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WTF: Work Time Fun

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Game Info

Publisher: D3 Publisher of America

Developer: Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Genre(s): Puzzle, Action

Players: 2

ESRB Rating: M (Mature)

Release Date: October 16, 2006

Summary

WTF is a crazy collection of fun and addictive mini-games that drive the player to perform sometimes trivial, sometimes mind-bending, but always fun jobs in pursuit of the almighty dollar. Players spend their well-earned money in the prize-vending machines on new jobs/games, trinkets and for the first time ever on the PSP system, tools to use in the "real world" such as the World Clock, Ramen Timer, and Flashlight. After players have spent their money, they head back to "work" so they can earn more money to buy more stuff - much like "real life" but much more fun. Single Player or Multiplayer Gameplay Modes – Play through the game solo, or with your friends in 5 multiplayer mini-games using wireless ad hoc mode. [D3 Publisher of America]

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What The Critics Said

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Play Magazine

You'll field baseballs, put an infinite number of pen caps on an infinite number of pens, and generally marvel a how tedium becomes fun here. [Nov. 2006, p.104]

GameSpot

Work Time Fun is ridiculous and there's nothing else quite like it. It's not for everyone, but if you're looking for something insane and Japanese, you'll probably love it.

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GameZone

Like Me & My Katamari, Japanese games might seem bizarre but trust me when I say that missing out on them or this game would be a real shame. Now if I can only get a job sorting out baby chicks I’ll be set.

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Gamer 2.0

The humor just oozes out of every orifice that the game has, which just has to be seen to be appreciated if you’re into this kind of stuff.

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PGNx Media

WTF: Work Time Fun won’t keep you occupied for days but if you have a few minutes you want to kill every now and then, you’ll want to have the game in the library.

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GamePro

You'll laugh out loud in your time spent with Work Time Fun. You'll even become thoroughly immersed in what you're playing, despite its ridiculousness, and for thirty bucks, this is a game you should definitely consider adding to your PSP collection.

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Game Informer

As is, it falls well short of minigame standards like "Brain Age" or "WarioWare". [Nov. 2006, p.144]

Gaming Age

Worth it? Just maybe. So strange, it's worth a close look.

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1UP

The game's premise is ingratiating and deliciously creative, and so is the delivery.

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IGN

WTF has plenty of content to uncover, aside from the main challenges, but much of the fun escapes too quickly. It does have a wicked sense of style, so anyone looking for a funky game with pick-up-and-play content may want to check it out.

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TotalPlayStation

It's possible that this will end up being the high end of the scores for the game [Ed: not even, Sam!] -- and Lord knows it could have gone lower, but in the midst of realizing I'd wasted as much time as I did playing, I remembered too that, for a time, I had fun doing it.

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Yahoo! Games

If you think about this game too much, then playing it can be disheartening, as it takes the feeling that you're completely wasting your time and really drives it home. However, some of the simple little mini-games are oddly addicting.

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Games Radar (in-house)

But even though the game shares some DNA with gems like the WarioWare series or the trippy Katamari Damacy, WTF got the short end of the genetic stick. If you’re going to spend your free time doing something that’s ultimately pointless and repetitive, you might as well get a real job.

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Modojo

Most of the games are fun, but not all of them are winners, and the presentation isn't as blown-out crazy as the forthcoming Hot PXL or the Wario Ware games.

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GameSpy

Depending on whether or not you think the game is laughing with you or at you, you're either going to appreciate the joke or feel like one of Pavlov's dogs as you helplessly salivate at each turn of the vending machine crank.

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GamingTrend

There are some mini-games that were genuinely fun, but they couldn't hold the rest of the game on their shoulders. What could've been a fresh, original, and funny game, is unfortunately a formulaic and dull middling title.

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Digital Entertainment News

Had there been a shorter time limit imposed on many of the games, or some sense of progression where different jobs kept coming then WTF would have been easy to recommend. As it is, only those that really enjoy the weird sense of humor that comes out of Japan will “get” the game and want to continue playing it for longer than it takes to get 8 mushrooms across the street.

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Worth Playing

WTF: Work Time Fun can be summarized by saying "Waste of Time, Fool." The game is pointlessness incarnated, even more than "WarioWare, Inc." or "Ape Escape Academy."

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Electronic Gaming Monthly

Why my laziness? Because some of the "minigames" here are actually mind-numbing test of mental endurance, about as fun as working in an Indonesian sweatshop. [Nov. 2006, p.134]

PSM Magazine

The real problem with Work Time Fun is that it makes it quite a bit of work to get to any fun. [Holiday 2006, p.84]

Official U.S. Playstation Magazine

And, much like a real sweatshop, WTF provides little incentive to keep you going. [Dec. 2006, p.136]

Game Chronicles

If you are interested in owning a piece of PSP gaming history then get a copy of WTF, but don't open it. Much like Pandora's Box, once opened the evil that lurks inside can never be put back and it will surely consume us all.

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Thunderbolt

It's weird, very weird. Mini-game compendiums are usually a mixed bag of sweet and sour, but WTF contains more of the cringing variety.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this game is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes

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Playstation Revamped gave it a9:
WTF; Work Time Fun, published by D3 Publishing, is a fun and addictive title for the Sony PSP. The basic premise of the game is mini-games or 'part time jobs' as the idea goes in the game, in which you participate to earn money, which you then use on vending machines which either drop 'trinkets' - basically little items to collect, other mini games, or 'tools' - these are just little extras for everyday use, like the Ramen Timer, which you can set like an egg timer to cook ramen - however, it has a twist, depending on the gender you choose, you either have a video of a bikini clad asian female counting down in amongst many sexual inuenndo comments, or you have a muscly asian male flexing his muscles. Both however, have awful American voice overs, which makes the experience more laughable yet entirely corny. Moving onto the mini games themselves - these vary considerably so, from a game where you're just putting lids on pens on a production line, to a game where you're trying to get as many people to a protest whilst avoiding the police. Other things that add to the gaming experience is the email system, however although fake emails, sometimes you get these 'offers' in emails that either take money from you or give you money. You also recieve titles (a bit like PS3 trophies but in game) once you've acheived such and such, like played a particular game 10 times, or earnt $50. Lastly, there is the ad-hoc mode, which allows you to play some mini games with a partner who has a psp with the same game in the same room. Ad hoc also allows you to give and recieve trinkets in order to fill up your collection. Overall a brilliantly addictive game at times, although can be frustrating on some mini games which appear to make no sense. And the annoying voiceovers in the Ramen Timer can make you cringe. Also, if you're in the UK or anywhere other than the USA and Japan, and hoping to buy this, it's a no go unless you import it. Final Score - 9/10.

Adam B. gave it a9:
The utter insanity, originality, and dark humor oozing throughout WTF makes up for the lack of actual gameplay, which results in the title playing more like a bizarre toy or a sadistic interactive experiment. Most of the minigames are tedious and pointless, and the mission objectives (where you earn special rank titles) are basically impossible. Though WTF is essentially a collection of minigames, it should not be compared to WarioWare or Hot Pixel. It's clearly not for everyone, and it would have benefited greatly from a wider selection of engaging minigames, but overall WTF is worth checking out simply because there's nothing else like it in video games, and for that I give it a high rating.

matrix1004 gave it a7:
I love this game. I got my PSP almost a month ago, and I've only taken WTF out of it for a couple of times, just to try other new games I got for a few minutes. I can't stop playing this game, and I still have 9 more games to unlock. It is addictive & a lot of fun. Granted, all of the games aren't winners. Maybe not even most of them, but some are great, and that's what keeps me hooked.

Bdub2291 gave it an8:
This game becomes addicting, almost like a second job. I just.... need... to cap.... 3000 more pens..... It seriously should be considered. Although some will argue that the presentation is the only redeeming feature to the lackluster and tedious minigames, this is really a game of what you choose to take out of it. If you really feel like putting forth an effort to master the minigames, it's a great experience. The offbeat and strange presentation drives as a motivation to do tasks like putting caps on pens in a factory, playing old fashion "stab between my fingers with a pencil" game (only with a knife), and sorting chicks into boxes that are labeled, "boy", "girl", and "heaven. It's strange fun, but it's fun.

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