An extract from the Pop-Up Pirate review by WiiWare World:
"Many of us will remember Tomy's successful 'board' game, Pop-Up Pirate, from our childhoods. Cautiously inserting mini-daggers into the pirate's unsuspecting torso in an attempt to avoid murdering the poor one-eyed sole – that's what being a kid is all about! Well, perhaps not, but it sure was an entertaining activity during heavy rainfall when stepping outside would have resulted in walking the plank anyway. Tomy has decided to bring us a video game conversion of its successful toy, but how well does their WiiWare map out?
In essence the WiiWare adaption of Pop-Up Pirate is just a digital version of the popular children's toy - there's no radical gameplay change or alterations of the game's premise. Tomy has seen fit to include only two modes in Pop-Up Pirate! to be taken advantage of. The first, aptly named, 'Pop-up Party', is what you'll remember from playing the toy – it simply involves the placement of small plastic swords into slots in a barrel, which encloses a fairly cheerful (considering his position) pirate, whilst attempting to avoid the sole opening which will lead to the pirate's untimely ejection from his wooden prison. The loser of the game is the one who activates this rogue space."
MyWii writes: "Pop-up Pirate is a wacky and entertaining addition to Wiiware. The game centers on placing swords into holes in a barrel, where a pirate has gotten stuck. The aim is to locate a set number of mines for each stage. Each hole gives you a number which indicates how many mines are nearby."
Tomy Europe has announced its first-ever videogame, Pop-Up Pirate!, is now available for digital download on WiiWare.
