Snipe for the Picking

Template:Minigame-infobox Snipe for the Picking is a Battle minigame in Mario Party 8, as well as a single-player minigame in Test for the Best. Its name is a pun on the expression "ripe for the picking."

Introduction

The first player enters a small room filled with gears that an Ukiki is cranking. The player then shoots an apple-shaped target, after which the screen splits into four sections and the game starts.

Gameplay

In this game, apple-shaped targets will slide in front of the players, who need to shoot target zones attached to them that are worth 10, 30, or 100 points. Each target stays on the screen for one whole second, so the players need to shoot the targets quickly. The targets will not have the point zones in the same locations. Whoever has the most points after all the targets wins.

Ending

The losers are carried away by Ukikis behind the winner(s) (similar to the ending of Apes of Wrath from Mario Party 7), who does their victory pose(s).

Test for the Best

In Test for the Best, the player plays alone in this minigame and must shoot the targets to earn as many points as possible within 30 seconds. The scores required to earn a certain point total are as follows:

Grade	Points earned	Required in minigame
A+	1,000	1,500 points
A	900	1,300 points
B	800	1,100 points
C	700	900 points
D	600	700 points

Controls

• Wii Remote: Use the Pointer to move the cursor.
• Buttons
  • / – Shoot

In-game text

• Rules – "Rack up the biggest score by shooting the target zones with the highest numbers."
• Hint – "The high-score zones aren't always in the middle of the target. Pay close attention!"

See also

• Hyper Sniper

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning	Notes
Japanese	まとあてボウガン[?] Mato ate bōgan	Target-Aim Bow Gun
German	Punkteschießen[?]	Point Shooting
Italian	Cecchino e Bottino[?]	Sniper and Loot
Spanish	Tiro al blanco[?]	Target Shooting

Trivia

• This is the only minigame in Test for the Best that is neither a 4-Player minigame nor a Duel minigame.