This is truly peak Game Boy, far superior to Wario Land II, Wario Land 3 goes all out on Graphics, level design, and puzzles in a unique platformer. While not every level is a winner most are, and screen scrunch hardly gets in the way. Figuring out how to move and manipulate Wario to solving his way to the game's many chests is always a fun tricky time to figure out. The music also fits the game perfectly, extra shoutouts to the boss theme that fits the mood perfectly.

My only real gripe with the game is the significant loss of time when getting hit. I get it's to balance not having a health system, but it gets worse in bosses where you have to constantly renavigate to them until you have the boss figured out. Most bosses are good about it but some can be a little annoying.

But yes, Wario Land 3 is an essential Game Boy game to play and anyone looking into its library shouldn't overlook this classic.

Reviewed on Mar 25, 2022


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