I'm not sure I have much to say about this one. I have a lot of great memories playing WarioWare Smooth Moves on the Wii back in the day and I always wanted a new WarioWare game that was similar. Well now we have Move It which is basically a spiritual successor to it and... it's fine.

There isn't a lot of content in this game and I really feel no need to go back to try and get higher scores after beating the main story. The microgames are fine and fit in with the rest of the series, but the controls are a step back in my opinion. I feel like the JoyCons are less responsive than the Wiimotes were way back in 2006. There were several instances where I felt like I was doing what the game wanted me to but the game just didn't respond in the expected way.

On the lack of content, this game has a surprisingly low amount of levels. Typically in WarioWare games they give each character their own stage, but in this one the majority of the time they are grouped up in groups of 2 or 3 characters per stage leaving us with a surprising lack of levels. The only stage that really stands out is, of course, 9-Volt's level. The microgames based on Nintendo's vast catalogue of games are always the highlight of each WarioWare entry. The rest of the stages sadly aren't very memorable.

Presentation-wise, the game and cutscenes look really good at least. Wario's new voice is a little off, but not enough the ruin the experience.

If you're looking for a WarioWare game on the Switch, I'd recommend Get it Together instead.

Reviewed on Jun 07, 2024


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