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==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The player controls a lone samurai named Shadowy Samurai, who must stop samurai assassins from attacking him by touching them with his sword. If Shadowy Samurai’s sword is correctly tilted, either the other's sword will fly off or, if it's pointing at his chest, the assassin will drop the sword and say "Ouch".
The player controls a lone samurai named Shadowy Samurai, who must stop samurai attacker from attacking him by touching them with his sword. If Shadowy Samurai’s sword is correctly tilted, either the other's sword will fly off or, if it's pointing at his chest, the attackers will drop the sword and say "Ouch".
*'''1st level difficulty:''' There is a single assassin.
*'''1st level difficulty:''' There is a single attacker.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' There are two assassins. Sometimes, one of them charges at Shadowy Samurai, but then runs back; then the other assassin charges from behind.
*'''2nd level difficulty:''' There are two attackers. Sometimes, one of them charges at Shadowy Samurai, but then runs back; then the other attackers charges from behind.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' Same as level 2, but sometimes one of them stops just in front of the sword; then the other one strikes from behind, and the one who had stopped charges forward again.
*'''3rd level difficulty:''' Same as level 2, but sometimes one of them stops just in front of the sword; then the other one strikes from behind, and the one who had stopped charges forward again.
A souvenir called [[Stabs in the Dark]] also appears in ''Twisted!'' Its gameplay is identical, but assassins keep coming and attacking until the player gets hit.
A souvenir called [[Stabs in the Dark]] also appears in ''Twisted!'' Its gameplay is identical, but attackers keep coming and attacking until the player gets hit.


==Mission (''WarioWare Gold'')==
==Mission (''WarioWare Gold'')==

Revision as of 20:13, February 9, 2025

Not to be confused with Stabs in the Dark.
Stab in the Dark
The microgame Stab in the Dark from WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare: Twisted!
The microgame Stab in the Dark from WarioWare Gold
WarioWare Gold
Appears in WarioWare: Twisted!
WarioWare Gold
Type Jimmy T. (Twisted!)
Ashley & Red (Gold)
Command(s) Disarm!
Info "Danger lurks in the darkness! Use your sword to defend yourself!" (Twisted!)
"Hmm... Ruffians. Swing your sword to drive them off." (Gold)
Controls Tilt motion control/Tilt motion control – Block
Time limit 8 beats (Gold)
Points to clear 15

Stab in the Dark is one of Jimmy T.'s microgames in WarioWare: Twisted! and returns in WarioWare Gold as one of Ashley & Red's microgames. Its name is derived from the phrase meaning a guess with little or no evidence (also a "shot in the dark").

Gameplay

The player controls a lone samurai named Shadowy Samurai, who must stop samurai attacker from attacking him by touching them with his sword. If Shadowy Samurai’s sword is correctly tilted, either the other's sword will fly off or, if it's pointing at his chest, the attackers will drop the sword and say "Ouch".

  • 1st level difficulty: There is a single attacker.
  • 2nd level difficulty: There are two attackers. Sometimes, one of them charges at Shadowy Samurai, but then runs back; then the other attackers charges from behind.
  • 3rd level difficulty: Same as level 2, but sometimes one of them stops just in front of the sword; then the other one strikes from behind, and the one who had stopped charges forward again.

A souvenir called Stabs in the Dark also appears in Twisted! Its gameplay is identical, but attackers keep coming and attacking until the player gets hit.

Mission (WarioWare Gold)

  • Two Hits: The player has to clear the game without hitting any bamboo swords.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ちゃんばら[?]
Chanbara
Sword Fight
French Sabre de l'ombre[?] Shadow saber
German Schattenstreich[?] Shadow Stab
Italian Lama nel buio[?] Blade in the dark
Spanish (NOA) Combate en las sombras[?] Battle in the shadows
Spanish (NOE) Sombras chinas[?] Shadow play, literally "Chinese shadows"