Middle Management

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Middle Management

Appears in	WarioWare: Touched!
Type	Cute Cuts
Command(s)	Chop!
Info	"Slash your stylus across the clown's belly blocks, but don't let it topple over!"
Target score	20

The Japanese version

Middle Management is amicrogame found in theCute Cuts stage inWarioWare: Touched! Its name is a play on the term, "middle management".

Gameplay[edit]

The microgame is based on the ancient Japanese gameDaruma Otoshi. Its objective is to use the stylus to slice the middle parts of the doll's blocks, but the player must be careful not to topple the head. If the player wins and the doll is perfectly aligned with the body, it flies away. The doll is given a clown-like appearance in the international versions ofWarioWare: Touched!

1st level difficulty: There are 2 parts to knock off. If the player wins, a figure is seen dancing between the head and body.
2nd level difficulty: There are 4 parts to knock off. If the player wins, two figures are seen exercising between the head and body.
3rd level difficulty: There are 6 parts to knock off. If the player wins, three figures are seen shaking their bodies between the head and body.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ダルマおとし^[?] Daruma otoshi	Daruma Otoshi
Chinese	抽积木^[?] Chōu jīmù	Pull the blocks
Korean	몸통치기^[?] Momtong chigi	Hit the Torso
Spanish	Tótem cachondo^[?]	Randy totem

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