Editing Saucer Swarm

{{minigame infobox
|image=[[File:SaucerSwarm.png|280px]]<br>Battle version<br>[[File:SaucerSwarmDuel.png|280px]]<br>Duel version
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|type=Battle minigame<br>Duel minigame
|time=30 seconds
|record=20 points
|track=Feelin' Cyber
|sample=[[File:MP8 Feelin' Cyber.oga]]
}}
'''Saucer Swarm''' is a Battle and Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', as well as a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]].

==Overview==
[[File:SaucerSwarmEnd.png|thumb|left|[[Luigi]] watching [[Wario]] being abducted at the end of the Duel variant]]
In the 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.

The many small UFO-like aliens are trying to home in on the players' blasters and attack, so the players must shoot them to prevent them from approaching. Each UFO alien a 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 a 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 of the players won. This also applies to [[Swing Kings]].

Winners perform their victory animations, while losers get abducted by the alien spaceship, as the winners watch and the spaceship then flies off. In Party Mode, if the results screen remains, a few seconds later, the spaceship can be seen blasting into space in the background. In the Battle variant, if everyone has the same score, everyone wins, and no one is abducted. In the case of no one scoring or both players tying in the Duel variant, all the players are abducted by the alien spaceship.
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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:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Grade !! Points earned !! Score required in minigame (NTSC) || Score required in minigame (PAL) !! Title
|-
| '''A+''' || 1,000 || 52 saucers || 50 saucers || Titanium Defender
|-
| '''A''' || 900 || 48 saucers || 46 saucers || Silver Defender
|-
| '''B''' || 800 || 44 saucers || 42 saucers || Iron Defender
|-
| '''C''' || 700 || 40 saucers || 38 saucers || Average Defender
|-
| '''D''' || 600 || 36 saucers || 34 saucers || Sleepwalking Shooter
|-
| '''F''' || 0 || 35 or fewer saucers || 33 or fewer saucers || Spaced-out Shooter
|}

==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Pivot
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|2}} &ndash; Shoot

==In-game text==
* '''Rules''' &ndash; ''"Shoot more of the incoming invaders than your rivals!"''
* '''Hint''' &ndash; ''"An invader will stun you for a few seconds if it hits your base. Keep pivoting to survey the whole field!"''

==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Ger=Kampf den Untertassen
|GerM=Battling the Saucers
|Fre=Vaisseaux Spéciaux
|FreM=Special Ships (pun on ''vaisseau spatial'' (spaceship))
|Spa=Enjambre de platillos
|SpaM=Saucer Swarm
|Ita=Invasione UFO
|ItaM=UFO Invasion
|Jap=たおせインベーダー
|JapR=Taose Inbēdā
|JapM=Defeat the Invaders
|Kor=침략자를 물리쳐라 !
|KorR=Chimlyagjaleul Mullichyeola !
|KorM=Defeat the Invaders!
}}

==Notes==
*The giant UFO model used in this minigame was reused in ''[[miiwiki:Wii Play: Motion|Wii Play: Motion]]'' in the UFO stage of the Trigger Twist mode.

{{MP8 minigames}}
[[Category:Duel minigames]]
[[Category:Battle minigames]]
[[Category:Mario Party 8 minigames]]