Sock It to Lakitu

Sock It to Lakitu
Appears in	Mario Party 9
Type	Boss minigame
Music track	Tough Enemy Now You've Done It!
Music sample First phase: Second phase:

Sock It to Lakitu is a boss minigame in Mario Party 9.

Introduction

Lakitu flies from the sky, spins around, pulls out a Spiny Egg, and throws it onto the field where all the players are.

Gameplay

The players must run around the field, hitting blocks that appear in groups of three. Four images on the blocks cycle: a Bullet Bill, two Bullet Bills, three Bullet Bills, and a Spiny Egg. The images indicate what a block releases if it is hit at that moment. Bullet Bills are launched at Lakitu, earning the player who fired them a point for every hit, while Spiny Eggs hatch into Spinies that wander in a random direction before falling off the edge of the field. Players who hit Spinies lose a point. New blocks do not spawn until all three of the existing blocks have been hit. Initially, Lakitu himself hovers out of the players' reach, occasionally throwing Spiny Eggs onto the field to try to prevent players from reaching the blocks. A player who falls into the surrounding pit loses a point and returns to the field via bubble shortly thereafter. Once Lakitu's health is halfway gone, he starts throwing larger Spiny Eggs that hatch into Big Spinies. Not only are Big Spinies harder to evade, but they also deduct two points from any player who hits one. The player or players who deliver the final attack get an extra three points, and the player with the most points after the battle is the winner. If the players are unable to defeat Lakitu within five minutes, the minigame ends in a draw.

Ending

Once the last Bullet Bill hits Lakitu, he is flung into the sky with his cloud, turning into a star in the distance, as he releases a bunch of Mini Stars in Party Mode and Solo Mode.

In-game text

• Rules – "Punch the blocks when Bullet Bills appear on them to launch attacks on Lakitu. The more Bullet Bills on the block, the bigger the attack!"
• Controls – "Hold the Wii Remote sideways. Press to move and to jump."

Gallery

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  Sock It to Lakitu, as any other boss minigame, has a matchup screen to announce the fight.

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  Lakitu becomes angry after he loses half of his health.

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  During the second half, Lakitu sends Big Spinies onto the field.

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  Mario delivers the final attack.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	ジュゲムのアクションバトル[?] Jugemu no Akushon Batoru	Lakitu's Action Battle
Chinese	球蓋姆你丟我射[?] Qiúgàimǔ nǐ diū wǒ shè	Lakitu, You Throw, I Shoot
French (NOA)	Attaque sur Lakitou[?]	Attack Lakitu
French (NOE)	Tohu-bohu pour Lakitu[?]	Pandemonium For Lakitu
German	Lakitus Luftkampf[?]	Lakitu's Air Combat
Italian	Scontro con Lakitu[?]	Clash with Lakitu
Spanish	Todos contra Lakitu[?]	Everybody Against Lakitu