Not to be confused with Time Bomb or Word Bomb.
| Countdown Crisis | |
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Game: |
Wii Party U |
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Type: |
2-4 Player |
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Timer: |
25-20 seconds (First round)
20-16 seconds (Second round) 13-11 seconds (Final round) |
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Instructions: |
NTSC: "Pass the bomb to another player before it explodes. The last player standing wins."
PAL: "Pass the bomb to the next player before it explodes! The last player standing wins." |
Countdown Crisis is an All-Play Minigame in Wii Party U.
Introduction[]
A player will catch a bomb with it's timer displaying a random number, then jump with shock. The minigame then begins. This introduction will replay itself to commence the second and third rounds.
Gameplay[]
Each round, the players must pass a bomb around each other in a circle, trying to survive until there is only one of them left. A few seconds after a round begins, the bomb's timer will go out, forcing players to keep track of it in their heads. When the timer hits 0, whoever's holding the bomb will be blown up and eliminated from the game.
Note: If a player tries to pass the bomb the exact moment it reaches 0, they won't finish passing in time and will lose. If they successfully pass it along moments before it reaches 0, the player they pass it to will lose.
Controls[]
- Hold the Wii Remote vertically.
- Press A to pass the bomb.
Trivia[]
- Whenever the bomb is about to explode, the panicking Mii's thumbs will go through it.
Notice how Araceli and Sara do not have their thumbs showing out.
- This Minigame is similar to Word Bomb and Time Bomb from the original Wii Party, where players pass around a bomb with a timer.
- When the bomb is about to explode, the Mii holding it will panic whilst the others flee, before the explosion throws them straight up and they fall back to earth sitting and dizzied, exactly how it happens in Time/Word Bomb.
- If a Mii passes the bomb before the timer goes out on it's own, it will vanish instantly.
- The timer actually stops a bit when a Mii passes the bomb.
- Mizuho, Rie, Daisuke, and Haruka are shown in the preview video for this minigame.
