Underplayed Gems

Bonsai Barber (2009)

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Developer
Zoonami
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Wii
Where to get it
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How it feels

Style the foliage haircuts of vegetable and fruit customers as a bonsai barber in this charming, comedic Wii title.

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About

The game places players in the role of a barber who must groom and style the foliage of their plant, fruit and vegetable customers in similar manner to the art of bonsai pruning. Using the Wii Remote, the player uses tools such as scissors, hair clippers, combs and hairspray to work on the requests of up to five customers per day and try to achieve a professional five star rated cut for each. The game also features unlockable modes and rewards as well as an achievement system, and players will be able to send photos of their stylings to friends via WiiConnect24

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.