Snipe for the Picking

Template:Minigame-infobox Snipe for the Picking is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 8 and a single-player minigame in Test for the Best. Its name is a pun on the expression "ripe for the picking."

Introduction

The first player enters a shooting range, where Ukikis are turning gears. The player then has a shot that does not count, then the game starts.

Gameplay

In this game, the players are in a small room filled with gears that are being cranked by an Ukiki, where apple-shaped targets will slide in front of them. The players need to shoot target zones attached to them that give the players 10, 30, or 100 points. Each target stays on the screen for one whole second, so the players need to shoot the targets quickly. The targets will not have the point zones in the same locations. Whoever has the most points after all the targets wins.

Ending

The losers are carried away by Ukikis behind the winner, who does their victory pose.

Test for the Best

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must shoot the targets to earn as many points as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade	Points earned	Required in minigame
A+	1,000	1,500 points
A	900	1,300 points
B	800	1,100 points
C	700	900 points
D	600	700 points

Controls

• Wii Remote: Use the Pointer to move the cursor.
• Buttons
  • / – Shoot

In-game text

• Rules – "Rack up the biggest score by shooting the target zones with the highest numbers."
• Hint – "The high-score zones aren't always in the middle of the target. Pay close attention!"

See also

• Hyper Sniper

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	まとあてボウガン Mato ate bōgan	Target-Aim Bow Gun
German	Punkteschießen	Point Shooting
Italian	Cecchino e Bottino	Sniper and Loot
Spanish	Tiro al blanco	Target Shooting

Trivia

• This is the only minigame in Test for the Best that is neither a 4-Player minigame nor a Duel minigame.