Look Away

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This article is about the minigame in Mario Party 2 and Superstars. For Mario Party 9 minigame that uses the same Korean name (참참참!), see Don't Look.

Template:Minigame-infobox Look Away is a 1-vs-3 minigame in Mario Party 2 and Mario Party Superstars.

Gameplay

Each participant is just the head of the player. After a short jingle plays, the single player must look either up, down, left, right, or straight ahead, accomplished by pushing the Control Stick in a given direction or not at all. Using the same controls, the team of three must avoid looking in the same direction as the single player. If one of the team players looks in the same direction as the single player, their head shrinks and an "X" appears above it, eliminating that player. Even if a player is eliminated, they can still move their head. If the solo player looks in the same direction as them again, their head shrinks even further. It is possible for more than one player to lose in a given round. The game ends either if the team of three loses or if one or more members of their team are still in the game after five rounds.

In the Mini-Game Coaster, the player is always on the solo team and must eliminate the three AI opponents to win.

The objective of the lone player trying to eliminate the other three while the team players have to survive five rounds would later be used again in the minigame Fight Cards in Mario Party 5, albeit with buttons determining the actions made instead of the Control Stick.

In Mario Party Superstars, unlike in the original version, the characters do not appear as disembodied heads. Instead, they appear in portraits with their faces and shoulders seen. Also, when a player from the team of three is eliminated, instead of their head shrinking with an "X" above it, the character's portrait is crossed off with a "no" symbol while the other two members of the team stare angrily at whoever was eliminated,[1] while in the final version, the "X" appears over the eliminated character while the camera zooms out on them, emulating what happens in the original version.[2] If both the player on the left and the player on the right get eliminated at the same time, the player in the middle will instead look angrily towards the screen. Additionally, characters vocalize each time their heads change direction.

Ending

In Mario Party 2, if the single player wins, they dance by bopping their head from side to side, and the team frowns below while spinning and shrinking. If the team players win, they dance while the single player's head spins, shrinks, and disappears.

In Mario Party Superstars, the winner(s) look(s) happy, while the loser(s) look(s) disappointed.

Controls

Mario Party 2

  • Control Stick – Move head

Mario Party Superstars

  • Control Stick – Move Head
  • Release Control Stick to Look Forward

In-game text

Mario Party 2

  • Game Rules"Look in the same direction as any bottom player to get him or her out. Get all 3 out in 5 turns!"
  • Game Rules (Mini-Game Coaster)"Look in the same direction as the players below to get them out. Get all three out to clear the game."
  • Advice"If you don't move the Control Stick, you'll face forward. Don't forget that this is another option!"

Mario Party Superstars

  • Solo side: "Choose a direction to look by the time the music stops."
  • Team side: "Look a different direction. Don't get tricked!"

Gallery

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese あっちむけ! こっち!![?]
Acchi muke! Kocchi!!
Look over there! Here!!
Dutch Niet meekijken[?] Don't watch along
German Hingucker[?] Eye-Catcher
Italian Dove guardi?[?] Where do you look?
Korean 참참참![?]
Chamchamcham!
Chamchamcham!
Proper name of a Korean play under the similar rule
Portuguese Olha pra Lá[?] Look Away
Russian Отвернись-ка![?]
Otvernis'-ka!
Now Look Away!
Spanish (NOA) No Me Mires![?] Don't Look at Me!
Spanish (NOE) ¡Mira Fuera![?] Look Away!

References

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