Crops 'n' Robbers

Crops 'n' Robbers
Appears in	Mario Party 8
Type	2-vs.-2 minigame
Music track	Chase and Overtake
Music sample

Crops 'n' Robbers is a 2-vs.-2 minigame that is found in Mario Party 8. It is the only 2-vs.-2 minigame in Mario Party 8 where the players have different controls. Its name is a pun on the name of the children's game cops and robbers.

Introduction

Two Shy Guys are driving their farm trucks as both of them have teams in the container boxes. They stop at the middle of some type of farm as the teams get out from the container boxes, one player carrying the hammer on each team. A Monty Mole sees the other team and goes back into the burrow. The camera then moves back from the area, letting the players see the area of the playfield the teams are in. The minigame then starts.

Gameplay

Another example

The goal of the minigame is to pick all the carrots and hit all the Monty Moles in the player's field before the opposing players can do the same to theirs. The players with hammers must hit all the Monty Moles in their fields by swinging like a hammer, and the players without hammers have to pick all the carrots by holding either or while thrusting upwards. Teamwork is important in this minigame, since some carrots and Monty Moles must be cleared to get to other parts of the field. Whichever team clears its field first wins. If five minutes pass, the minigame ends in a tie.

Ending

After the teams do their respective winning and losing animations, the winners run to their farm truck and get in the container box (with their carrots), and then the Shy Guy drives away with the team in the container box. The other Shy Guy waits but then drives away (with any carrots in the back), leaving the losing team behind (seen only in Party Mode). If a tie occurs, all players do their losing animations, and the Shy Guys immediately drive away.

Controls

Monty whackers

• Wii Remote: Swing hammer
• Buttons
  • – Move

Carrot pickers

• Wii Remote: Pick carrot
• Buttons
  • – Move
  • / – Grab carrot

In-game text

• Rules – "Clear your team's garden first. One of you pulls carrots; the other whacks Montys!"
• Hint – "Coordinate your efforts! You may need to target a specific carrot or Monty to allow your teammate to move ahead."

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ニンジンとチョロプー[?] Ninjin to choropū	Carrots and Monty Moles
French	Carotte et Maillet[?]	Carrot and Mallet
German	Jäger und Sammler[?]	Hunters and Gatherers
Italian	Il Martello e la Carota[?]	The Hammer and the Carrot
Korean	당근과 쪼르뚜[?] Dang-geungwa Jjoreuttu	Carrots and Monty Moles
Spanish	Día de cosecha[?]	Harvest Day