WarioWare: Get It Together!
Wario and friends are sucked into a game to fight bugs.
WarioWare: Get It Together! is a 2021 party video game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch. It is the 11th installment in the WarioWare series and the final game to feature Charles Martinet as the voice of Wario before his 2023 retirement. The game sold 1.34 million copies worldwide and received generally positive reviews.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Party
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Series
- Wario
- Composer
- Takeru Kanazaki
- Yoshito Sekigawa
- Shoh Murakami
- Daichi Ishihara
- Shingo Kataoka
- Kanji Hirao
- Genki Namura
- Artist
- Ko Takeuchi; Waki Shigeta
- Programmer
- Yu Yamanaka
- Producer
- Kensuke Tanabe
- Toshio Sengoku
- Atsushi Ikuno
- Naoki Nakano
- Designer
- Teruyuki Hirosawa
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Gameplay
Get It Together! follows the WarioWare tradition of having players complete sets of microgames, each requiring an objective to be cleared in a few seconds. In this entry, Wario and his friends are sucked inside his latest gaming device and must participate in the microgames themselves. Up to two players control a group of characters, randomly alternating between them between microgames. Each character is controlled with the directional stick and a single button, and behaves differently in movement and actions. For example, Wario flies on a jetpack and can shoulder charge, Mona alternates between riding a scooter and controlling a boomerang, and 18-Volt fires CDs from a stationary position, moving only by hooking onto rings. These unique abilities allow different ways to clear the same microgame, such as spinning a windmill by pushing it or hitting it with projectiles. Up to 20 characters can be unlocked. Microgames appear consecutively with a simple prompt; failing one deducts a life from a pool of four, ending the stage when all lives are lost. Party-style minigames for up to four players exist outside story mode, and a ranked mode called the Wario Cup offers various challenges. Players can give presents, called prezzies, to characters to level them up, raising their base score for the Wario Cup, and can customize character appearances. Prezzies are obtained from the emporium and other means.
Plot
The game begins with Wario and his friends at WarioWare Inc., including Lulu from WarioWare: Gold, as Wario finishes a game unit they have been developing. When the console does not turn on, Wario tosses it in the air, and he and his friends are sucked into the game as virtual versions of themselves. They discover their game has been invaded by Game Bugs, causing corruption and glitches, and must defeat these bugs to clean the game and return to the real world. The group defeats the final bug, the Wario Bug, a corrupted version of Wario, and leaves the bugs alone after Wario gives them a home. The Supreme Developer, a god-like figure with Wario's nose and mustache, appears and explains he brought them into the game to clear the bugs, which Wario caused by poor programming. He tells them they are free to go. Outside, everyone learns of Wario's involvement and chases him, but he notices three members—Red, Master Mantis, and Lulu—are still stuck, so the group re-enters the game. The Supreme Developer says their friends have been captured by a mysterious figure. They progress through skyscrapers where their friends are trapped, each containing treasure. After collecting all three treasures, a note dares them to combine them. Dr. Crygor calls Penny, who invents the Jet Tank One and enters the game. They merge the treasures into a watering can, which grows a giant beanstalk that vanishes. They climb the beanstalk and defeat the final boss, Pyoro, who took residence in the game for fun. After his defeat, Wario is disappointed there is no more treasure.
Reception
WarioWare: Get It Together! received generally favorable reviews according to Metacritic. OpenCritic assessed strong approval, with 66% of critics recommending it. In Japan, Famitsu gave a total score of 31 out of 40. Game Informer praised the microgames as creative but felt the need for each game to be playable by every character limited variety. Nintendo Life praised the story mode for introducing characters and their abilities, noting it ups the series' signature screwiness. Eurogamer liked the new microgames, describing a riot of imagination with shifting art styles. The Washington Post enjoyed co-op but noted some characters had better movement and abilities, leading to sticking with a few. TouchArcade was mixed, liking microgames and the finale but finding few collectibles or new games to unlock. GameSpot praised the art and new 3D character models for fluid animation. PCMag enjoyed boss fights as a good change of pace. VG247 praised co-op modes but disliked limited single-player options. Destructoid was positive on the character idea but found many similar to each other, like clones in Warriors games. The game was nominated for Best Family Game at The Game Awards 2021 and Family Game of the Year at the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. As of December 2022, it had sold 1.34 million copies worldwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
When was WarioWare: Get It Together! released?
WarioWare: Get It Together! was released on September 10, 2021.
Who directed WarioWare: Get It Together!?
WarioWare: Get It Together! was directed by Goro Abe and Yu Yamanaka.
Who designed WarioWare: Get It Together!?
WarioWare: Get It Together! was designed by Teruyuki Hirosawa.
Who composed the music for WarioWare: Get It Together!?
The music for WarioWare: Get It Together! was composed by Takeru Kanazaki, Yoshito Sekigawa, Shoh Murakami, Daichi Ishihara, Shingo Kataoka and others.
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