Modding a game like Blizzard Entertainment’s team-based shooterOverwatchcan lead to some interesting results, such asgiving Widowmaker creepy spider legsthat let her climb up walls. However, some ideas completely change the scope of what players might believe is possible inOverwatch, such as Bonkorn’s “OWWare” mod that turns the shooter into aWarioWare-style mini-game collection.
Inspired by a custom SourceMod game mode inTeam Fortress 2called “TF2Ware,” Bonkorn’s mod adds 48 simple five-second objectives for players to complete in a custom arena like what fans of titles such asGame & Wariowould expect: Moving to specific locations, dodging certain attacks, using emotes, and so on. There are also 12 boss stages that take place after every five microgames to award extra points, and after two complete matches one of seven “special modes” activate to add an overarching challenge such as increasing everyone’s movement speed.
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While many of these ideas are drawn directly from TF2Ware according to the listing posted for the mod on theOverwatchWorkshop Codes website, others come from community suggestions or are simply references to games likeMarioorSonic the Hedgehog. The mod was last updated Friday and is “currently in development” according to Bonkorn, so fans can expect additional mini-games and bug fixes going forward.
TheOverwatchWorkshop is full of interesting experiments for players to mess around with beyond adding entirely new game modes such as OWWare. One creation allows players tocombine all sixOverwatchheroes on a team into one character, which has some chaotic results as one might expect.
This more complete modding freedom for fans comes at what is arguably the tail-end ofOverwatch’s life. Blizzard recently released the game’s final new playable hero, Echo, and a bevy ofspecial skins for characters like Mercyto celebrate the game’s fourth anniversary in an event that ends June 9.Overwatch 2is also confirmed to be in development.
In the wake of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic,BlizzCon 2020 was canceledlast month, effectively confirming that fans of the company’s many properties such asOverwatchwill have to wait for a new presumably online-only event to find out more about upcoming titles. Luckily there are some really creative mods to mess around with in the meantime, and no doubt Bonkorn’s OWWare could be a good time sink with some friends.
Overwatchis available now for Nintendo Switch, PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
