WarioWare Gold
- July 27, 2018
- Nintendo EPD
Wario prepared his own eSports tournament, microgames and all.
"WarioWare Gold" is a fast-paced microgame collection featuring the mischievous Wario. Players have seconds to complete over 300 mini-games using various Nintendo 3DS features such as touchscreen, tilt, and microphone. The game is filled with humor, as players will enjoy fully voiced stories and interactions between classic and new characters.
Nintendo 3ds
Reviews
- WarioWare Gold features an extensive collection of over 300 microgames, providing a vast amount of content and replayability.
- The game is highly accessible for newcomers while still offering engaging challenges for veterans, making it enjoyable for a wide audience.
- The fully voiced story mode and humorous presentation add charm and personality, enhancing the overall experience.
- Despite the large selection, many microgames are rehashed from previous titles, leading to a lack of innovation.
- Some unlockables feel underwhelming or unexciting, diminishing the reward for completionists.
- The absence of multiplayer options and some frustrating motion-controlled microgames detracts from the overall enjoyment.
- humor4 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- 0 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The humor in the game is highlighted by its rich and hilarious voice acting, particularly in the fully-voiced cutscenes, which enhance the comedic elements of the story mode. While the selection of microgames is extensive and entertaining, some users feel that it could benefit from including more classic titles and additional humor throughout. Overall, the game successfully combines addictive gameplay with a strong comedic flair, appealing to both newcomers and veterans of the series.
“This fully voiced gold edition is no exception, offering an addictive and humorous collection of classic microgames that are sure to entertain existing fans, while offering an even better value for those new to the series.”
“A huge selection of microgames with very few duds, a strong selection of play styles, games, and challenges, unusually rich and hilarious voice acting for a Nintendo game, perfect for newcomers to the series, but still great for veterans.”
“The microgames on offer are some of the series' best, and the fully-voiced cutscenes in the story mode are hilarious.”
- story4 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 25 % negative mentions
The story is characterized by its humor and engaging voice acting, which brings the characters to life and enhances the overall experience. While the narrative is entertaining and features a vast collection of microgames, some players feel it could benefit from even more classic microgames and additional comedic elements. Overall, the combination of a wacky storyline and a large selection of microgames contributes to a fun and replayable adventure.
“Voice acting fleshes out all of the characters, and the wacky story made me chuckle out loud quite a bit.”
“Fully voiced story mode adds depth to the experience.”
“The microgames on offer are some of the series' best, and the fully-voiced cutscenes in the story mode are hilarious.”
- gameplay4 mentions
- 75 % positive mentions
- 25 % neutral mentions
- 0 % negative mentions
The gameplay is characterized by precise controls and simple yet addictive mechanics, complemented by a fast-paced and hectic experience. Players appreciate the zany presentation and the abundance of content, while the challenges provide a satisfying level of difficulty that appeals to both casual and seasoned gamers.
“Controls feel very precise, simple, and addicting gameplay.”
“Delightfully zany presentation, fast-paced, hectic gameplay, and gallons of content.”
“With its absurdist humor, wonderful voice acting (courtesy of Charles Martinet, naturally), immensely satisfying gameplay, and stern challenges - many of which will make even the most seasoned players' palms sweat - WarioWare offers something for everyone.”
- replayability2 mentions
- 50 % positive mentions
- -50 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
The game boasts high replayability due to its extensive collection of over 300 micro-games, the pursuit of high scores, and a challenge mode that encourages players to revisit and improve their performance. Additionally, the effective use of 3DS hardware features and a fully voiced story mode enhance the overall experience, making it engaging for multiple playthroughs.
“With over 300 micro-games to learn and enjoy, the game makes great use of the 3DS hardware features, offers a fully voiced story mode, and provides replayability through the challenge mode.”
“Chasing high scores gives the game strong replay value.”
“With over 300 micro-games to learn and enjoy, the game makes great use of the 3DS hardware features and offers replayability through the challenge mode.”
Critic Reviews
WarioWare Gold Review
Boasting the largest amount of content to date, Wario's latest entry is a masterclass in reinvention, breathing life into old games and somehow making the same three-second long mini-games fans have been playing for years feel new exciting. Just as fresh for series fanatics as it is for those who haven't yet delved into WarioWare's absurdist world, Gold is far more than just a collection of the series' best moments; it's an entirely new game, and a great one at that.
90%WarioWare Gold (Nintendo 3DS) Review
While unlikely to ever eclipse the popularity of games starring his do-gooder counterpart—lo, art imitates life—Wario's series of wacky microgames nevertheless exudes such raw charisma and fun factor that it's hard not to root for him.
75%WarioWare Gold Review
WarioWare Gold is packed with hundreds of microgames and unlockable goodies, but rehashed levels and a lack of innovation leave it feeling a bit too similar to previous series titles.
75%
