Paper Airplane Chase

Genre: Arcade

Players: 1-2 Competitive (Same System)

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Review:

Paper Airplane Chase actually started its life as an unlockable minigame in WarioWare Inc.: Mega Microgame$ on the Game Boy Advance in 2003. In 2009, this minigame was released separately on the Nintendo DSi via the DSiWare service, and later grandfathered into the Nintendo 3DS eShop when the Nintendo 3DS released. This is an Arcade-style game where players angle a falling paper airplane left and right, trying to get it to avoid obstacles.

The presentation here is simple but decent, using 2D pixel art visuals, with cameos from the WarioWare characters. This comes complete with their distorted voice clips from the first WarioWare game playing. Unfortunately, this game doesn’t also contain all the great music of WarioWare, instead being more relaxed and slower-paced. This works well enough for the game, but it’s not particularly exciting.

As for the gameplay, what’s here is simple, yet still compelling. You’re just turning left and right. There’s a little nuance in that the angle also determines your speed – the closer you are to pointing straight down, the faster you go. You’ll also need to keep in mind your turning radius, which will make sharper turns difficult.

The game includes an endless mode where you try to get as far as possible without crashing, a timed mode where you’re trying to get to the bottom of a set course as quickly as possible, and a 2-player competitive race where each player takes half of the Nintendo DSi/Nintendo 3DS. These are all good options, though in the end the core gameplay here remains the same.

In the end, I think Paper Airplane Chase makes for a fun little distraction, but probably not much more than that. There’s not really enough depth here to really latch onto. However, for the low price of $2, this may be worth adding to your collection. It’s an entertaining way to spend a few minutes at a time, just not much more than that.

tl;dr – Paper Airplane Chase is an Arcade-style game originally released as an unlockable minigame in the first WarioWare game. Here on its own, this is still mildly entertaining, though it lacks the depth to keep you engaged for more than a few minutes before you’re ready to move on.

Grade: C+

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