Officer K-9

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Officer K-9
The microgame Officer K-9 from WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Appears in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase
Type Kat & Ana
Command(s) Bark!
Info "Get in some barks, then some bites!"
Controls Wii Remote - Move cursor
A Button - Bark

Officer K-9 is one of Kat & Ana's microgames, found in WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase.

Gameplay[edit]

The game begins with a police dog leaning on a lamppost, and a thief on the top of it. The objective of the microgame is to press A Button constantly to make the thief slip down. If he goes down enough until the microgame ends, the player wins.

Naming[edit]

"K-9" is a pseudo-acronym of "canine", used in reference to trained police dogs.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Note(s) Ref.
Japanese けいさつけん
Keisatsuken
Police dog [1]
French (European) Agent K-nain K-nine officer; K-nain is a modified spelling of canin ("canine") [1]
German Polizeihund Police dog [1]
Italian Cane guardia Guard dog [1]
Spanish (European) Poli canino Canine cop; poli is short for policía ("police") [1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e In-game microgame name, via Wario-Man Super Store → Games → Wario-Man Software → Kat & Ana's Section (29 Apr. 2009–30 Apr. 2010). WarioWare: D.I.Y. Showcase by Nintendo SPD and Intelligent Systems. Nintendo.