WarioWare: Twisted!

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WarioWare: Twisted!

Developer(s)	Nintendo
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Release date(s)	October 14, 2004 May 23, 2005 May 23, 2005 TBD (see article)
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single player
Rating(s)	PEGI: 3+ ESRB: E (Everyone) CERO: All ages
Platform(s)	Game Boy Advance
Media	Gyro sensor cartridge

WarioWare: Twisted!, known in Japan as Mawaru: Made In Wario (まわるメイドインワリオ, Mawaru Meido in Wario^?) is a video game for Game Boy Advance by Nintendo. It was released on October 14, 2004 in Japan and May 23, 2005 in North America.

This game has yet to be released for Europe. The original release date was set as 24 June 2005 ^[1]. It was pushed back to February 24, 2006.^[2] It was later rumoured that the title would launch on December 8, 2006, but this was not officially confirmed, and the game was not released at this time. Nintendo of Europe list the title's release date as "TBD".^[3]^[4]

1 Gyro sensor
2 Plot
3 Gameplay
4 Reception
5 Relation to other games
6 References
7 External links

[edit] Gyro sensor

The WarioWare: Twisted! cartridge has a built-in gyro sensor and rumble feature (for feedback during rotation). Most of the microgames are played by rotating the entire handheld device. The gyro sensor uses a piezoelectric gyroscope developed by NEC ^[5] to detect angular movement.

Because the game automatically calibrates the gyro sensor when the game is turned on (and after every microgame), it works with both top-loading (like the Game Boy Advance) and bottom-loading slots (like all other models after the GBA like the Game Boy Advance SP, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Micro and the Nintendo DS Lite). The manual states that Twisted! is not compatible with the Game Boy Player, with good reason. Although it can technically still be played, players would risk pulling out and/or damaging the cords if they attempted to rotate the Nintendo GameCube during play. For the same reasons, the manual recommends that the game should not be played when the handheld console is plugged into an AC adapter.

[edit] Plot

While playing with his Game Boy Advance, Wario becomes frustrated with his game to the point of smashing it. He requests Dr. Crygor's help in mending it. Crygor, however, places it in his washing machine, which spits out dozens of buttonless objects similar in form factor to a Game Boy Advance. It transpires that in order to play, the device must be physically moved. Mona and 9-Volt arrive and toy with these new units, enjoying themselves. Wario, taking note of their reaction, decides to take advantage of these motion-sensing abilities as a selling point, and recruits his friends to design Microgames based on this concept.

[edit] Gameplay

This game changes the scoring from the other WarioWare titles. Previously, the score was the number of games that were played, but Twisted! only counts the number of games that the player won. The game features items called "souvenirs", which are unlocked after boss stages in story mode. Records, musical instruments, figurines, games, and many quirky items are possible to unlock.

Like other previous titles, each character has their own style of gameplay:

Wario - Microgames do not have a time limit in the introductory 7-minigame stage. Later, Wario has a full-fledged stage called Speed Spin, which features the same games but with a strict time limit. Seconds are added after the successful completion of each game. He also has Speedier Spin, which sets even fewer seconds.
Mona - Mini Spin: Microgames involve small spins and perfect precision.
Jimmy T. - Big Tipper: Microgames involve large spins.
Kat and Ana - Tap Out: Microgames only require you to hit the A button.
Papa T. & Mama T. - Family Scramble: The microgames that were originally introduced by Mona, Jimmy, and Kat and Ana are used. The Family Scramble starts on medium instead of easy difficulty.
Dribble and Spitz - Steer Clear: Microgames use both the gyro sensor and the A button.
Dr. Crygor - Gravitator: Microgames involve using the gyro sensor to alter gravity.
Orbulon - Time Warp: Microgames have longer time limits.
9-Volt - Spintendo Classics: Microgames are based on NES-classics. 18-Volt also makes an appearance here as 9-Volt's new buddy.
Wario-Man - Spandex Challenge: Microgames involve any kind of spinning action and the A button.
Fronk - Frantic Fronk: Microgames have half the time limit, and appear randomly in a big mix during certain levels in Story Mode (Fronk does not have his own stage).
List of minor WarioWare characters

[edit] Reception

WarioWare: Twisted! currently has an aggregate 88% rating on Game Rankings.^[6]

In Japan, it won Grand Prize in Japan Media Arts Festival 2004 (Entertainment division).^[7]

IGN's GBA channel named this game the #1 GBA game of all time.

[edit] Relation to other games

When playing WarioWare: Touched! on the Nintendo DS with WarioWare: Twisted! inserted into the GBA slot, the player receives a special toy. (Toys are the equivalent of souvenirs in Twisted!) The toy is a music video featuring Mona Pizza, similar to the Mona Pizza souvenir record in Twisted!.

Ashley and Mike do not appear in this game due to the order of the games' development. Twisted! was developed and released before Touched! in Japan; internationally, WarioWare: Touched! was released before Twisted!. This is also why 18-Volt is first introduced in Twisted!.