Multiplayer is a different story, as you can challenge one of your buddies to head-to-head competition. Modes range from free play where you can pick any game you want to face off in, the love challenge where you face off and find out from Afro Love if you are compatible, or the more complicated panel fighting where you try and win mini-games to gain control of more panels than your opponent to win the game.
While all of this may sound intriguing, it is good to note that none of these mini-games are actually very fun at all. You can try your hand at snow-cone making by twirling the Wiimote around rampantly, you can undress Mummies by twirling the Wiimote frantically, or you can fly a glider by, you guessed it, twirling the Wiimote around. The games try and make some diversity with certain levels having you play with the Wiimote like a classic NES controller to do some classics like Bubble Bobble or the game Pocky & Rocky which has you shooting ghosts with playing cards. But these are not even fun when place in the context of this game. Most of the games just don’t recognize the motions you are creating, especially in the highly frustrating skateboard minigame, where you are expected to rattle off a massive sequence of Wiimote gestures before hitting the ground, only to find yourself getting through 4 or 5 of them before coming back down to earth.
So why buy this game? Umm, just don’t. When there are far superior mini-game collections out there like Wario Ware it leaves absolutely no reason to get this one. This isn’t because of the afros, because any Wario Ware fan out there will be quick to point out the strange dog and cat disco-dancing afro-sporting gentlemen from that game. Straight up, this game just isn’t fun. While it is fun to laugh at while others are playing it, it only serves as a humiliation tool for others to mock you for playing. Just steer clear, you’ll be a much happier person if you do.
Posted 02/04/08



















