Help Wanted: 50 Wacky Jobs

Intro
The Help Wanted 50 Wacky Jobs (also known as “Job Island: Hard Working People” in the UK/EU) is a Nintendo Wii game that falls under the Simulation genre and it was released on the 05th December, 2009 by its publisher, Hudson Entertainment / Konami. The game is rated as E for everyone meaning that it may contain minimal violence, some comic mischief or mild language, and it is suitable for players who are more than 10 years old by ESRB (Entertainment Software Rating Board), while the game’s developer is Hudson Soft. The game comes with up to 50 mini games that players need to win to earn some money in order to save the world. Some of the storyline provided in the mini games include, a meteor which is on its way towards earth and as a player, you need to do your part to save the planet from destruction by earning enough money to purchase the anti-meteor gadgets from a TV shopping channel. For you to succeed, you need to perform much better than the other workers because the 50 mini games are considered as jobs and a successful worker will be paid accordingly for each and every mini games won.
Apart from the saving the earth from a meteor job, the Help Wanted 50 Wacky Jobs Wii game also comes with other storyline such as playing the role of a red carpet interviewer where you will have to run around the celebrity red carpet and wait for them to give interviews, if you managed to be the first interviewer and also catch famous star, you will be earning more money. There is also a mini game for managing a BBQ grill where players need to twist the skewers of meat using the Wii Remote preventing them from burning. Playing the role as a farmer, you must quickly harvest all carrots and also milk a cow. Each of the jobs requires the skill and concentration of the players involve.

The game offers three levels of difficulty, and apart from the single-player campaign, the Help Wanted game also support competitive multiplayer modes where players can enjoy playing with friends and compete against each other to earn the most money in a particular mini games.
The main objective of this game is to save and protect planet earth from meteor disaster. As a teenager who is concerned about the danger, you will be assisted by your grandfather who also has the same feeling about the whole crisis. From him you will learn that to delay and destroy the meteor, an anti-meteor gadget can be purchased only with points through a television shopping network. In order to earn the points, other items need to be purchased which include uniforms that unlock new jobs, support items that can boost job performance, and memorabilia that looks good in your trophy cabinet. Therefore, to earn more money you need to work by playing with all the mini games. One job equals to one day of the in-game calendar. You will be able to destroy the meteor in a few weeks time and right after that, another threat from outer space will definitely follow suit. The more money you earn in a particular job will enable you to get closer to become professional in the field, and after qualifying as a professional worker you will be up against tougher jobs but with much more income in a day. The game offers up to nine job opportunities to choose from in a day.
In one of the mini game, you will be able to cruise around a well-stocked patch of sea where you can throw in your fishing net by using the Wii Remote. Other than that, you can also use the remote to iron out wrinkles as a Dry Cleaner, memorize and repeat a sequence of images as a Newscaster, trying to haunt visitors as a Haunted House Crew member, and pulling out rotten teeth as play the role as a Dentist. Some of the mini games are quite short where you can finish it in just a few minutes, while some of it is quite difficult that you will have to use support items in order to complete it. In some of the day, you will find only a few numbers of opportunities, or you might be offered a mystery job that comes with a double pay. There will also be special character appearances throughout the day during the game where you will come across Burglars, mischievous siblings, traveling gamblers, and grandparents which can either help you or do more harm to your task. In addition to these events, you will notice your progress through the game as the date will be change, receive package deliveries, increase of salary, and updates on the meteor.