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Wii
Go! Go! Minon
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NCS
Game Synopsis
«©NCS»
When
average Japanese citizens need a helping hand,
they normally turn to the Ouendan gang as featured
in the wildly popular NDS Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan
game. Those boys know how to cheer up a storm to
help the hapless. However, when the Ouendan are
too busy running around town, the torch is
apparently handed over to a new hero who wears
yellow spandex with red racing stripes.
Meet Minon, a racing fool who high steps his way through obstacles,
routes, pathways, and other "roads" to help people
in need. For example, in the first level of the
game, a little girl is happily walking and
carrying a balloon when a mole burrows upwards and
causes her to trip. She loses her grip on the
helium-filled balloon which flies up into the
heavens. Tears well up in the little scamp's eyes
since tragedy has just befallen her. Never fear
however since Minon is on the job. Race across a
park area atop domino-like protrusions that pop up
from the ground. Pressing the "B" button on the
Wii Remote solidifies the segmented domino pathways
so that Minon circles the park and eventually
recovers the balloon like a champ. Later levels
add forking paths and obstacles to the mix.
Jan Code: 4944076004233
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NCS Game Notes
» The title screen shows a flighty hero in
jumpsuit accompanied by a canine. Leave it alone
and nothing happens except for the pulsating logo
and the jumping options selector on the bottom of
the screen. Has Success learned nothing about
attract screens and demo modes?
» Press "A" on the title screen and the three
selections that appear are as follows:
STORY MODE / Eight stages of action await
the intrepid action hero
VERSUS MODE / Engage against a second
player (Non-CPU only)
OPTIONS / Adjust BGM and SE volumes,
Toggle Wii Remote vibration
» In the mode selection screen, you can watch the
hero of the game bouncing around on multi-colored
dominos in the background while his cape flows
behind him. He'll continue running around knocking
'em down and they'll continue to get right back up
after he steps on them. Once you've got a game or
three under your belt, a GALLERY MODE is
added to the selection screen.
» Start a STORY MODE game and you'll be
prompted to select a save game slot from three
available options. As the first mission begins, a
little girl and boy are walking when she trips
over a mole in the ground. She lets go of her
precious balloon and cries out for help but the
hero Minon is there to help a sista out.
» Your job is to press the "B" button on the
Wii Remote to manifest domino platforms for the hero
Minon to walk upon. You can slow his running by
pressing the "A" button but he'll only be held for
only a few seconds. As he continues running he'll
step on trees, colored dominos and anything else
that's in his pre-determined path. Along the way,
little citizens wander around on their daily
routes oblivious to the vaunted hero among them.
Occasionally, you'll see someone cheering Minon's
progress as he high steps it across the level.
» The first level is fairly short and a REPLAY is
shown after you complete the level so you can see
what you contributed to Minon's running theatrics.
Afterwards, Minon recovers the girl's balloon and
gives it back to her. She is strangely
appreciative and shows her glee by twirling around
with her balloon in hand.
» In the next level, a golfer swings and hits the
ball close to the tee while an exasperated guy
wrings himself in the background. The golfer later
almost sinks the ball into the hole and the
background guy goes crazy. Minon appears with a
soft drink in hand and shrinks into miniature
size. His job is to step his way through the grass
and help nudge the golf ball into the hole. This
level adds the wrinkle of paths to take - there
are multiple routes as Minon runs and there's
generally only one correct path that'll take you
to the golf ball. If pink domino outlines appear,
that's wrong and you'll have to correct the path
quickly before Minon falls and loses his
trajectory. When running across this particular
level, a gang of ants may be seen marching and
chomping on grass. In the middle of the level, a
mole appears to block your way but perform a
hammering (up and down) motion with the Wii Remote
and Minon will knock the mole underground and take
a burrowing ride across the golf course. If you're
on the correct path, you should only take one mole
ride. If you are on a second mole ride later in
the level, you've taken a wrong turn somewhere so
correct your path by checking out the golf ball
located on the upper right corner of the screen is
accompanied by an arrow to give you an idea of
where to go next and where to highlight the next
group of yellow domino outlines. You'll know
you're close to the golf ball when you find Minon
stepping on a lot of grass stalks. You're on the
right path if you pass two red pointer arrows
which show the way to the golf ball. Minon
eventually reaches the golf ball and knocks it
into the hole upon which time the two golfers
celebrate. Taking a correct path will allow you to
finish the level in under two minutes. If your
time exceeds that you've made a wrong turn
somewhere.
» In the third level, an apartment building is
shown but the camera soon zooms inside where kids
crowd around poppy sitting on a sofa and watching
a television show. The kids are exceedingly clingy
and won't allow him to each answer the phone which
is literally ringing off the hook. He needs help
and cries out for assistance. As usual, Minon is
there. In this level, Minon runs across the tops
of buildings and his first objective is to reach
the big black phone on the lower left corner of
the level. That represents the person calling the
father. Once you've reached the phone, head for
the top of the transmission towers and hammer the
Wii Remote so that Minon is transformed into an
electric impulse which travels across phone lines
before becoming Minon again. Next, head for the
father's red phone so that Minon can complete the
circuit and connect the father with the phone.
There are no arrows to help you in this particular
level so its more difficult to find the target
apartment building but you'll know you're near
when you hear the loud ringing of the phone.
There's a wrecking ball in this particular level
which you can leap on top of and then get
propelled like a rocket by hammering down on it
with the Wii Remote.
» Go! Go! Minon features a total of 8 wacky stages
to play. After the third level, they become
progressively more difficult and convoluted so get
ready to invest a lot of concentration and
on-the-fly decision making as Minon races across
the various stages.
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