I got home from a camping trip late this afternoon and currently I find myself unable to sleep. So I decided to check out some games on my new DSi. First up was WarioWare Snapped and I got through it pretty quickly so I thought I'd share my thoughts with you.

First of all, like I said, I got through it quickly, probably about 20 minutes. So that's my first complaint, WarioWare games are usually shorter than most but this is absurd. I guess I shouldn't expect so much from a 500 point DSi Ware title, should I?

Second of all, the game is entirely motion based and uses the camera, the camera and nothing but the camera, so calibrating it can be kind of a pain. I'm white and my apartment has white walls and at first the game kept telling me I needed more contrast between my face and the background, which I found kind of racist but that's neither here nor there. Once I finally got the game to work (apparently the white walls in my office provide better contrast than the white walls in my kitchen or living room) I had a blast. So that would be my second complaint, the camera is somewhat hard to use.

And that's it as far as complaints. The game has a selection of 20 different micro-games, some of which are inspired by old microgames in the series. The games range from picking you nose (classic) to chowing down on some grub. As a bonus, 5 of the micro-games are designed to be played with a friend. The best part though is after the games are complete, you get to see videos and or pictures of yourself completing the mini-games, which are often hillarious. The only downside to this is there is no way of saving these pics and they dissapear if you shut off your DSi. So I guess that's three complaints. Bah.

I'm a huge WarioWare fan and despite it's flaws, I had a lot of fun with snapped. As a bonus, 5 of the micro-games are designed to be played with a friend. Even so, I can only recommend this title to other hardcore WarioWare fans, especially WarioWare fans who haven't spent the free 1,000 Nintendo points they get with their DSi. Everyone else can safely avoid this glorified tech demo.