Gaming to Go: Warioware: Touched
by Matthew Madeiro 
{ Nov 3rd 2008 at 1:00PM }
Wario is weird. Anyone who has ever given Mario's portly nemesis a spin in his numerous games can easily agree with that, though it's a truth most evident in the Warioware series of titles. Touched is Wario's first appearance on the DS and something of a landmark for the handheld, utilizing the stylus for almost everything and showcasing the unique strength of the system. It's also pretty freaking strange. The admittedly odd design choices complement the gameplay pretty well, however, which involve a series of blindingly quick microgames designed to test both your reaction time and tolerance for utter silliness.
The sheer speediness of it all makes Warioware: Touched an ideal candidate for this week's Gaming to Go. Unfortunately, for everything Touched does to streamline the gameplay down to a few exciting seconds, it isn't a perfect experience. Want to hear why? Click that big button down there and see what all of the fuss is about.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Gewurz Man got equipped with... Guitar Hero! @ Nov 3rd 2008 7:14PM
WarioWare (and Meteos) were the first games I bought for the DS. I rarely play them now, but as an intro to what touch screen gaming could be, WarioWare really was a perfect title.
Hamster @ Nov 4th 2008 8:58AM
Wario Ware Touched was my first DS game! Can't believe it was nearly 4 years ago now. It's a great game (well apart from the stupid microphone minigames. Which are, as you'd expect, awful. There's an acceptable number of times a DS game should feature "blowing into the mic" (shudder) and that's zero. The horrible gimmick should never have lasted beyond 2005....)
Anyway, apart from that letdown, yes Wario Ware Touched, excellent as usual. Wario Ware is the only minigame compilation that counts.