Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs

 Wii
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. BruceB
    May 17, 2009
    8
    The games themselves are a HUGE cut above the dreck that pollutes so much of the shovelware minigame comps that flood the Wii marketplace. The problem with the game is largely with the lack of online capability and the ridiculous story line that holds it all together. A minigame collection should be reviewed based on the fun that the games themselves provide however and Hudson is well The games themselves are a HUGE cut above the dreck that pollutes so much of the shovelware minigame comps that flood the Wii marketplace. The problem with the game is largely with the lack of online capability and the ridiculous story line that holds it all together. A minigame collection should be reviewed based on the fun that the games themselves provide however and Hudson is well established as the Cadillac line of software for casual gamers. This game ranks right up there with the Mario Party series for gaming fun and replay value. The game isn't for the hard-core gaming crowd, but that group isn't the target audience anyway. The Wii has a massive demographic of casual gamers that are starved for quality titles that can be picked up, played, and then replayed at liesure. While it seems like new titles come out almost weekly that target the casual gaming crowd it's rare that one can use the word "quality" with a straight face when reviewing them. Help Wanted is one such rare quality compilation.… Expand
  2. PokeProX
    Feb 1, 2020
    8
    Help Wanted is that kind of game that sits in the back of your closet, in a box of old Wii games, collecting dust, being almost entirely forgotten. Until one faithful day, you decided to check your box of old Wii games and find this "Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs". To remind you, this game is made by Hudson Soft, the now-defunct company that brought you the Mario Party games (from 1 to 8) andHelp Wanted is that kind of game that sits in the back of your closet, in a box of old Wii games, collecting dust, being almost entirely forgotten. Until one faithful day, you decided to check your box of old Wii games and find this "Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs". To remind you, this game is made by Hudson Soft, the now-defunct company that brought you the Mario Party games (from 1 to 8) and Bomberman. P.S: I've only played this whole game once.

    The story and presentation are quite wacky and quirky, which is good. The job system is where you play minigames, which are jobs, and they're pretty fun but a few minigames are either downright bad or frustrating. I really like this type of art style, it reminds me of some cartoony anime or so I remember. The music is slightly memorable if it's really good. This game has random wacky events that keep you from being either somewhat happy or sad. This feels like one of the typical Wii games that are actually (maybe) really good.

    This game is fun, quirky and maybe even addicting, if you want to play the game's story until the very end. There's a couple of flaws in the game, but the game is good regardless. The score for this is... 7.6! (8)    … Expand

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#66 Most Shared Wii Game of 2009

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Metascore
65

Mixed or average reviews - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 12
  3. Negative: 1 out of 12
  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    78
    Sure, it's a mini-game compilation, but it's as good an example of the genre as we've seen. [Apr 2009, p.84]
  2. Nintendo Gamer
    65
    Do minigames become more playable when coupled with a story that would have cinema goers lobbing popcorn at the screen? Answer: not really. [May 2009, p.60]
  3. Games Master UK
    55
    Full of odd novelty that, while funny, doesn't really outweigh the stinking games. [May 2009, p.83]
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