Snowpack Park
Encyclopedia
Snowpack Park, known in Japan as , is a life simulation game
developed by skip Ltd.
and published by Nintendo
for the Wii
's WiiWare service
. It was released in North America on November 22, 2010 and on December 21, 2010 in Japan.
. You take control over either a Mii character
or one of the characters already prepared. The game revolves around gathering penguins and interacting with them by feeding, petting and playing different minigame
s with them. You brave various terrain and unexpected obstacles as you travel from island to island, finding penguins and bringing them back safely to the park. But getting them back is just the beginning. The penguins have different moods, which will go up and down depending on how much interaction they have with you, and if a penguin's mood gets too bad, it will leave the park. To prevent that from happening, you must learn how to feed, pet, and play games with the penguins in order to keep them happy.
At the end of the day, you will receive friend points depending on your friendship with the penguins. These points can be used to buy balloons, that help you travel to new islands where you can gather more penguins. You can also find new items and items, accessories and head wear you can equip your penguins with. You can also fish at special locations, where you can catch e.g. tuna, blowfish and even more items. There are various minigames you can play around the park, such as Free-Throw Follies, Blowfish Bowling, and Chuck-a-Chowfish. There are also several minigames you can unlock by tracking down keys to igloos located throughout the park. The penguins play an important role in the minigames. An example of this is the basketball
minigame, where you throw penguins instead of basketballs.
Life simulation game
Life simulation games is a sub-genre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual lifeforms...
developed by skip Ltd.
Skip Ltd.
Skip is a Japanese video game developer that has a close relationship with Nintendo of Japan. Nintendo has published all of their Japanese releases; with the only notable exception being LOL , which Skip Ltd. published independently. The company's staff includes prominent developers from Square...
and published by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
for the Wii
Wii
The Wii is a home video game console released by Nintendo on November 19, 2006. As a seventh-generation console, the Wii primarily competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Sony's PlayStation 3. Nintendo states that its console targets a broader demographic than that of the two others...
's WiiWare service
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 North America on November 22, 2010 and on December 21, 2010 in Japan.
Story
You’ve arrived at the Snowpack Park hoping to hang out with some of the local penguins and learn how to take care of them. However, a recent storm has just sent the residents of the park fleeing to various islands throughout the area, and there are only a few penguins to be found. You're set out to gather back all the penguins at the various islands, and bring them back to the Snowpack Park. You are accompanied by Sam the penguin, who teaches you everything you need to know about caring for the penguins.Gameplay
Snowpack Park is a slowpaced life simulation gameLife simulation game
Life simulation games is a sub-genre of simulation video games in which the player lives or controls one or more virtual lifeforms...
. You take control over either a Mii character
Mii
A is a digital avatar used in Nintendo's Wii and Nintendo 3DS gaming consoles. They allow users to capture a likeness of themselves and others. After creating one using the Wii's Mii Channel or the Nintendo 3DS's Mii Maker, they can be used as playable characters in various titles for the...
or one of the characters already prepared. The game revolves around gathering penguins and interacting with them by feeding, petting and playing different minigame
Minigame
A minigame is a short video game often contained within another video game. A minigame is always smaller or more simplistic than the game in which it is contained. Minigames are sometimes also offered separately for free to promote the main game...
s with them. You brave various terrain and unexpected obstacles as you travel from island to island, finding penguins and bringing them back safely to the park. But getting them back is just the beginning. The penguins have different moods, which will go up and down depending on how much interaction they have with you, and if a penguin's mood gets too bad, it will leave the park. To prevent that from happening, you must learn how to feed, pet, and play games with the penguins in order to keep them happy.
At the end of the day, you will receive friend points depending on your friendship with the penguins. These points can be used to buy balloons, that help you travel to new islands where you can gather more penguins. You can also find new items and items, accessories and head wear you can equip your penguins with. You can also fish at special locations, where you can catch e.g. tuna, blowfish and even more items. There are various minigames you can play around the park, such as Free-Throw Follies, Blowfish Bowling, and Chuck-a-Chowfish. There are also several minigames you can unlock by tracking down keys to igloos located throughout the park. The penguins play an important role in the minigames. An example of this is the basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
minigame, where you throw penguins instead of basketballs.