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| {{minigame infobox | | {{minigame-infobox |
| |image=[[File:SaucerSwarm.png|280px]]<br>Battle<br>[[File:SaucerSwarmDuel.png|280px]]<br>Duel | | | image = [[File:SaucerSwarm.png|260px]] <br> Battle mini-game version <br> [[File:SaucerSwarmDuel.png|260px]] <br> Duel mini-game version |
| |appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]'' | | | appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 8]]'' |
| |type=Battle minigame<br>Duel minigame | | | type = Battle mini-game <br> Duel mini-game |
| |time=30 seconds | | | controls = {{button|wii|Wiimote}} – '''Pivot'''<br>{{button|wii|2}} – '''Shoot''' |
| |record=20 points | |
| |track=Feelin' Cyber | |
| |sample=[[File:MP8 Feelin' Cyber.oga]] | |
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| '''Saucer Swarm''' is a Battle and Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', as well as a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]]. | | '''Saucer Swarm''' is a Battle and Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]''. |
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| ==Introduction== | | ==Introduction== |
| A large [[UFO]] is seen overhead, releasing many smaller UFOs from underneath it. As the camera zooms down, the first player is shown riding a laser blaster as the aliens touch down on the ground in front of them. The screen then splits to reveal all players. | | A large flying saucer is seen overhead, and it releases many smaller flying saucers from underneath it. As the camera zooms down, the first player is shown standing on a small podium with a laser blaster positioned on a meteor-like area, presumably the [[Moon]], as the smaller flying saucers touch down on the ground in front of them. The screen then splits to reveal all players, each standing on their own laser blasting podium, and the minigame begins. |
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| ==Gameplay== | | ==Gameplay== |
| The many small UFO-like aliens are trying to home in on the players' blasters and attack, so the players must shoot them to keep them at bay. Each UFO alien the player shoots is worth a [[point]]. An additional golden UFO alien who floats around erratically in the background is worth two points if shot. If an alien gets too close to the player, the latter is electrocuted and momentarily stunned. Whichever player(s) shoot(s) the most aliens win(s). If both players have the same score in the Duel variant, it ends in a tie; if they break the current record while doing so, it counts as a new record even though neither player won. This also applies to [[Swing Kings]]. | | The many small flying saucer-like aliens are trying to home in on the players' podiums and attack, so the player must use their laser blasters to keep the aliens at bay. Whichever player shoots the most flying saucers within the time limit wins. There is an additional golden flying saucer alien who simply floats around in the background. Shooting this flying saucer is worth two points. |
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| ==Ending== | | ==Ending== |
| [[File:SaucerSwarmEnd.png|thumb|[[Luigi]] watches [[Wario]] get abducted.]] | | [[File:SaucerSwarmEnd.png|thumb|left]] |
| Winners perform their victory poses, while losers get abducted by the alien spaceship. Winners then watch the spaceship fly off. In the Battle variant, if everyone has the same score, everyone wins, and no one is abducted. In case of no one scoring or both players tying in the Duel variant, all the players are abducted by the alien spaceship.
| | The player who won performs a victory dance, and the other player/players soon find themselves abducted by the alien spaceship that apparently sent the saucer aliens. The winner then watches the spaceship fly off. |
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| ==Test for the Best== | |
| In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must shoot as many aliens as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:
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| | '''A+''' || 1,000 || 52 saucers || 50 saucers || Titanium Defender
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| | '''A''' || 900 || 48 saucers || 46 saucers || Silver Defender
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| | '''B''' || 800 || 44 saucers || 42 saucers || Iron Defender
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| | '''C''' || 700 || 40 saucers || 38 saucers || Average Defender
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| | '''D''' || 600 || 36 saucers || 34 saucers || Sleepwalking Shooter
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| | '''F''' || 0 || N/A || N/A || Spaced-out Shooter
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| ==Controls==
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| *'''Wii Remote:''' Pivot
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| *'''Buttons'''
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| **{{button|wii|2}} – Shoot
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| ==In-game text== | | ==In-game text== |
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| * '''Hint''' – ''"An invader will stun you for a few seconds if it hits your base. Keep pivoting to survey the whole field!"'' | | * '''Hint''' – ''"An invader will stun you for a few seconds if it hits your base. Keep pivoting to survey the whole field!"'' |
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| ==Names in other languages==
| | {{Mario Party 8}} |
| {{foreign names | | [[Category:Duel Minigames]] |
| |Ger=Kampf den Untertassen
| | [[Category:Battle Minigames]] |
| |GerM=Battling the Saucers
| | [[Category:Mario Party 8 Minigames]] |
| |Fre=Vaisseaux Spéciaux
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| |FreM=Special Ships (pun on ''vaisseau spatial'' (spaceship))
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| |Spa=Enjambre de platillos
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| |SpaM=Saucer Swarm
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| |Ita=Invasione UFO
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| |ItaM=UFO Invasion
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| |Jap=たおせインベーダー
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| |JapR=Taose Inbēdā
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| |JapM=Defeat the Invaders
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| |Kor=침략자를 물리쳐라 !
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| |KorR=Chimlyagjaleul Mullichyeola !
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| |KorM=Defeat the Invaders!
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| ==Trivia==
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| *The giant UFO model used in this minigame was reused in ''{{wp|Wii Play: Motion}}'' in the UFO stage of the Trigger Twist mode.
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| {{MP8 minigames}}
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| [[Category:Duel minigames]] | |
| [[Category:Battle minigames]] | |
| [[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]] | |
