Inside the Games of Party Versus | Tips & Tricks from the Devs

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In the Spike Attack minigame, grab your ammo from spawn points all over your room and take aim at your opponents but, be ready! As soon as your opponents throw at you, the balls sprout spikes and can\u2019t be caught anymore (only deflected with another ball!). Top tips for this game include always keeping one spike ball in-hand to use as a shield ! Also, be sure to use your couch as cover and keep an eye out for high value Golden Balls that spawn near the center of the rooms. Can you time your run right to grab them without being hit? 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Order matters and the balloons are split between the team's rooms, so communication is key. Each balloon is worth points, and completing a set earns your team a bonus and triggers the next group of even more balloons to spawn. To get the high score here, try to spend more time facing your room than staring at your teammate's - the next balloon will always light up and it's often quicker to just dive at the next balloon yourself than wait for instructions. Variations include: "},"id":"1bd96f5b-346e-48b0-abcf-bdeb537c12a3","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" Team - Use voice chat to communicate and strategize with teammates Free For All - Pop as fast as you can to earn the crown Muffled - Uh-oh, your voice is scrambled. Can you work solely with gestures to keep your team on pace? Twisted "},"id":"ce78919b-ea13-41a9-b961-cd19aa56fedb","isHidden":false,"type":"listBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/sgqLLkfZWR6IU6hv"],"src":"","alt":"Pop Pals in Party Versus, mixed reality gameplay footage","caption":"It's all fun and games until no one can find 8","link":"","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"98bdd133-5fd1-439f-950a-a998697d55b4","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"Milky Way Moovers","customid":""},"id":"d2d5335e-fee6-4212-9920-5d25f6346105","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":" This one takes cow tipping to the next level (of our atmosphere). In this far out farm game, teams must gather their cows and send them to space via UFO tractor beams randomly placed around each room! The twist is, YOU must direct your teammate to the UFOs in their room because while they can see the cows, only you can see the UFOs ! It\u2019s up to you to help send those party cows to the ultimate interstellar celebration. Be sure to use big, broad gestures to communicate how to move and when to stop and let go of each cow. Variations include: "},"id":"4ba5007c-c1d4-430a-87f4-7b7334bc79db","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" Muffled - in space, not even the cows can hear you scream. Gesture your team to success Twisted "},"id":"1eb7f8c8-1393-44be-a5c1-d829c266a45f","isHidden":false,"type":"listBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/rnkZmQvlVA2qJQwE"],"src":"","alt":"Milky Way Moovers in the mixed reality game Party Versus","caption":"That squiggly word bubble means your teammate is desperately trying to communicate, but it's up to you to decipher","link":"","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"b79a5003-5d9e-43ff-a4b4-5cd06a8029ab","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"},{"content":{"level":"h2","text":"Cupcake Explosion","customid":""},"id":"99a03669-476c-42c2-805c-4b87af855a84","isHidden":false,"type":"headingBlock"},{"content":{"text":" Bet you can\u2019t eat just one! Cupcakes are meant to be enjoyed, but is this too much of a good thing!? Race around your room grabbing and eating cupcakes that appear at an increasingly alarming rate. Hands too slow? Just shove your face directly into them ! 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Race to match them with their perfect pair to earn points. But there's a layer of strategy here, too. Throw your party favors to a match to earn even more bonus points, especially if the matching item is thrown by a friend! You can even snipe a match from an unsuspecting friend if you time it right. Variations include: "},"id":"ecbfa7b8-19ac-4742-ab7f-52cd9661ed17","isHidden":false,"type":"textBlock"},{"content":{"text":" Team Free For All Twisted "},"id":"3e2a6e0a-dfb9-47ae-b32c-0aaff874a768","isHidden":false,"type":"listBlock"},{"content":{"location":"kirby","image":["file:\/\/Sz0J3H0TxmOF7932"],"src":"","alt":"Matching Madness in the mixed reality fun of Party Versus","caption":"\"Ok glow stick to me. No, no, the green one! Well, it's gone\"","link":"","ratio":"","crop":"false"},"id":"95534fe7-5580-4b5c-9fb5-356794e47b53","isHidden":false,"type":"imageBlock"}]