Wario Land 4 is a strange and ambitious specimen of a game.
Ever since Wario got his own spinoff platformer series "Wario Land", every entry became a series of odd misadventures on getting this oaf to amass an absurd wealth. Wario Land 4 is not different in premise, but it does some heavy lifting on the visual and audio engineering departments.
Breaking a bit of tradition, Wario is once again vulnerable to his enemies like in the first entry, but he still counts with a lot of outrageous power to wield around. The transformations do make a return and do become vital to uncover all the treasure around.
One key difference is the introduction of the Keyzer, an odd narcoleptic ghastly creature that has a key for a nose, that you have to carry back to your home dimension in order to progress further into the ruins you are exploring. I forgot to mention that once you reach the deepest ends of each level, you press a frog switch that works like a self-destruction sequence for the pocket dimension you have landed on -- which I believe it is a nod to Nintendo R&D1's involvement on Metroid games--, so you must return to the vortex where you came from on time, or you can kiss your very existence goodbye. Oh and your money too.
Wario Land 4 is absolutely frantic, crazy, and every other related synonym; and it is a must for your GameBoy Advance experience.
Ever since Wario got his own spinoff platformer series "Wario Land", every entry became a series of odd misadventures on getting this oaf to amass an absurd wealth. Wario Land 4 is not different in premise, but it does some heavy lifting on the visual and audio engineering departments.
Breaking a bit of tradition, Wario is once again vulnerable to his enemies like in the first entry, but he still counts with a lot of outrageous power to wield around. The transformations do make a return and do become vital to uncover all the treasure around.
One key difference is the introduction of the Keyzer, an odd narcoleptic ghastly creature that has a key for a nose, that you have to carry back to your home dimension in order to progress further into the ruins you are exploring. I forgot to mention that once you reach the deepest ends of each level, you press a frog switch that works like a self-destruction sequence for the pocket dimension you have landed on -- which I believe it is a nod to Nintendo R&D1's involvement on Metroid games--, so you must return to the vortex where you came from on time, or you can kiss your very existence goodbye. Oh and your money too.
Wario Land 4 is absolutely frantic, crazy, and every other related synonym; and it is a must for your GameBoy Advance experience.