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{{minigame-infobox
{{minigame infobox
| image = [[File:SaucerSwarm.png|260px]] <br> Battle mini-game version <br> [[File:SaucerSwarmDuel.png|260px]] <br> Duel mini-game version
|image=[[File:SaucerSwarm.png|280px]]<br>Battle<br>[[File:SaucerSwarmDuel.png|280px]]<br>Duel
| appeared_in = ''[[Mario Party 8]]''
|appears_in=''[[Mario Party 8]]''
| type = Battle mini-game <br> Duel mini-game
|type=Battle minigame<br>Duel minigame
| controls = {{button|wii|Wiimote}} &ndash; '''Pivot'''<br>{{button|wii|2}} &ndash; '''Shoot'''
|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]]''.
'''Saucer Swarm''' is a Battle and Duel [[minigame]] in ''[[Mario Party 8]]'', as well as a single-player minigame in [[Test for the Best]].


==Introduction==
==Introduction==
A large flying saucer is seen overhead, and it releases many smaller flying saucers from underneath it. As the camera zooms down, the first player is shown standing on a small podium with a laser blaster positioned on a meteor-like area, presumably the [[Moon]], as the smaller flying saucers touch down on the ground in front of them. The screen then splits to reveal all players, each standing on their own laser blasting podium, and the minigame begins.
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.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
The many small flying saucer-like aliens are trying to home in on the players' podiums and attack, so the player must use their laser blasters to keep the aliens at bay. Whichever player shoots the most flying saucers within the time limit wins. There is an additional golden flying saucer alien who simply floats around in the background. Shooting this flying saucer is worth two points.
The many small UFO-like aliens are trying to home in on the players' blasters and attack, so the players must shoot them to keep them at bay. Each UFO alien the 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 the 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 player won. This also applies to [[Swing Kings]].


==Ending==
==Ending==
[[File:SaucerSwarmEnd.png|thumb|left]]
[[File:SaucerSwarmEnd.png|thumb|[[Luigi]] watches [[Wario]] get abducted.]]
The player who won performs a victory dance, and the other player/players soon find themselves abducted by the alien spaceship that apparently sent the saucer aliens. The winner then watches the spaceship fly off.
Winners perform their victory poses, while losers get abducted by the alien spaceship. Winners then watch the spaceship fly off. In the Battle variant, if everyone has the same score, everyone wins, and no one is abducted. In 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 || N/A || N/A || Spaced-out Shooter
|}
 
==Controls==
*'''Wii Remote:''' Pivot
*'''Buttons'''
**{{button|wii|2}} &ndash; Shoot


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


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==Names in other languages==
{{MP8 Minigames}}
{{foreign names
[[Category:Duel Minigames]]
|Ger=Kampf den Untertassen
[[Category:Battle Minigames]]
|GerM=Battling the Saucers
[[Category:Mario Party 8 Minigames]]
|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!
}}
 
==Trivia==
*The giant UFO model used in this minigame was reused in ''{{wp|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]]

Latest revision as of 10:17, August 21, 2024

Saucer Swarm
Wario getting zapped in Saucer Swarm in Mario Party 8
Battle
Wario getting zapped in Saucer Swarm in Mario Party 8
Duel
Appears in Mario Party 8
Type Battle minigame
Duel minigame
Time limit 30 seconds
Initial record 20 points
Music track Feelin' Cyber
Music sample

Saucer Swarm is a Battle and Duel minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best.

Introduction[edit]

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.

Gameplay[edit]

The many small UFO-like aliens are trying to home in on the players' blasters and attack, so the players must shoot them to keep them at bay. Each UFO alien the 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 the 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 player won. This also applies to Swing Kings.

Ending[edit]

Wario getting abducted in Saucer Swarm in Mario Party 8
Luigi watches Wario get abducted.

Winners perform their victory poses, while losers get abducted by the alien spaceship. Winners then watch the spaceship fly off. In the Battle variant, if everyone has the same score, everyone wins, and no one is abducted. In case of no one scoring or both players tying in the Duel variant, all the players are abducted by the alien spaceship.

Test for the Best[edit]

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:

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 N/A N/A Spaced-out Shooter

Controls[edit]

  • Wii Remote: Pivot
  • Buttons
    • Two Button – Shoot

In-game text[edit]

  • Rules – "Shoot more of the incoming invaders than your rivals!"
  • Hint – "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[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese たおせインベーダー[?]
Taose Inbēdā 		Defeat the Invaders
French Vaisseaux Spéciaux[?] Special Ships (pun on vaisseau spatial (spaceship))
German Kampf den Untertassen[?] Battling the Saucers
Italian Invasione UFO[?] UFO Invasion
Korean 침략자를 물리쳐라 ![?]
Chimlyagjaleul Mullichyeola ! 		Defeat the Invaders!
Spanish Enjambre de platillos[?] Saucer Swarm

Trivia[edit]

  • The giant UFO model used in this minigame was reused in Wii Play: Motion in the UFO stage of the Trigger Twist mode.
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Minigames from Mario Party 8
4-Player minigames Alpine Assault • At the Chomp Wash • Crank to Rank • Flip the Chimp • In the Nick of Time • Kartastrophe • Lava or Leave 'Em • Mario Matrix • Mosh-Pit Playroom • Punch-a-Bunch • Rudder Madness • Scooter Pursuit • Shake It Up • Sick and Twisted • Speedy Graffiti • Swing Kings • Treacherous Tightrope • Water Ski Spree
1-vs.-3 minigames Bob-ombs Away • Chump Rope • Grabbin' Gold • Gun the Runner • Picture Perfect • Power Trip • Snow Way Out • Swervin' Skies • Thrash 'n' Crash
2-vs.-2 minigames Boo-ting Gallery • Bumper Balloons • Crops 'n' Robbers • Grabby Gridiron • King of the Thrill • Lean, Mean Ravine • Paint Misbehavin' • Rowed to Victory • Sugar Rush • Winner or Dinner
Battle minigames Aim of the Game • Cut from the Team • Glacial Meltdown • Saucer Swarm • Snipe for the Picking
Duel minigames Aim of the Game • Attention Grabber • Balancing Act • Blazing Lassos • Breakneck Building • Bumper Balloons • Cardiators • Cosmic Slalom • Eyebrawl • Flip the Chimp • Frozen Assets • Ion the Prize • Lava Lobbers • Lob to Rob • Loco Motives • Paint Misbehavin' • Pumper Cars • Rotation Station • Saucer Swarm • Settle It in Court • Shake It Up • Specter Inspector • Sugar Rush • Surf's Way Up • Swing Kings • Wing and a Scare • You're the Bob-omb
Challenge minigames Fruit Picker • Pour to Score • Stampede
Extras Zone minigames Canyon Cruisers • Chomping Frenzy • Flagging Rights • Moped Mayhem • Puzzle Pillars • Star Carnival Bowling • Table Menace • Trial by Tile
Last minigame Superstar Showdown
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