WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$!

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WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Image:Warioware1box.jpg
Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	Image:Flag of Japan.svg March 21, 2003 Image:Flag of the United States.svg May 21, 2003 Image:Flag of Canada.svg May 21, 2003 Image:European flag.svg May 23, 2003 Image:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg July 23, 2005
Genre(s)	Action, Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	CERO: All ages ESRB: Everyone PEGI: 3+
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Media	64-megabit cartridge

WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (known as Made in Wario (メイド イン ワリオ, meido in wario^?) in Japan and WarioWare, Inc.: Minigame Mania in PAL territories) is a video game for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It was released in Japan on March 21, 2003 and in North America on May 26, 2003. In this game, Wario creates a game software company called WarioWare, Inc. and asks some of his friends to help him make video games. The player must test the games they create by playing them.

Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Characters 3 Reception 4 Screenshots 5 References 6 External links

Gameplay

Gameplay consists entirely of Microgames. The player clears stages of microgames of a certain category, programmed by one of Wario's friends. Each microgame lasts only a few seconds. During this short time limit, the player must both work out what he is supposed to do and do it, aided by a word or short sentence that appears on top of the game as the time begins. Control is very simple - the only buttons used are the directional pad and A button. Failing to complete the microgame means the loss of a life, and losing four lives requires the player to start the level over. After clearing a set number of microgames (either 10, 15, 20, or 25) the player must win a longer "boss" microgame which is generally more challenging in order to clear the level.

After clearing levels, bonus games like ropejumping or Dr. Wario (a remake of Dr. Mario) become available to the player. Some of these games are two-player and require the use of the "L" and "R" buttons. Cleared stages can be replayed indefinitely, with each level of play faster and harder than the previous. Individual microgames can be accessed as well for the player to practice, provided that they have been played at least once in the normal mode. After all the levels are cleared, different modes of play are available, like Thrilling, in which the player only has one life, or Easy, where the game speed never increases.

Characters

• Wario: President of WarioWare, Inc. His first set of games is part of the introduction genre, his second set of games involved an ‘anything goes’ genre and, vain man that he is, feature him.
• Jimmy T.: A not so young disco dancer who wears enormous, brightly-coloured wigs. Regular customer of Club Sugar (ja:Club Sato). His genre of microgames is sports. He also makes two "remix" stages at the course of the game; one featuring a selection of games from himself, Dribble and Spitz, Mona and 9-Volt and another with games from Orbulon, Dr. Crygor, Kat & Ana, and himself.
• Dribble and Spitz: Bulldog and cat, respectively. Drivers at Diamond Taxi. Their genre of microgames is Science Fiction. They also have a few of Wario's games in their lineup.
• Mona: A young woman who works at a gelato shop. Her microgames are in the 'strange' genre, and in her story, she drives her scooter with the help of her pet pig, elephant and monkey to elude the police.
• 9-Volt: Grade school student and Nintendo collector. His microgames are based on Nintendo's first works.
• Orbulon: Superintelligent (Has an I.Q. of 300) short alien who wears black glasses and a cape. He planned to take over the Earth, but his spaceship crashed and he was stranded. Genre of microgames: I.Q. Since his microgames involve more thinking than the others, the time limits are up to five seconds longer than the rest.
• Dr. Crygor: Mad scientist. Half his face is a cybernetic implant. Wears a cryogenic suit. Genre of microgames: Reality (i.e. featuring photorealistic graphics)
• Kat and Ana: Kindergarten ninja twins. Genre of microgames: Nature (Kat prefers animals, Ana flowers). They also include a few of Wario's games in their lineup.
• List of minor WarioWare characters

Reception

Wario Ware, Inc.: Mega Microgame$ has won numerous awards. It was voted the winner of the Edge Award at the Edinburgh International Games Festival in 2004 by a panel of videogames industry members, academics, and journalists.^[1]

At GameSpot, it was awarded the Editor's Choice Award ^[2] and was nominated for its "Best and Worst" of 2003 in the "Most Innovative Game" category ^[3].

Mega Microgame$ currently has an aggregate score of 89% at Game Rankings. ^[4]. Reviewers were very enthusiastic about the game. Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot gave it a 9.1 and praised the game for its portability, being able to play it in "short bursts" and being able to return to it again and again ^[5]. Craig Harris from IGN said that the sheer number of minigames, its simplicity, and replay value made the game original and great, and gave it a 9.0 ^[6].

Screenshots

Drive without crashing	Jump the shark	Get the diamond	Catch the stick
Shoot the UFO

References

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