WarioWare Smooth Moves is an insane game that contain truck loads of mini games that will keep you entertained for hours
INTRODUCTION:
So what makes the WarioWare series so good? For starters, the game conatains a lot of variety, over 200 mini games each with 3 difficulty levels, and while most of them are pretty easy, when you combine all of them together, throw in a short time limit for each task, and increase the speed of the game as it progresses, you get an insane game which is WarioWare.
The most obvious change in WarioWare: Smooth Moves are the controls. Back then on the GBA, you'd only used the D-pad and the A button. Later in Twisted you twist your GBA, Touch is using the touch screen and now Smooth Moves, you need… smooth moves… with the Wii Remote.
GAMEPLAY:
If you've played some of the previous WarioWare games, you'd know what to expect. If you you didn't, then let me explain it to you.
In WarioWare, you have to play a variety of really short mini games. Yes, really short. And each of these require you to do simple tasks such as trap a guy in a hole, shoot a giant monster, fly Fox's spaceship and kill R.O.B, dance and of course, pick someone's nose.. Yep, that never gets tiring. These mini games actually wouldn't be fun but WarioWare made them fun. How? Well first of, you never know what mini game it throws at you because they are completely random. Usually in the game they will just tell you how to hold the Wii Remote, give you a short message about your task and now you have about 5 seconds to do your task before the time runs out. This sounds confusing at first, but once you play it, you know this is cake.
The level of the game also steadily climbs as you play and the speed just goes faster and faster until the whole game becomes totally insane. You are given four lives for each task if you fail 4 tasks, it's game over and you will have to start over. Even after playing all of the mini games they might become a little less exciting because you will know what to expect, however the way at how the game throws all this games at you at an increasing difficulty stays fresh and therefore adds a whole lot of replay value.
Some of WarioWare levels even include minigames from previous Nintendo games. Such as Link from the Wind Waker where you have to land him on the rise, knock down a barrel while Samus is in morph ball mode, or even collect coins playing the original NES Super Mario Bros. The nostalgia adds to game's fun and replay value (provided you played those games before).
There's also a multiplayer unlocked after you beaten the story which is also great for parties as it allows everyone to join in and play this insane game together.
CONTROLS:
The Wii Remote is the core of the game. Everything in this game is played using the remote except a few such as dinner which also requires the Nunchuck. In the game, the Wii Remote is refered to as, the "Form Baton". Every mini game has a different kind of forms and a message will display what form to use before each mini game. You will first start out with the normal Remote which is just holding the Wii Remote like an ordinary remote. Later you will unlock forms like Umbrella, Boxer and many others.
STORY:
The story is WAY into the short side which is sort of disappointing. You can get from the beginning to the end in a couple of hours. It starts where Wario was looking eating snacks lazily as he watched TV and later he found the Form Baton strangely resembles the Wii Remote. There's nothing much to the story because it is short but most of these cut scenes are really funny and really fun to watch and you will have a fun time laughing.
GRAPHICS:
WarioWare graphics varies. Most of the cut scenes are done with beautiful colors and great animation. Some of the graphics can be like the GameCube while others can be as bad as the SNES or NES. But those are OK because the original Super Mario Bros. has NES graphics as well.
SOUND:
While there are no voice acting and all of the cut scenes are done in text, the game still provides a really great music that makes the game feel exciting. Even the music increases speed as the levels become faster and harder all together making you feel tense and very excited.
FINAL WORDS:
Overall, WarioWare: Smooth Moves is a smooth game that keeps you coming back. It's a perfect game for parties, playing with your family and though it is not really good for long runs, playing this game little by little will keep WarioWare interesting makes you want to come back.
POSITIVE:
-Family friendly fun.
-Has over 200 mini games.
-Insane yet exciting gameplay that keeps you coming back for more.
-Large variety and great gameplay gives it high replay value.
NEGATIVE:
-Story mode is on the short side