Line #14 VideoGame/SnowpackPark


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2	Creator/{{Nintendo}} commissioned Skip, Ltd.--the makers of ''VideoGame/ChibiRobo''--to make them a UsefulNotes/WiiWare game. 2010's ''Snowpack Park'' is the end result, and it as every bit as odd--and strangely entertaining--as would be expected from Skip. It plays out like [[JustForFun/XMeetsY a cross between]] ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}},'' [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure Chao Gardens,]] and ''VideoGame/MarioParty.'' With penguins. And yes, it is as peculiar as it sounds.
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4	You are a well-meaning visitor to Snowpack Park, a frosty wonderland where penguins play and frolic. However, a blizzard closes off most of the park, and scares off a majority of the penguins. The park's caretaker--[[LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy a weirdly anthropomorphic penguin himself]]--then enlists your help in getting some penguins back to the park. This involves traveling to various areas, and using various techniques to make them like you. Then you catch them, take them back, and continue to care for them--while enlisting their help for use in various tasks. Including mini-games which involve thorwing penguins around like there's no tomorrow.
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6	There are also aliens, blowfish that turn into snowballs, and penguins wearing tiny musical instruments on their heads.
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8	'''This work contains examples of:'''
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10	* BettingMiniGame: "Whirl to Win," which takes the "tombola" approach.
11	* DoorToBefore: A few areas have puzzles in them which open up shortcuts to earlier areas.
12	* EasterEgg: In the tutorial, the caretaker complains how everyone wants to pet the cute little penguins: "It's like if you're tall and blue around here, you don't even exist!" [[spoiler: If you walk up to him and press the C button, you can pet him. He dances for you.]]
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14	* FishingMinigame: Two. One will only let you catch Chowfish (your basic penguin food), but can be done anywhere on the map. Another one lets you catch tuna and blowfish, but can only be done in one spot.
15	* HelloInsertNameHere: You can name yourself if you choose the default character or a "guest" Mii, but if you choose a Mii you've made, you'll take that Mii's name. However, you can also name the ''penguins''--though they come with names of their own, if you don't want to bother naming 100 different penguins.
16	* LionsAndTigersAndHumansOhMy: You're a human, but the park manager is some kind of... penguin-ish man thing.
17	* MadeOfIron: Those penguins! They don't mind being used as ''basketballs!''
18	* MetalDetectorPuzzle: You use the Fish Sticks ([[IncrediblyLamePun ...groan]]) in this way to find Chowfish for your penguins.
19	* SchmuckBait: Every item hidden in Sliptop Drift Ice, at the very edges of a ''very'' SlippySlideyIceWorld, right before the insta-end sea.
20	* ShoutOut: You can get a VideoGame/CaptainRainbow or [[VideoGame/ChibiRobo Drake Redcrest]] helmet for your penguins.
21	* SlippySlideyIceWorld: ...Obviously. Of special note, however, is Sliptop Drift Ice, which is slippery all over. Since falling into the ocean is basically a GameOver in penguin-collecting areas, it can be tricky to get the items it hides at its very edges.
22	* SpeakingSimlish: The park caretaker babbles in rapid-fire simlish--which was part of which suggested that Skip made the game, before Skip confirmed their involvement.
23	* SuperDrowningSkills: Well, it ''is'' a very cold ocean.
24	* TastesLikeFriendship: One way to befriend penguins is to feed them Chowfish or Tuna.
25	* TimedMission: Every penguin-collecting area has a time limit.
26	* TrademarkFavoriteFood: The penguins ''love'' tuna. So much, they will ''chase you down and tackle you'' if you're holding it.
27	* VideoGameCaringPotential: Especially where the ''baby'' penguins are concerned. D'aaww! Don't you want to pet them?
28	* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You can pick up a baby penguin and carry it around in order to make its parent follow you. Or just chuck birds into the ocean.

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