Nintendo DS Reviews // Wario Ware: Touched!

Good old Wario Ware, will always cause a laugh when you play it. Stupid mini-games, stupid cut scenes and stupid characters. But stupidness aside has Nintendo delivered a plate of mini-game goodness? Bluntly, yes. Hundreds of mini-games spread across about 15 characters with their own theme of mini-game (Wario-Basic, The robot guy- microphone minigames). Like all Wario ware mini-games this will have you laughing, cheering, shouting, whooping and crying at he DS screens. This being a DS launch game means you'd expect the 2 screens to be used heavily but surprisingly not the game could survive with only one screen, but the microphone is used a lot even more-so with the touch screen. Nearly every single mini-game does use the touch screen or the microphone. But is this repetitive ness or just a great use of inviolability? Wario ware games shine with their humorous multiplayer, but no to everyone's disappointment Touched! is only 1 player. So was this because of the mass amount of mini-games? Or just a mistake made by Nintendo? (I do ask a lot of questions don't I?) (Look there was another!).

The sound and music on Touched! isn't the best thing ever, the odd catchy tune and stupid noises throughout, but If you do want to tear this game apart, turning you volume down is pleasing, as it may eventually give you a headache. The lifespan is a fair bit getting a rose on each mini-game (reaching a certain high-score) will prove tough. For hardcore gamers this becomes a walk in the park, there is a fair bit to unlock but not as much as I'd like. I have been a bit negative in this review but this game does nothing amazing and outstanding but to clarify it doesn't do anything rubbish either. But that's not to say its an average game its more fun that it is boring and its got more lifespan than a lot of games on DS. - Darkstar