Wario World

by Nintendo

Product Features

• Greedy Wario's priceless collection of gold & artifacts has been turned into monsters by a mysterious black jewel. Help Wario get his treasure back and get rid of the black gem so that it never happens again!
• Fun platform action as you jump, swing, solve puzzles and fight bosses in 12 great game levels
• Classic gaming control combine with 3D action and graphics as you stomp enemies and throw them into oblivion
• Features WarioWare Microgames samples that can be downloaded to your Game Boy Advance

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000070IWB
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches ; 4 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: February 15, 2003
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,754 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

He's the good, the bad and the ugly all rolled into one, and now he's 3D! Wario, Mario's jealous rival, plays the hero--well, kind of--in his first console adventure.

Money Trouble

In the depths of Wario's castle lies the plunder of his many adventures on the Game Boy, Game Boy Advance and elsewhere.

While Wario kicks back in his crib, enjoying the videogame equivalent of bling-bling, a mysterious black jewel in his trove transforms gems into monsters. His wealth, which was once a source of pride, becomes his greatest foe. Now, Wario must scramble to recover his riches.

Cranky Capitalist

Step into an alternate world filled with quirky puzzles, swarming enemies and lots and lots of loot. You'll learn a multitude of cool moves as Wario progresses in the game. You can punch, kick, jump, grab monsters and objects and inhale surrounding coins like a two-legged vacuum cleaner. The game even has a wrestling game-ish feel, as you can string together combo attacks that The Rock would give his eyebrow for.

Early on, you will learn the significance of special sticky balls that dot the landscape. Wario can cling to these balls to navigate tough spots, reach new areas, and even fight bosses.

You can freely bash and manipulate your surroundings to discover secrets. For instance, you can pick up a stone pillar and swing it at your foes or spin a fallen monster to activate a switch that raises a gate.

Perplexing Puzzles

The side-scrolling action remains true to the Game Boy and Game Boy Advance games that made Wario famous, but Wario's incredible range of motion gives him newfound freedom.

Finding treasure often calls for flipping a colored switch, then searching high and low for the activated chest. Considering the size of the worlds and the plethora of hiding places, this can be quite a feat. When it comes to moolah, though, no task is too tough for Wario.

Trap doors transport you to hidden worlds that offer mind-bending puzzles. Using your noggin' will yield some important items. A colorful band of fairies offers game info and advice throughout your adventure.

Graphics

The development team at Treasure have stamped Wario's Nintendo GameCube debut with colorful and vibrant graphics. Wario's signature look comes to life like never before. From his arrogant waddle to his purple trousers, Wario is immediately recognizable. Charles Martinet, the actor famous as the voice of Mario, brings a special zest to Wario's growls, chortles and guffaws.

From gleaming castle walls to gloomy gravestones, Wario World is crammed with beautifully realized details. The action is relentless but the frame rate never falters, even when the screen is packed with dozens of enemies that explode into showers of coins when defeated.

Wario World will test both your brains and your button-mashing skills.

Product Description

In Wario World you'll enter a world of whimsical platform action starring Mario's evil twin, Wario!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Game., July 28, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Wario World (Video Game)

Wario. The name is vagely familar, right? Wario is a very unipreciated character in the nintendo universe. He has always been there, too. So many people discarded Wario in multiplayer games like Mario Party and Mario Kart. I was in the crowd that didn't like Wario. This is because Nintendo really didn't even try to expand on his character. They created an Anti-Mario, pasted a couple of catch phrases (I'ama gonna win, Wahaha...), with a few mediocre gameboy games. Wario made his first ripple in Wario Ware, a simple game that is absoulty exactly what the game boy was made for. Now in Wario World, Wario must save his castle from an evil jewel. Stupid story, right. But, when you enter the first level, punch a little dinosaur, he goes flying, and Wario utters, "Have a rotten day," you know that this is going to be a fricken awesome game. And it is. Some people say it is short. They are right and wrong. I got it on Saturday and now, after just completing it on Monday, I wish it was still there with four more worlds, but it isn't. Four worlds each with two levels, and three bosses. That's what the game's make up is. The levels are huge and unuique. Getting all the treasures could go down as a game itself. In conclusion: Wario World has just made my top five Gamecube list and my top 10 video games ever list. Rent it. Love it. Don't pay the 50.00 admission, wait for a price drop. When it does. I'll be first in line to buy it.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A game I can relate to..., August 18, 2005

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David W. Lutz (LaPlata, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wario World (Video Game)

This is a good solid 3-D side-scrolling game, with a nice feature that you can continue from death as many times as you can divide your gold count by 100, and if you get too low on gold, it's easy to redo an easy area to pick up LOTS of gold again. I haven't played the whole game, but I noticed the bosses I've run into are pretty easy, plus Wario has a cool assortment of moves and fighting techniques. I especially LOVE to duke it out high-speed in the ring matches that occasionally show up. The only real incentive to redoing an area is getting precious items you missed earlier.

On a 5-star scale:

Graphics - 4.0
Sound - 4.5
Controls - 4.5
Replay value - 3.5

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars gamerxl, July 4, 2003

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Wario World (Video Game)

This is the best game i have. I got it for my birthday and i loved it. I had only played games where wario was a charactor of choice (Mario Party) or where he was the enemy (Mario Land 2)
But i like about this game is the originality of it. It is very Bizzare. I also liked the moves that he can perform. I am a big mario fan, but i have never seen Mario piledrive, corkscrew, or eat coins, and i only see him throwing boowser, where i get to my second catergory of why i loved this game. Mario in the end always fights a familiar person (Bowser, Baby Bowser, Wario, Big Boo, to name most) but the bossews here are Bizzare, random, and unseen.
This game also shows some of his past games. Even when he is the goodguy, he is unbelievably greedy. Thats what the game is about. His treasures get turned into monsters and he has to get them back (And for once , they were really his!) This game also gives gifts. If you get all the treasures for one world, you get a sample of warios latest GBA titli Wario Ware inc:Mega Microgame$. All in All, if you have a gamecube, you must get this game