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Wario Land 4
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 17 critic reviews
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Based on 12 votes
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Game Info
Publisher: Nintendo
Developer: Nintendo
Genre(s): Action
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: E (Everyone)
Release Date: November 19, 2001
Summary
Mario's archrival Wario is the same money-mad rascal who has starred in some of the greatest hand-held platformers of all time. 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 challenges. [Nintendo]
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What The Critics Said
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Gaming Age
Graphically the game looks fantastic. The game is insanely colorful and the sprites are well animated.
Read Full Review >Pocket Games
Holds your interest by constantly throwing new play mechanics and puzzles at you. [Spring 2002, p.42]
Cinescape
Everything from the design of the bosses to the absolutely incredible levels screams personality.
Read Full Review >IGN
Wario rocks -- there's a lot of variety in the game design and is more challenging than the usual side-scrolling fare due to its focus on making players figure out how to get to certain locations in the level.
Read Full Review >Electric Playground
At the conclusion of some of the levels there are awesome mini-games...Homerun in Wario is awesome--it tests your baseball skills as much as your platform gaming skills!
Read Full Review >GamePro
Boasting fantastic graphics and awesome transparency effects for water and fog, Wario Land 4 pushes the GBA to its visual limits.
Read Full Review >GameSpy
An incredibly entertaining, diverse, and humorous addition to the Mario/Wario legacy. It's challenging and creative, but not as outright frustrating as "Warioland 3."
Read Full Review >Nintendojo
These mini-games are one of the only things about Wario Land 4 that I didn’t like. In a nutshell, they're repetitive and don’t give enough money. Plus, the mini-games are limited in their fun factor.
Read Full Review >Games Radar UK (Pre-2006)
It's still the best original platformer on GBA, mind. Stitch that Mario! Waaaaaaa! [GamesMaster Magazine]
Read Full Review >GameSpot
The gameplay is tight and varied, the graphics are detailed and bright, and the sound is second to none.
Read Full Review >Game Informer
It's nothing new to the Wario Land enthusiast, but it's enjoyable nonetheless. [Jan 2002, p.96]
TotalGames.net
There’s a lot in Warioland to wow you but, at the end of the day, it’s just a GBC adventure with nice graphics. Which is REAL daylight robbery.
Read Full Review >Yahoo! Games
One slight drawback is that without a light for your GBA some of the levels are quite dark and the action further down the line can be somewhat repetitive even with the new challenges the game dishes out for you.
Read Full Review >GameBiz
Be warned however that this game will not take too long to complete and is a tad easy.
Read Full Review >Nintendo Power
It's polished variety paired with a mishmash of moves, which makes Wario Land 4 fun through and through. [Nov 2001, p.144]
Gamestyle
One of Gamestyle's favourite original platform games on the GBA. In some ways the deviation from the vanilla "run and jump" template makes it more enjoyable than the Mario Advance series, and we heartily recommend the title to anyone who enjoys a good platform game but wants something a little different from the established norm.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this game is 9.0 (out of 10) based on 12 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Andrew P. gave it a10:
The game was awesome and the sprites were very well done. I liked the controls - they were easy to follow. The music was breath-taking. The music captured every moment, I wish I could download some!
McTbo gave it a10:
Great f....ing game. Find it used or cheap on ebay... I play it over Halo 2 sometimes. DS screen makes it even better.
JOHNNY gave it a 10:
It's hot.
G. G. gave it a 10:
You who voted under 7 are f**king idiots!
Uter gave it a 9:
I think it's the best original platformer on the system.
Brody O. gave it a 4:
It gets very boring VERY FAST!
Frank K. gave it an 8:
A real surprise package this. Great graphics and gameplay but replayability is not one of its strong points. The best feature however is collecting the cds scattered around its levels. These contain trippy tunes that can be played on an in-game jukebox, accompanied by a mini music video. Brill
