk.

Plot
Wario opens his own amusement park with the name Wario Park. The park's main attraction are its four roller coasters. Mona, Jimmy T., Kat and Ana become the park's employees and run it along with Wario.

Aside from the opening, WarioWare: Snapped! makes no use of a storyline.

Gameplay
Going in line with previous WarioWare installments, WarioWare: Snapped! uses a special control scheme. The Nintendo DSi's built-in camera is used to create a silhouette of the player in the microgames. During the game, the Nintendo DSi is placed on a flat surface. To ensure that the player is at an ideal distance from the DSi, the player has to put his or her head and hand to match the respective outlines on the screen. In the microgames, the player must perform certain movements to win the games, such as grabbing coins with the hands, opening the mouth to eat food or catching an object with the head. At the end of a stage, photos of the player that were made during the won microgames are put into a humorous slide show.

In comparison to its predecessors, WarioWare: Snapped! has a much smaller amount of content. Only 20 different microgames are available which all allow for a considerable amount of time. There are neither different difficulty levels nor increasing speed. The game features four different stages which are hosted by Wario, Mona, Jimmy T. and Kat and Ana, respectively. Each stage includes five microgames that appear in random order. While 15 of the microgames are designed for one player, two players have to act in Kat and Ana's stage.

There is no direct penalty for losing a microgame, but it will result into a missing part of the five-part slide showe at the end of a stage in each case. There are four different slide shows unique to the character. Wario animates the player's actions, Mona adds stylish decorations to the player, Jimmy T. puts the photos into a comic strip and Kat and Ana show their fighting skills. However, the slide shows can't be saved.

Additionally, the game's staff credits appear as a mini-game where the player has to steer a line of roller coaster cars through the space. He or she must collect the occupation terms and the letters of the staff members to score points. The high score can't be saved, either.

American
''Wario™ returns with more manic action made especially for the Nintendo DSi system! WarioWare: Snapped! uses the built-in Nintendo DSi camera to make players the star of the show by placing them right into fast-paced minigames. Take part in wackt challenges simply by moving your face and body as you travel along four wild roller coasters, hosted by Wario and his pals. Beat the minigames using motions ranging from large to small or play with a friend for even more fun. Wario even has a few tricks up his sleeve for after you've finished moving...''

Links

 * Official European Website
 * Official American Website
 * Official Japanese Website