[here] WarioWare: Twisted! Review

It doesn’t take much to realize that Nintendo is all about gimmicks. Nintendo has released some odd gizmos over the past few years, including their dual screen DS handheld. But one of weirdest releases comes in the form of the new Game Boy Advance (GBA) title called WarioWare: Twisted, which features a built-in gyro system that enables gamers to play various mini-games that require swaying and rotating movements of the handheld system.

Earlier this year, WarioWare: Touched for the Nintendo DS was reviewed (Volume 2, Issue 11 [here] Moncton), the first DS incarnation used the handheld’s touch screen as its gameplay scheme. This time, Nintendo has contrived a cartridge that features both rumble and gyro sensors built internally. As noted previously, the gyro sensors are built-in to allow the unit to detect sideway movements.

The game is playable on all GBA-compatible systems; except for the Game Boy Advance adapter for the GameCube (it would be kind of hard to rotate a plugged-in GameCube). The game is perfectly suited for the GBA SP; the unit’s compact form makes it easy to twist and turn through the mini-games. The extra bulk on the Nintendo DS makes it a little more complicated, but gamers will get used to it after awhile.

Like its predecessor, the game is built around a series of mini-games. In the case of WarioWare: Twisted, the majority of the games are completed with the use of the gyro sensor. There are a few mini-games that require a simple tap of the A button to complete the stage. Twisted features over 200 different five-second mini-games. The latest WarioWare title can be completed in a few hours, and thankfully, there are bonuses that stretch the game’s replay value.

One of my main gripes behind the Nintendo DS title WarioWare: Touched! was the fact that the game didn’t feature any type of multiplayer gameplay, and for some reason, Nintendo once again omitted the feature.Read more…

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