Tread Carefully (minigame)
Template:Minigame-infobox Shell Shocked is a 4-player minigame in Mario Party 2 and reappears in Mario Party: The Top 100, a minigame compilation title.
The term "shell shock" is used to describe a disturbance caused by a prolonged exposure to active warfare.
Gameplay
The players attempt to knock off the rest of the players by shooting cannonballs with Koopa Tanks, tanks resembling Koopa Shells. Mario rides a red Koopa Tank, Luigi rides a blue one, Peach rides a pink one, Yoshi rides a green one, Wario rides a purple one, and Donkey Kong rides a brown one. In Mario Party: The Top 100, however, the colors are instead assigned by player number: red, blue, green, and yellow (for players 1-4 respectively). Players can also use a lob shot if a player is behind a Warp Pipe. In Mario Party 2, there are three randomly selected levels, which can be chosen by players in Mini-Game Land.
The levels vary depending on how many Warp Pipes are placed as obstacles.
- Stage 1: One pipe in the center.
- Stage 2: One pipe in the center of each wall. This is the stage used in The Top 100.
- Stage 3: One pipe in the center, with 8 pipes surrounding it.
In the Mini-Game Coaster, the stage that is used is depended on the skill level that is played; Stage 2 is used for for Normal and Stage 1 is used for Hard. This is also the final minigame, where the human player plays against a team of three Koopa Kids, with Stage 3 being used.
In Mario Party 2, if all four players are knocked out of the game or the time limit reaches zero, the minigame ends in a draw.
Controls
Mario Party 2
– Move
– Straight Shot
– Lob Shot
– Fix Aim
Mario Party: The Top 100
: Move
: Strafe
: Shoot upward
: Shoot forward
In-game text
Mario Party 2
- Game Rules – "Captain a Koopa Tank in an all-out duel! If you get hit twice, you're shell-shocked!"
- Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)
- World 4-5 – "Pilot your Koopa Tank and take on your rivals! Knock all opponents out to clear the game!"
- World 9 – "It's a Baby Bowser Tank battle! Defeat all three Baby Bowsers to clear this Mini-Game!"
- Advice – "Press the Button to fix your aim in one direction and move in another."
Mario Party: The Top 100
- Description – "Shoot the rival tanks! Get hit twice, and you're out!"
- On-screen – "Shoot the rival tanks!"
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ドッカンせんしゃ Dokkan sensha |
Pipe Tanks |
| Dutch | Tankslag |
Tank Battle |
| German | Panzer-Schlacht |
Tank Battle / Shell Battle (the word Panzer means both "tank" and "shell") |
| Italian | Mine Vaganti |
Loose Cannons |
| Spanish | Choque de Conchas (Mario Party 2) Tanques tácticos (Mario Party: The Top 100) |
Shell Collision (Mario Party 2) Tactical tanks (Mario Party: The Top 100) |
