Water Warfare

Water Warfare

released on Jun 23, 2009

Water Warfare

released on Jun 23, 2009

A kid friendly "first-person soaker" for WiiWare, in which you shoot water guns courtesy of Hudson Soft.


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This baby Wii FPS is far better than it has a right to be, wish I could've played when online was active

If I had to use one word to describe Water Warfare, it would be "functional." It's your pretty standard run of the mill FPS but with water guns instead of AK 47s and Desert Eagles so you can play this with your kid sister. It's kinda like how George and Harold from Captain Underpants talk about adults freaking out when you portray violence between humans, but they take no issue if you portray violence between humans and robots or aliens instead. Anyways, Water Warfare's aiming and camera controls feel pretty in-line for the Wii motion control era, with your Wii mote used for aiming and your Nunchuk used for movement. While it's not the greatest sensation moving around and using the Wii mote for camera control, I can also acknowledge on my end that maybe this feels smoother if you use the Super Zapper accessory (I did not have one on hand). Water Warfare's got your standard different types of water guns (such as a shotgun and a machine gun) and some pick up powerups like a water bucket grenade and water bottle refills (which is important because refilling water is a bit annoying since you have to go to a water fountain and stick around for a solid half minute or so and are quite vulnerable). Really, the only glaring nitpick is that I think the game's very Suzie Snowflake in that it's lacking a bit of aesthetic, with a pretty generic soundtrack and no cutesy/cartoony sound effects from the standard looking Dokapon Kingdom characters. It gets the job done in all other regards and has plenty of standard shooter modes (like capture the flag, only now it's capture the treasure chest) and enough maps to keep you occupied. Overall, I think Water Warfare is a solid enough alternative if you want to get your younger siblings and cousins on the track to playing DOOM, but you're not really missing anything if you want to just wait a few years to get them the good stuff.