Casino Kid and Wario Video Games Crossover

With only one headline game under his belt, Billy Hatcher has been hidden in the shadows for a long time – probably rightfully. By haphazardly mixing quick wits with thoughtful planning and lashings of Wario's bizarre humour, this could definitely make a play for strangest strategy game ever. Fail a micro-game, lose a unit win and you avoid the danger or take down an enemy character. Encounter an enemy and you could pick your nose at them - as is WarioWare tradition. And what better way to deal with these hazards than through the quick-fire five second micro-games that Wario is famous for? Wander through a woodland section and a bear might appear that needs to be scared off you might need to proffer a fish to a troll to cross over his bridge. Throwing these two greedy hosts up against one another could only mean one thing: this war is over money, hidden away in caves that must be defended, assaulted or raced towards.Īs you stumbled around the board, you'd have to dodge obstacles and traps left behind by opponents. WarioWars could march the flatulent one and friends into the world of Advance Wars to engage in turn-based warfare against Captain Syrup's band of pirates. Pokémon aren't the only Nintendo characters suitable for an invasion of the strategy genre: taking Wario and his Ware cohorts to the battlefield could result in a game like no other. Here are a few ideas – and no, there are no mentions of Metroid X Star Fox. It got us thinking – which other franchises could work together to deliver fresh experiences or bring obscure properties into the limelight? There are surely some more nuggets of gold to be found in absurdity.

Yet for all the weirdness, it actually turned out brilliantly – whoever came up with the idea of mixing up an old school strategy RPG with the super popular monster mash deserves some kind of medal. Reactions at Pokémon Conquest's announcement ranged from confused mutterings to gasps of wonder at the possibilities.

As strange crossovers go, Pokémon and Nobunaga's Ambition is right up there.

Casino Kid and Wario Video Games Crossover