Wario Land 3

For the WarioWare Gold microgame of the same name, see Wario Land 3 (microgame).

Wario Land 3
The North American box art for Wario Land 3.
Information
Developer(s)	Nintendo R&D1
Publisher(s)	Nintendo
Series	Wario Land
Engine	Modified Wario Land II engine
Release date	Game Boy Color: March 21, 2000 May 30, 2000 April 14, 2000 Virtual Console (3DS): May 2, 2012 August 29, 2013 December 6, 2012 December 6, 2012
Genre(s)	Platformer
Mode(s)	Single-player
Ratings	ESRB: E
Platform(s)	Game Boy Color, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS)
Media	16-megabit cartridge
Navigation
Predecessor	Wario Land II (1998)
Successor	Wario Land 4 (2001)

Wario Land 3, (known as Wario Land 3: Fushigi na Orgel (ワリオランド3 不思議なオルゴ～ル, lit. "Wario Land 3: The Mysterious Music Box" in Japan), is a Game Boy Color game starring Wario that released in 2000. It is the third installment of the Wario Land series, following after Wario Land II and being followed by Wario Land 4. Wario Land 3 was later ported to the Nintendo 3DS's Virtual Console in 2012 in Japan, Europe, and Australia and in 2013 in North America.

Story

While flying his plane over the jungle, Wario experiences technical problems and his plane crashes into the brush below. After emerging from the wreck, Wario stumbles into an old cave where he finds a snow globe-like music box. He is sucked into the globe and awakes to find himself in a dark temple where he is greeted by a mysterious hidden figure who enlists Wario's help in obtaining five music boxes that were spread across the music box world. He claims that those five music boxes are cursed and keeping him, the rightful ruler of the Music Box World, powerless. Wario agrees to help him when the hidden figure offers to let Wario keep all the treasure he finds.

Spoiler warning : Don't you even dare read the spoiler! Because if you do… Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoooooo… A horrible fate awaits you.

Wario travels across all four ends of the Music Box World, fighting hoards of enemies and bosses including Mad Scienstein and collecting dozens of rare artifacts, Wario returns to the temple and hands over the five music boxes. The boxes break the curse, only to reveal that the hidden figure is actually a hideously deformed clown who had been wreaking havoc on the Music Box World. He turned all the denizens of the Music Box World into the monsters that Wario fought early, but not before they used the music boxes to trap the clown into his powerless form. Wario engages the clown in battle and defeats him, earning the respect of the Music Box World citizens. They let Wario keep the treasure and send him on his way.

Spoiler ends here: You looked! Even if I told you not too!

Gameplay

The base mechanics in Wario Land 3 are very similar to that of its predecessor. If Wario touches an enemy, he is simply stunned or transformed in one of his many transformations, known as reactions in the Wario Land series (one exception is in the final boss fight, where Wario can be "killed" and get a Game Over). Wario can crouch and walk using the direction pads, use a Dash Attack by pressing the B button and jump using the A button.

The game has a more open structure than its predecessors. Wario starts the game with most of his powers from Wario Land II missing or toned down. To progress, the player has to collect treasures which grant him new abilities, open new levels or cause changes in the existing levels that allow one to reach previously inaccessible area. The world map is divided into levels, which the player can enter and leave as they please. Should the player not know where to go, they can go to the The Temple, which indicates where to go next. By holding the B button in the overworld, the player can check the path that Wario can travel on the overworld, and if Wario moves to a different part of the map, he can press the same direction on the control pad, he moves faster to the destination.

Each level contains a total of four color-coded treasure chests, and as such, the player may need to visit a level multiple times at different point of the game in order to obtain all treasures. To collect a treasure, the player must first find the chest's key. Most treasure chests require completing a puzzle to be collected, and some are guarded by a boss. Not all treasures are necessary to complete the game.

This Wario Land installment features a day and night system; after clearing a level, day turns in night or night turns in day. This system affects some levels, and some treasures can only be accessed at a specific time of the day.

Forms

• Ball o' String Wario - This form allows Wario to roll back and forth continuously until turning back into regular Wario.
• Bouncy Wario - This form allows Wario to bounce higher.
• Bubble Wario - This form allows Wario to stay in a bubble and float around upwards until hitting something.
• Crazy Wario - This form allows Wario to go crazy and is hard to control.
• Electric Wario - This form allows Wario to be electrified and be paralyzed for a second. Any enemies instantly become defeated when touching Wario in this state.this form can only be made by webbers projectiles.
• Fat Wario - This form allows Wario to break through bricks that Wario cannot normally break through. He also becomes slow and cannot jump high.
• Flat Wario - This form allows Wario to go through small areas and fall slower.
• Hot Wario - This form allows Wario to burn and run around quickly along with having the ability of breaking through some bricks.
• Ice Skatin' Wario - This form allows Wario to be frozen solid and go backwards. He can destroy most enemies and go on many obstacles however.
• Invisible Wario - This form allows Wario to be invisible so he can go through protected areas. He also cannot be seen by the player.
• Puffy Wario - This form allows Wario to float upwards until touching something.
• Snowman Wario - This form allows Wario to roll down hills in a snowball form and destroy many obstacles and enemies.
• Vampire Wario - This form allows Wario to fly around when in his bat form, but when the B button is pressed, Wario turns into his human vampire form. As a vampire bat, Wario can fly in small areas. He can also defeat any enemy he touches.
• Zombie Wario - This form allows Wario to defeat almost any enemy he touches and can fall through thin walls. He also is invincible.

Gallery

To view Wario Land 3's image gallery, click here.