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Captain Toad Treasure Tracker Release
REDMOND, Wash.--(December 3, in the year of our Lord 2014)--
The underdog hero Captain Toad needs help! He and Toadette will
do anything for treasure. How else to explain the two intrepid
explorers tackling near-insurmountable obstacles like smoldering
volcanoes, rickety mine carts, haunted houses and even
fire-breathing dragons? Talk about perseverance! In the Captain
Toad: Treasure Tracker game, launching exclusively for the Wii U
console on Dec. 5, players must muster their own courage to help
Captain Toad and Toadette tackle maze-like levels full of
tricks, traps and enemies.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker finds players donning their own
trusty head lamps to journey through more than 70 colorful and
imaginative levels. Each level is a self-contained puzzle full
of surprising obstacles and creative challenges that can only be
solved by viewing the world from different angles using the Wii
U GamePad controller. With Super Gems and Power Stars hiding in
every nook and cranny, power-ups ready to be grabbed and many
unlockable secrets, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is
overflowing with treasures of all types to track. And tracking
treasure is what Captain Toad and Toadette do best.
When the giant bird Wingo accidentally whisks Toadette away at
the start of Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, it’s up to Captain
Toad to rescue her. But Captain Toad isn’t the only one doing
the rescuing. When the roles are reversed and Captain Toad is
later taken by Wingo, Toadette has to risk life and pigtails to
save the captain. The goal of every stage is to find the coveted
Power Star, but Captain Toad and Toadette can also gather hidden
Super Gems, 1-Up Mushrooms and shiny gold coins. Players can
also complete a specific challenge on each stage like “Slipped
Past All the Shy Guys!” that will unlock additional levels in
the game.
Equipped with a head lamp, backpack and fashion-forward
kerchief, Captain Toad and Toadette look ready for adventure,
but there’s that pesky problem of not being able to jump. But
not to worry: Using creative thinking instead of fancy footwork,
players have numerous ways to reach the Power Stars. They might
need to pluck turnips to throw at enemies, ride in mine carts to
reach the goal, grab helpful power-ups like the brick-breaking
Super Pickax or multiplying Double Cherry, or spin the camera
around to discover hidden passageways. Players can even tap the
touch screen on the Wii U GamePad to deal with troublesome
enemies. The amount of variety and creativity in the game is
staggering and keeps getting better and better as the game
progresses.
The adventure in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker doesn’t just end
with the main story. Players that have Super Mario 3D World save
data present on their Wii U systems can immediately unlock bonus
content in the form of Super Mario 3D World-style stages. After
completing the game, the Super Mario 3D World-style stages will
also unlock for players who don’t have the save data. There are
also “Mummy-Me” stages that find Captain Toad being chased by a
mummy that resembles Captain Toad. Captain Toad: Treasure
Tracker will even support amiibo functionality. Nintendo will
reveal more details about this cool feature in the future.
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker will be available in stores, and
in the Nintendo eShop on Wii U on Dec. 5 at a suggested retail
price of $39.99.