Family Pirate Party
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Family Pirate Party is a pirate-themed party video game developed by Arc System Works
for WiiWare
. It was released in Japan on January 17, 2009, and later released in North America on May 11, 2009 and the PAL region on July 30, 2010.
to fight off an angry octopus or shoot down cannonballs or asteroids heading towards them.
The game features additional downloadable content
in the form of new maps and a swimsuit costume for each character.
criticized the game's lack of interaction, noting that the gameplay largely equates to "nothing more than the random, repetitive rolling of dice" by the computer. Nintendo Life called it a "a poor man's Mario Party
". Both reviews criticized Family Pirate Partys few mini-games, which they felt should have been the focus of the game as in the Mario title.
Arc System Works
is a video game developer and publisher based in Yokohama, Japan. It was founded by Minoru Kidooka in 1988. Arc System Works is best known for its arcade 2D fighting game, Guilty Gear and its sequels.-BlazBlue series:...
for WiiWare
WiiWare
WiiWare is a service that allows Wii users to download games and applications specifically designed and developed for the Wii video game console made by Nintendo. These games and applications can only be purchased and downloaded from the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section...
. It was released in Japan on January 17, 2009, and later released in North America on May 11, 2009 and the PAL region on July 30, 2010.
Gameplay
Players control a member of a family, which includes a mother, father, son (Billy), and daughter (Sarah), as they traverse around a group of islands, competing against each other to collect the most gold pieces. In addition to picking up random Help Cards that allows them to gain more gold or steal pieces from other players, players may also encounter brief minigames that require them to use the Wii RemoteWii Remote
The , also known as the Wiimote, is the primary controller for Nintendo's Wii console. A main feature of the Wii Remote is its motion sensing capability, which allows the user to interact with and manipulate items on screen via gesture recognition and pointing through the use of accelerometer and...
to fight off an angry octopus or shoot down cannonballs or asteroids heading towards them.
The game features additional downloadable content
Downloadable content
Downloadable content is official additional content for a video game distributed through the Internet. Downloadable content can be of several types, ranging from a single in-game outfit to an entirely new, extensive storyline, similarly to an expansion pack. As such, DLC may add new game modes,...
in the form of new maps and a swimsuit costume for each character.
Reception
IGNIGN
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criticized the game's lack of interaction, noting that the gameplay largely equates to "nothing more than the random, repetitive rolling of dice" by the computer. Nintendo Life called it a "a poor man's Mario Party
Mario Party
is a party video game for the Nintendo 64 game console, developed by Hudson Soft and published by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on December 14, 1998, in North America on February 8, 1999, and in Europe on March 9, 1999...
". Both reviews criticized Family Pirate Partys few mini-games, which they felt should have been the focus of the game as in the Mario title.
External links
- Official Website (Japanese)