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Fun, Fast, Addictive as Heck

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 21 / 22
Date: May 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This really is the game for people with attention deficit disorder. Each level contains about 10 minigames, each of which you play for three seconds.

It's cute, and fun, but it can also be very frustrating, because you're only allowed to mess up a certain number of minigames per level. Once you pass that, you have to start the level over.

I originally gave this game only 3 stars, but after playing and playing and playing it I've had to edit my review and up my rating. It's truly addictive, lots of fun, and (despite what another reviewer said) appropriate for all ages. (Honestly, imagine being worried about your child seeing nose-picking. I don't know any little kid I haven't seen picking his or her nose at least once!)

One bonus -- you can unlock the full version of the classic game Dr. Mario. It's even better than the original Gameboy game, because it's in full color, the viruses have faces, and it's Wario, not Mario, tossing the pills.

Bottom line: this game is pure fun.

Fast pased fun - hard to put down

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 17 / 19
Date: May 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

WarioWare is sort of a hard game to explain. The main game presents the player with 10-25 short challenge games followed by a "boss game" which lasts a little longer. The short games are shown to the player with no explaination given and you get 3 to 5 seconds to complete them. Some of them are self-explainatory (one is Donkey Kong and you have to jump the rolling barrel) while some are incomprehensible at first. You have to play them several times to figure out what the objective is and how to accomplish it. There are so many different games presented in random order that it never seems to get old.

The games are grouped into several categories. Sports, IQ games, Nintendo (a collection of minigames modelled after classic games), Scifi, Wacky, Food, and others. Many of the games are laugh out loud funny, and some are juvenile but made me laugh any way. I'll describe some of them briefly - remember you only have 3-5 seconds to do this. 1) Eat a banana 2) escape getting stomped by a foot 3) help the aliens escape getting caught in a glass 4) Cut through a piece of meat for dinner 5) Brush someone's teeth 6) stick a finger in a nose 7) put eyedrops in an eye 8) Karate chop through wood 9) block a soccer ball from a goal 10) Hit baseballs coming at you.

Hopefully those descriptions give you some idea of the flavor - there are over 200 to do. As you go through the game and beat the levels, you unlock other games. After you have beaten a level you can go back and play the games you beat for practice. Some of them are 2 player mini games that are played at the same time with two people on one GameBoy. Still more gameplay is squeezed out by going back and trying to get the high score on an individual level or a group of levels. You go back and play them over and over for score until you lose.

Some of the games require reading so young children may need a little help with them. Otherwise this is a game that all ages (both boys & girls) will enjoy. Wario Ware gets 5/5 - highly recommended.

Fantastic for Adults

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 8
Date: June 10, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game is a lot of fun! The game centers around completing several 5 second games in rapid succession. These 5-second mini-games include a wide variety of topics, including shaking a dog's paw, cutting meat, hitting rabbits on the head, and matching parts of vegetables. There are over 200 mini-games, and it will take hours and hours of game playing to unlock and complete all of them.

If you are from the "old" NES school (like myself), you will love the mini-games associated with the character "9-Volt". There are mini games based upon such classics as the original Legend of Zelda, Donkey Kong, Hogan's Alley, Duck Hunt, and many more!

Once you unlock a game, you can play that one game as many times as you can in a row. Although this sounds like it should be easy, the game speeds up the action and it becomes very challenging and fun. I've been playing my GBA to kill time waiting in line, because the game is not linear in the traditional fashion.

Enjoyable, challenging, and non-traditional. All great qualities, especially at a time when the best GBA games are primarily re-releases of SNES titles!

To Bad No One Will Play It

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: May 26, 2003
Author: Amazon User

A new Tetris

a game so endlessly fun its insane
The concept is simple and begins simple. You play one mini game for close to five seconds where you are then quickly taken to the next, in the five seconds you have you have to determine the goal and acheive it. Its all fun and games early on, but as the levels progress it moves much MUCH faster. After you beat the game you can go back and play all the games(all of which will not be unlocked until at least 2 times through) Playing the grid which is essentially playing the same game over and over with it progressively getting harder and faster is one of the most fun parts. It keeps your high score for the level as well as all the individual games...thats over 220 high scores to compete against. also many larger games can be unlocked...including a near full version of Dr Mario

If your a Nintendo fan, its a must. If your a GBA fan, its a must and if your not THIS IS THE TIME TO START.

Its worth mentioning that this game is incredably Japanese. I read a review that mentioned a casual American might get some culture shock and thats true if your not used to things that are as flamboyant and bizare....to bad this game will probably suffer from poor sales and us americans will never ge treated to a sequel

please prove me wrong

Strange? Very. Fun? Heck yea

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: June 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

this is one of the greatest games for the GBA i have ever played!! You can play over 200 microgames from 9 different sets such as sci-fi, sports, and many others. Now let's get to the rating.

Graphics- 8.5 many of the graphics in the micrgames look like they were made with the paint program and others push the GBA graphics to the max

Sound- 9.5 even though most of the microgames are about 5 seconds long, the sounds for most of them are very apropriate

Gameplay- 10 The microgames in Wario Ware Inc. are absolutely addictive! Even though you can probably beat all the developers games in a few hours you will continualy want to go back and unlock others.

Replay Value- 10 With over 200 microgames as well as extra unlockable games with a few for two players, you will be playing Wario Ware until you have completely beaten the game

Overall- 10 Despite some minor imperfections in the sound and graphics department the gameplay and replay value more than make up for it

Pure fun....

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm not going to say much here, I'll leave the game descriptions to the many other reviews.

I'm going to be 40 years old in a few months (yes - 40, not 4, not 14) and I'm addicted to this delightful game. This is one of those games that people of any age can enjoy, particularly when you are not in the mood for deep thinking of a strategy game. The simplicity of design, the variety and creativity of the games make it irresistible. I play whenever I get a few free minutes (between meetings, feeding the baby, etc.)

wario Ware, Inc. is one of the best GB games I've ever purchased (and I've got many). I don't think I'll tire of it anytime soon. This game is pure fun. I hope they develop a sequel to the game and that others developers learn from it to create games as unique and fulfilling.

An Addictive, Zany Funfest

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 6
Date: June 25, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Wario Ware Inc. Megagame$.

After seeing that Electronic Gaming Monthly gave Wario Ware 9.5 out of 10(Fairly uncommon for a Game Boy Game), I decided to pick this game up. First off, know that Amazon's price is a little steep, and you can usually find this game for about 19.99$ anywhere, so if you want this game, don't worry about getting it! After giving Wario Ware a whirl, I was pleasantly surprised and grateful for getting it, as it's just what I needed for the Summer. A game that NEVER GETS OLD! Usually Summer's a bummer, but whenever I got bored, I just popped this game in and played it for hours. In other words, BUY IT! Below you will find reasons this game is so good.

PROS-
-OVER 200 MINI-GAMES- I sware, there are literally hundreds of games in one game! All of them are different, and each is fun in its own special way!
-ORIGINALITY- Wario Ware, without a doubt, is one of the most original games I've ever played, and I doubt you'll see another game even remotely like this one. For that reason, it stands out against such tired Mini-Game Video Games such as Mario Party.
-EASILY ACCESIBLE- No matter what age you are, this game is very straightforward and easy to learn. You only use the A, B, and Direction Pad buttons.
-FUN FOR ALL AGES- OK, I'm not sure if an 80 Year Old guy would like this, but Adults and Kids alike would have fun with this game, and maybe a few Senior Citizens...
-CHEAP-Unlike the price on Amazon, you can easily find this game at most Video Game Stores(Best Buy, EB Games, Circuit City) quite cheap, in the range of 15.99-19.99$. You can't miss out on this deal!
-VARIED MINI-GAMES- From Mini-Games where you Pick Someone's Nose, Brush Someone's Teeth, to shooting Basketballs, there are many different Mini-Games, and they are all different!
-ADDICTIVE "NEVER-ENDING" GAMES- Once you beat a certain amount of stages, you unlock "Never-Ending" games, which you play for High Scores. These games include "Jump Forever", "Paper Airplane", and "Skating". These games are the most addictive of the lot, and it's fun to play with your friends for High Scores.
-LITERALLY, NEVER GETS OLD!- I Have beaten this game A LONG TIME ago, yet I still play it and it seems as fresh as when I bought it. Excellent Replayability!

CONS-
-NOT REALLY A GAME....- REALLY, WARIO WARE IS JUST A BUNCH OF MINI-GAMES THAT YOU MASTER TO UNLOCK NEW ONES, SO DON'T COME IN EXPECTING A COMPLEX GAME LIKE ZELDA OR MARIO.
-NO PLOT- Really, there's no discernable plot in this entire thing, and it's painfully obvious this is a Japanese Game.
-TERRIBLE MUSIC- UGH! Please, unless you want to listen to the same annoying and grating techno music over and over and over(and over x Infinity), please turn the volume all the way down on your Game Boy.

Overall, if you're looking for a fun game to pass the time, without worrying to much about plot and mechanics, Wario Ware is for you. This is one of the funnest and most addictive games I own, and the only reason I'm giving it 4 Stars is its lack of a Plot and everything else.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! THIS GAME REALLY PASSES THE TIME WHEN YOU'RE BORED! NEVER GETS OLD, AND STAYS INTERESTING FOREVER! CHALLENGE YOURSELF TO BEAT EVERYTHING(I STILL HAVEN'T DONE IT!)!

Also Recommended-

Sonic Advance 2-Game Boy Advance
Mario Party- Nintendo, Gamecube
Fusion Frenzy- X-Box

Thanks For Reading!

Incredibly addictive

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: May 29, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When I first heard about this game I thought I wouldn't want to play it. Minigames? What's the point? My old game and watch gallery cartridge was gathering dust.

I couldn't be more wrong!

This game is amazing! You play 5 second games, all growing ever faster and more difficult. You can unlock some great stuff too, like the full version of Dr. Mario! So you might have 5 seconds to shoot the mother brain in Metroid, or to jump a hurdle, or cut through a steak! Strange games, very post modern, but man are they addictive.

Staggering Originality

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: September 14, 2003
Author: Amazon User

When this game was first released in the Japanese marketplace (bearing the more-awkward title "Made in Wario") it created a bit of a stir for being odd, even by Japanese standards; this from the marketplace that brought you a game about nosehair fighting. However, it also quickly gained a reputation for being one of the most original, stylistic, and addictive little games ever released by Nintendo. The gist was that Wario -- a greedy, arrogant mirror-world counterpart to the better known Mario -- set about to break into the newly lucrative video game market by making THE next game to have.

Of course, when you're Wario, you're also as lazy as can be, a trait that isn't exactly productive to the time-consuming process of making a great game.

Quickly, Wario hatches a plan: Why not recruit all his friends and have everyone churn out as many games as possible in the shortest amount of time? No need to make them deep, just make lots of them!

So, what the game becomes in practice is a devilishly simple concept that, nonetheless, is so new and refreshing that it's impossible to put down. Players are confronted with an ever more rapid stream of "Microgames" and given about five seconds to react to (and solve) each one. All the games use only the Directional pad and the "A" button, sometimes even less, and are usually simple enough that it becomes clear WHAT you're supposed to do, even if you're not sure WHY you're doing it.

For example, in one scene the player is confronted with a 2D view of a monochrome Ninja standing on the ground a given the command "sidestep!" Then, a series of arrows fly in from the background. It's pretty clear what you're supposed to do, and the trick becomes reacting fast enough to do it. Then it's on to the next microgame, and they start to come faster and faster until the player finally fails four of them.

While this premise is good enough to make the game stand on it's own, what really makes this an A-list title is the sheer amount of polish and fine tuning that's evident in every aspect of gameplay. The art style is so gleefully insane that even the most bizzare games fit in perfectly (and there are plenty of jaw-droppingly bizzare microgames, don't worry.) Half the fun becomes simply seeing what the game is going to throw at you next. It's so unpredictable the first time through that it's hard to believe what you're playing half the time. Of course, the games are over so fast that you'll probably find youself, at one point or another, saying "Did I just...Nah, I didn't see that right."

To further make the game worth the time and effort, Nintendo has packed more unlockables into one cart than you'd have thought possible. As you continue to rack up high scores, more and more of the game begins to unfold, and hardly any milestone the player reaches goes unrewarded. For example, a full version of the NES classic "Dr. Mario" (here renamed Dr. Wario, but still the same exact game) is included in the cart for those willing to work for it. Depending on your gaming habits, that alone may make the game worth the money.

What will probably strike most people about this game is simply the fact that it exists at all. This is an idea that, in the wrong hands, would have been instantly banished to the bargain-bin as an incredibly sub-par package deal. Leave to Nintendo, tongue firmly in cheek, to take an insane idea and turn it into a must-have, style-loaded, unforgettable title.

Quite Fun

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 10
Date: July 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I'm one of those people this game readily appeals to. I don't want to play a game that takes three months and your whole brain capacity to beat. If I want to think, I'll read a book. So here is some mindless entertainment made especially for me. It's very quick and highly addictive, but never boring. And there are some unlockable games that you can play forever. It's not for everyone--those of you that want something to definitively finish or unlock the meaning of life with may as well stay away from this one. But when you're done with work and waiting for your ride there's nothing to top it. It's pick up and go, and even after the game's levels are done, there's tons more to do. Sound and graphics are surprisingly good for such a little thing, and if you're into games that go on forever, the replay value is endless. Some may get exasperated by the fact that there are some mini-games that are essentially the same but with slight variations, but this wasn't a big deal to me. Glad it was the game that finally made me pick up the GBA.

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