Wario Land 4 is a video game starring Wario for the Game Boy Advance. It is the fourth game in the Wario Land series. The game features 2D graphics with linear transformations (similar to Super Mario World and Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island).
Plot[]
Wario reads a newspaper and discovers that recent ancient ruins have been discovered. He hops in his car and drives off to the ruins to try to hog the money for himself. While in the ruins, Wario has to defeat four bosses, and their leader Golden Diva, in order to save a princess trapped in the temple.
Gameplay[]
Gameplay in Wario Land 4 is much like gameplay in the previous Wario Land titles. It is primarily focused around platforming, using Wario's unique transformation abilities to obtain large amounts of jewels and wealth.
Wario's primary attacks are jumping and elbow attacks, but unlike the previous Wario games, Wario can charge his attacks using the shoulder buttons. The more powerful moves give Wario a degree of invincibility and allows him to smash through thicker green blocks.
There are four different chambers (Emerald, Ruby, Topaz, and Sapphire) in the ruins that have four levels and a boss. All, but one of the levels has a distinct template. Wario has to go through each level and obtain four pieces of a crystal (used later as a key to access the boss) before hitting a device that activates a time bomb. Wario has to escape the level via portal in the allotted amount of time. There is a strange, bird like creature with a key that Wario has to capture in order to progress into the next level.
Wario cannot get a game over. He has a health bar of eight hearts while in levels and boss fights. There is also a smaller gauge below the heart meter. Whenever Wario attacks an enemy, they leave not only coins, but a red orb that Wario can collect to fill up the gauge. When the gauge is filled up, Wario obtains a new heart. When Wario can obtain no more new hearts and the gauge is filled, Wario obtains a 500 point silver piece with every enemy he defeats.
Transformations[]
There are a number of transformations that Wario has to use to progress through the eighteen levels in the game.
- Frozen Wario: If Wario gets blasted by ice, he will slide back until he hits a wall or rock.
- Bouncy Wario: If Wario gets hit by a hammer wielding enemy, he will turn into an elastic spring version of himself. It will cause him to bounce up and down vertically. He can jump higher than usual and can release his energy into a super jump that can smash green blocks.
- Flat Wario: If Wario gets hit by a heavier object, he may become flattened into Flat Wario. Wario can then float when he jumps and squeeze through small gaps in the walls. Touching water allows Wario to revert to normal Wario.
- Flaming Wario: If Wario gets hit by a fireball, he will catch on fire and become Fire Wario. Fire Wario will charge back and forth, only turning when he hits a wall. Whenever he does, the amount of flame consuming him increases. He can hit three walls until he becomes covered in flames, allowing him to break fire blocks
- Fat Wario: If Wario gets hit by a donut throwing enemy, he can become obese and invincible as Fat Wario. Wario cannot take damage in this mode, and most enemies are defeated by contact with Wario. Fat Wario can break green blocks without using a charged move. Wario will revert to normal Wario after a few seconds.
- Snowman Wario: If Wario is hit with a snowball hanging from the ceiling, he will become Snowman Wario. If he touches a ramp, he will roll up and propel himself down the slope breaking special blocks and enemies.
- Puffy Wario: If Wario gets stung by a bee or an archer, he will inflate and be able to propel himself upwards. If Wario hits a ceiling, he will deflate and revert to normal Wario.
- Vampire Wario: Vampire Bats swarm around some of the levels in the sapphire passage. Getting attacked by one will turn Wario into a vampire. At any time, Wario can press the B button to transform into a vampire bat, allowing him limited flight. If Wario touches water or intense light, he will revert to normal Wario.
- Zombie Wario: If Wario gets hit by one of the flying skeletons in the sapphire hall, he transforms into an undead version of himself allowing him to pass through certain platforms. If Wario touches water or intense light, he will revert to normal Wario.
Bosses[]
Enemies[]
- Apple Bomb
- Blast Cannon
- Vizorman
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Reception[]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| GameRankings | 85.34%[1] |
| Metacritic | 88/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 7.5/10[3] |
| Eurogamer | 8/10[4] |
| Famitsu | 33/40[5] |
| Game Informer | 8.5/10 |
| GamePro | 4.5/5 stars[6] |
| GameSpot | 8.7/10 |
| IGN | 9/10[7] |
| Nintendo Life | 9/10 stars[8] |
| Nintendo Power | 4/5 stars[9] |
| Nintendo World Report | 9/10[10] |
In the United States, Wario Land 4 sold 720,000 copies and earned $20 million by August 2006. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, it was the 33rd highest-selling game launched for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS, or PlayStation Portable in that country.[11] The game ended up selling 2.2 million copies worldwide.[12]
The game received critical acclaim. IGN gave Wario Land 4 a 9 out of 10, or "Outstanding", citing its well thought out level design and replayability.[7] GamePro stated "Boasting fantastic graphics and awesome transparency effects for water and fog, Wario Land 4 pushes the GBA to its visual limits". GameSpot commented "The gameplay is tight and varied, the graphics are detailed and bright, and the sound is second to none".[13] GameSpy called the game: "An incredibly entertaining, diverse, and humorous addition to the Mario/Wario legacy. It's challenging and creative, but not as outright frustrating as Wario Land 3."[14]Game Informer noted "It's nothing new to the Wario Land enthusiast, but it's enjoyable nonetheless".[2]Nintendo Power stated "It's polished variety paired with a mishmash of moves, which makes Wario Land 4 fun through and through".[9]
Wario Land 4 was a runner-up for GameSpot's annual "Best Game Boy Advance Game" and, among console games, "Best Platform Game" awards. These went respectively to Advance Wars and Conker's Bad Fur Day.
Gallery[]
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| Characters | Protagonists | Wario • Black Cat • Keyzer • Arewo Shitain-hakase • Shop owner • Princess Shokora • Game Bot |
| Bosses | Spoiled Rotten • Cractus • Cuckoo Condor • Aerodent • Catbat • Golden Diva | |
| Enemies | Enemies | Beezley • Black egg • Bow Balloon • Butatabi • Deburīna • Denden • Dice • Egg • Eggplant Warrior • Ghost • Glass bird • Goggley-Blade • Green enemy • Hammer • Harimen Zetto • Hoggus • Hotaru • Imomushi • Iwao • Kaentsubo • Lips • Marumen • Mayubird • Mechanical fish • Menhanmā • Men'ono • Mine • Minicula • Moguramen • Onomī • Petbottom • Pig Head Statue • Pin enemy • Ringosukī • Robobird • Shieragucchi • Skeleton Bird • Spear-Mask • Spike Cannon • Spiky • Teddy Bear • Tobawani • Togemasuku • Togenobi • Togerobo • Totsumen • Toy Car • Utsuboankō • Yeti |
| Locations | General | Golden Pyramid • Item Shop • Mini-Game Shop • Pink area • Sound Room |
| Passages | Entry Passage • Emerald Passage • Ruby Passage • Topaz Passage • Sapphire Passage • Golden Pyramid | |
| Levels | Hall of Hieroglyphs • Palm Tree Paradise • Wildflower Fields • Mystic Lake • Monsoon Jungle • The Curious Factory • The Toxic Landfill • 40 Below Fridge • Pinball Zone • Toy Block Tower • The Big Board • Doodle Woods • Domino Row • Crescent Moon Village • Arabian Night • Fiery Cavern • Hotel Horror • Golden Passage | |
| Items | General | Blue Crystal • CD • Coin (Bronze Coin • Gold Coin • Silver Coin • Small Coin) • Diamond • Legendary treasure • Little heart • Medal • Red Crystal |
| Shop | Apple Bomb • Big Fist • Blast Cannon • Black Dog • Black Dragon • Bugle • Full Health Item • Heart • Jewel • Jewel piece • Large Lips • Smile • Vizorman | |
| Objects | Objects | "!" Button • Block • Blue block • Bonfire Block • Brown block • Bubble • Button • CD box • Chance wheel • Chandelier • Chomp ball • Decompressor • Domino block • Electric spark • Flower • Flying carpet • Jewel piece box • Kaeru Block • Pinball digital counter • Pinball tulip • Piston • Round red rock • Spike • Switch • Togetoge • Toy Block Door • Treasure chest • Triangle block • Vortex • Wario Car • Warp Pipe |
| Minigames | Minigames | The Wario Hop • Wario's Homerun Derby • Wario's Roulette |
| Miscellaneous | Forms | Bouncy Wario • Bubble Wario • Fat Wario • Flaming Wario • Flat Wario • Frozen Wario • Puffy Wario • Snowman Wario • Bat Wario • Zombie Wario |
| Other | Gallery | |
- ↑ "Wario Land 4 reviews". GameRankings. Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Wario Land 4 for Game Boy Advance reviews". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 29, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ↑ Ricciardi, John; Johnston, Chris; Dudlak, Jonathan (January 2002). "Wario Land 4". Electronic Gaming Monthly. No. 150. Ziff Davis. p. 233.
- ↑ "Wario Land 4 Review". Eurogamer. January 6, 2002. Archived from the original on October 19, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
- ↑ ゲームボーイアドバンス – ワリオランドアドバンス ~ヨーキのお宝~. Weekly Famitsu. No.915 Pt.2. Pg.115. June 30, 2006.
- ↑ "Wario Land 4 Review". Archived from the original on June 7, 2008.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Harris, Craig (November 20, 2004). "Wario Land 4 Review". IGN. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2006.
- ↑ Laurie Blake (December 28, 2011). "A treasure". NintendoLife. Archived from the original on January 7, 2012. Retrieved December 28, 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Wario Land 4". Nintendo Power. No. 150. Nintendo of America. November 2001. p. 144.
- ↑ "Wario Land 4 review". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved December 4, 2001.
- ↑ Keiser, Joe (August 2, 2006). "The Century's Top 50 Handheld Games". Next Generation. Archived from the original on October 10, 2007.
- ↑ 2021CESAゲーム白書 (2021 CESA Games White Papers). Computer Entertainment Supplier's Association. 2021. ISBN 978-4-902346-43-5.
- ↑ "Wario Land 4 Review – Wario Land 4 for Game Boy Advance at GameSpot". Gamespot. Archived from the original on February 5, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2012.
- ↑ D'Aprile, Jason. "Reviews: Warioland 4 (GBA)". GameSpy. Archived from the original on December 6, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2012.