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Wario Land 4 |
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| Publisher: Nintendo |
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| Developer: Nintendo |
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| Genre: Platform |
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| Multiplayer Link up: no |
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| Wario games in the past have been brilliant and this is no- exception. Made by Nintendo, you know that this game is going to a classic. For those who don't know wario is Marios evil cousin. |
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| This time around, a tale about a golden pyramid is enough to send the big blowhard scurrying off to the nearest jungle. Sure enough he finds the joint, but before he can collect his booty he'll have to undergo a brain- and body-bending series of challenge s. Four guardians stand jealous guard over the four passages of the pyramid. Each passage, in turn, features four levels. Emerald Passage transports you through jungles, lagoons and other troubles in tropical paradises. Ruby Passage's man-made levels inclu de a sinister factory, a giant freezer and a huge pinball table. The twilight world of Sapphire Passage will shiver your spine with a haunted hotel and a volcanic cavern that's always on the verge of eruption. There is toy mania in the Topaz Passage, wher e crayon-wielding enemies draw trouble and tumbling rows of dominoes threaten to squish Wario once and for all. |
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| Wario's trademark transformations are always good fun; they're also vital to success. Stung by a hornet, Wario puffs up and floats to hard-to-r each items. Fed an apple, Wario gets fat and plunges through solid floors. Flaming Wario can burn through flammable blocks. Other transformations include bat, zombie and spring Wario. In each level, Wario must collect a key that can open the passage's nex t level. Unearthing a CD in each level not only scores him big bucks, but the chance for rap master Wario to spin his new tune in the pyramid's Sound Room. Wario cannot face a passage's end boss until he collects all four Gem Pieces hidden in each level. Adding even more tension is the timer that ends each level. When Wario lands on it, he has limited time to dash back to the entry point. In many levels, Gem Pieces and CDs can only be found after starting the timer. Extras in this way-deep game include minigames and videos starring wacky Wario impersonators. |
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| Bad points: it's too simlar to all the other wario games. Their's hardly any originality. |
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| Graphics: 9.8/10, the graphics are extremely detailed and bold and on the level selection screen the game turns 3D, nice feature. |
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| Sound: 9.8/10, the sounds are very similar to what you would find on a mario game accept a lot more funner. The sounds change depending on the time limit or what creature you have turned into. |
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| Mastery: 9.8/10, if you have played previous wario games the controls are basically the same.You can get the hang of the controls in the first 5 mins of playing it especially as there is a tutorial mode, which is helpful. |
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| Lifespan: 9.7/10, it takes a while to complete and once finished you can try beating your records on the minigames. Great play back material. |
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Overall: 9.8/10 |
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| A gaming classic that shows that Nintendo can still make brilliant platformers even in today's competitive market. |
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| JMM ownership: maker of GBA Extreme |
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