History YMMV / ZackAndWikiQuestForBarbarosTreasure

* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: You have a ''[[NinjaPirateZombieRobot golden magical flying pet monkey bell]]'', which you can ring with so living creatures, such as animals, turn into objects fit for use. No, not people; they turn into ''totems''...except for the main villain, who turns into a golden skeleton. The game starts with his different skeleton parts being scattered in ''chests'', and they look like cutlery and royal items. His crew consists of [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot undead pirates, also.]] [[MakesAsMuchSenseInContext It's just as weird off paper.]]
* WidgetSeries: As Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw of ''WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation'' put it:
-->''"If you find the Japanese offensive, then you'll find this game offensively Japanese."''

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Wiki's a girl... maybe? [[spoiler:It doesn't help that after the final battle Wiki's voice talking to Zack sounds like a young woman]]. The character entry on Wiki uses "he" though.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Bonelich and his catchy remixes of old Capcom songs will become this to you!

* CaptainObviousReveal: You mean [[spoiler:the ominous golden pirate skull who loves to let out an EvilLaugh, hates Wiki, claims to be the most feared pirate on the world and has been blatantly manipulating Zack throughout the entire game is actually evil?]] You don't say!

* TheUnTwist: It was pretty obvious from the beginning of the game that [[spoiler:Barbaros was actually evil]].

* MagnificentBastard: The levels where you deal with a rival/enemy require you to be this. In "Operation: Take Back!" you're discreetly infiltrating one of Rose's flying vehicles to get back the map she stole, and early in the level, it's very important to destroy the plane door, otherwise you'll get cornered when you attempt to make your escape. This is very easy to miss the first time playing the level. In a similar fashion, when you're sneaking through Barbaros' Land, you must prepare carefully for your encounter with Barbaros so he'll lose looking like a complete fool as you outsmart him.

* MagnificentBastard: The levels where you deal with a rival/enemy requires you to be this. In "Operation: Take Back!" you're discreetly infiltrating one of Rose's flying vehicles to get back the map she stole, and early in the level, it's very important to destroy the plane door, otherwise you'll get cornered when you attempt to make your escape. This is very easy to miss the first time playing the level. In a similar fashion, when you're sneaking through Barbaros' Land, you must prepare carefully for your encounter with Barbaros so he'll lose looking like a complete fool as you outsmart him.

* EarWorm: Bonelich and his catchy remixes of old Capcom songs will become this to you!

* BestBossEver: The Giant Squid battle. A long, drawn out battle of wits complete with a stormy backdrop, torpedoes, unprecedented teamwork, and firing a giant ship's mast not once but ''twice''! The fact that a ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''-esque theme plays in the background makes it even more awesome.

* MagnificentBastard: The levels were you deal with a rival/enemy requires you to be this. In "Operation: Take Back!" you're discreetly infiltrating one of Rose's flying vehicles to get back the map she stole, and early in the level, it's very important to destroy the plane door, otherwise you'll get cornered when you attempt to make your escape. This is very easy to miss the first time playing the level. In a similar fashion, when you're sneaking through Barbaros' Land, you must prepare carefully for your encounter with Barbaros so he'll lose looking like a complete fool as you outsmart him.

* TheUnreveal: It was pretty obvious from the beginning of the game that [[spoiler:Barbaros was actually evil]].

* MostWonderfulSound: The sound that plays when all obstacles in the level have been cleared.