Almost every one of the 200 microgames included features some wacky, intentionally amateurish animations that players of all ages will laugh at. You’ll bury cat poop, save a vampire by closing blinds, and help a paper Wario win a wrestling match as you play through story mode and aim for high scores. 9-Volt’s Nintendo themed stages make a return as well, tasking players with delivering presents to villagers in Animal Crossing and collecting power-ups in Super Mario Land.Īll together, WarioWare: Get It Together’s microgames take you on a wonderful journey into the bizarre. Mona’s stage, “That’s Life,” features microgames based around daily activities like picking your nose and cleaning a jail cell before bringing in a lady friend.
Story mode is broken into stages that are just microgame packs built around a common theme. Gameplay is where Get It Together thrives due to creative microgames delivered in delightfully absurd packaging. Intelligent Systems wisely keeps this overarching narrative to a minimum, but the cutscenes that occur between stages are generally funny thanks to some witty visual gags. In order to fix the game and escape, the crew must complete various “microgames,” which are seconds-long minigames based around one or two word prompts. Wario is leading development on his latest game, surrounded by his stalwart (and 50 percent child) labor force, when suddenly the game sucks him and the team inside. Here, you’ll experience the game’s gripping narrative. WarioWare: Get It Together’s addicting story mode is where you’ll find the bulk of what this title has to offer. WarioWare: Get It Together is a glimpse into Nintendo’s id, a well-crafted gameplay experience presented as a loud and unending flow of colorful, but occasionally shallow, ideas.
What elevates it from good to very good, however, is the way it infuses professional design with an unpolished personality. It’s intelligently designed, packed with creative ideas, and features a twist on gameplay that makes the entry feel unique to the series. WarioWare: Get It Together is undeniably a Nintendo game. They start to show you a side of themselves that is just a little skewed, and hidden quirks in their personality shine through.
The WarioWare franchise is what happens when you drag that friend out to the bar on a Friday night and get a few drinks in them. If Nintendo could be boiled down to a person, it would be your uptight friend who makes their bed every morning, clocks in at 9 and out at 5, and gets to bed by 10. Their IPs are safe and marketable, occasionally to the point of being sterile, and you can almost always recognize their games by their unmistakable polish. Nintendo often feels like the picture of corporate efficiency.