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|image=[[File:WWGIT Balance microgame.png|250px]]
|image=[[File:WWGIT Balance microgame.png|250px]]
|appeared_in=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|appears_in=''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
|type=Culture
|type=Culture
|intro=''Balance!''
|intro=''Balance!''
|info=''"When I visited a market in Asia, I saw many wonderful souvenirs for the buying. Alas, the scales must be perfectly balanced before I can pay the monies. Can you help poor Orbulon?"''
|info="''When I visited a market in Asia, I saw many wonderful souvenirs for the buying. Alas, the scales must be perfectly balanced before I can pay the monies. Can you help poor Orbulon?''"
|clear=20
|clear=20
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'''Balance the Scales''' is one of the [[microgame]]s in [[Orbulon]]'s Culture level in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
'''Balance the Scales''' is one of the [[microgame]]s in [[Orbulon]]'s Culture level in ''[[WarioWare: Get It Together!]]''
==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The object of this microgame is to balance the scales so they are the exact same weight. The scales must be balanced before 12 beats have passed. The cracked rocks can be broken, while the solid ones are unbreakable.
The object of this microgame is to balance the scales so they are the exact same weight. The scales must be balanced before time runs out (12 beats). The cracked rocks can be broken, while the solid ones are unbreakable.
*'''Level 1:''' There is only one solid rock.
*'''Level 1:''' There is only one solid rock.
*'''Level 2:''' There are more solid rocks, including a bigger rock weighing twice as much.
*'''Level 2:''' There are more solid rocks, including a bigger rock weighing twice as much.
*'''Level 3:''' There are even more solid rocks, and some rocks are initially not on the scale.
*'''Level 3:''' There are even more solid rocks, and some rocks are initially not on the scale.
If two players are utilized for this microgame, the player that breaks more units of weight receives an effort point upon success. If both players each break the same amount of weight, no effort points are awarded.


==Suitability==
==Suitability==
{{WWGITFit
{{WWGIT fit
|4.1=18-Volt|4.2=Dr. Crygor|4.3=Mike|4.4=Ashley|4.5=Red|4.6=Pyoro
|4.1=18-Volt|4.2=Dr. Crygor|4.3=Mike|4.4=Ashley|4.5=Red|4.6=Pyoro
|3.1=Wario|3.2=Young Cricket|3.3=Mona|3.4=Dribble and Spitz|3.5=Jimmy T|3.6=Orbulon|3.7=5-Volt|3.8=Master Mantis|3.9=Lulu
|3.1=Wario|3.2=Young Cricket|3.3=Mona|3.4=Dribble and Spitz|3.5=Jimmy T|3.6=Orbulon|3.7=5-Volt|3.8=Master Mantis|3.9=Lulu
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|1.1=Penny
|1.1=Penny
}}
}}
*[[Penny]]'s [[Jet Tank One]] might accidentally destroy too many rocks, rendering the microgame unwinnable.
*[[9-Volt]], [[Kat & Ana|Kat, and Ana]] are considered below-average fits as the former's constant moving and the latter's constant jumping require the respective characters to time their attacks.
*[[Penny]] is a bad fit as her [[Jet Tank One]]'s water might accidentally destroy too many rocks, rendering the microgame [[Unwinnable state|impossible to win]]. It is tied with [[Take a Seat]] as the worst-fit microgames to appear in Penny's Mix.
 
==Names in other languages==
{{foreign names
|Jap=てんびん
|JapR=Tenbin
|JapM=Balance Scales
|Chi=天平
|ChiR=Tiānpíng
|ChiM=Balance
|Kor=천칭
|KorR=Cheonching
|KorM=Scale
|Spa=Balance efectivo
|SpaM=Effective balance
|Ita=Ritorno all'equilibrio
|ItaM=Return to balance
|Ger=Tarieren geht über studieren
|GerM=Counterbalancing is Better than Studying<br>(a pun on the German phrase ''Probieren geht über studieren'', which means "to try before you badmouth it")
|Fre=Retour à l'équilibre
|FreM=Return to balance
}}


{{Orbulon's Microgames}}
{{Orbulon's microgames}}
{{WWGIT Microgames}}
{{WWGIT microgames}}
[[Category:WarioWare: Get It Together! microgames]]
[[Category:WarioWare: Get It Together! microgames]]

Latest revision as of 22:11, August 29, 2024

Balance the Scales
Balance the Scales microgame in WarioWare: Get It Together!
Appears in WarioWare: Get It Together!
Type Culture
Command(s) Balance!
Info "When I visited a market in Asia, I saw many wonderful souvenirs for the buying. Alas, the scales must be perfectly balanced before I can pay the monies. Can you help poor Orbulon?"
Points to clear 20

Balance the Scales is one of the microgames in Orbulon's Culture level in WarioWare: Get It Together!

Gameplay[edit]

The object of this microgame is to balance the scales so they are the exact same weight. The scales must be balanced before time runs out (12 beats). The cracked rocks can be broken, while the solid ones are unbreakable.

  • Level 1: There is only one solid rock.
  • Level 2: There are more solid rocks, including a bigger rock weighing twice as much.
  • Level 3: There are even more solid rocks, and some rocks are initially not on the scale.

If two players are utilized for this microgame, the player that breaks more units of weight receives an effort point upon success. If both players each break the same amount of weight, no effort points are awarded.

Suitability[edit]

Good Fit
Good Fit icon from WarioWare: Get It Together!
Above-Average Fit icon from WarioWare: Get It Together!
18-VoltDr. CrygorMikeAshleyRed (WarioWare series)Pyoro
Average Fit icon from WarioWare: Get It Together!
WarioYoung CricketMonaDribble & SpitzJimmy TOrbulon5-VoltMaster MantisLulu
Below-Average Fit icon from WarioWare: Get It Together!
9-VoltKat & Ana
Bad Fit
Bad Fit icon from WarioWare: Get It Together!
Penny
  • 9-Volt, Kat, and Ana are considered below-average fits as the former's constant moving and the latter's constant jumping require the respective characters to time their attacks.
  • Penny is a bad fit as her Jet Tank One's water might accidentally destroy too many rocks, rendering the microgame impossible to win. It is tied with Take a Seat as the worst-fit microgames to appear in Penny's Mix.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese てんびん[?]
Tenbin
Balance Scales
Chinese 天平[?]
Tiānpíng
Balance
French Retour à l'équilibre[?] Return to balance
German Tarieren geht über studieren[?] Counterbalancing is Better than Studying
(a pun on the German phrase Probieren geht über studieren, which means "to try before you badmouth it")
Italian Ritorno all'equilibrio[?] Return to balance
Korean 천칭[?]
Cheonching
Scale
Spanish Balance efectivo[?] Effective balance