#Wario world nintendo gamecube rom series#

The sub-stages make use of an easy and effective camera system, somewhere between Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine, with a large number of predefined angles to choose from with the C-stick. The main stages’ camera style only becomes a problem when precise depth perception is required, which is thankfully limited to a handful of enemy battles. The almost 2.5-D setup works well with Wario World’s mostly-linear stages and complements its fast-paced brawling wonderfully. When I first played Luigi’s Mansion and saw all the loot I asked to myself, “Where’s Wario?” (It’s probably on the E3 2001 VHS!) It seems Nintendo concurred and gave the engine to Treasure for Wario World, as the two cameras share an uncanny resemblance to one another. This is a nod to the exploration found in Wario’s other games, but as with the puzzles and platforming, it just isn’t the real deal. Also scattered in the main levels are buttons that activate swag-filled chests on color-coded pedestals.

#Wario world nintendo gamecube rom series#

Whereas the Wario Land series uses Wario’s crazy transformations and enemies as a base for its brainteasers, Wario World relies on boring, generic switch puzzles and easy or tedious platforming. Unfortunately, these sub-levels rarely serve their purpose. Others seem like rejects from Super Mario Sunshine warp-zone levels, usually involving well-placed jumps. Many sub-levels take place in small, generic rooms with some sort of obstacle or puzzle Wario must overcome. Some puzzle and platforming elements are built into the main level, such as the climbable yellow balls and door switches, but most of the non-violent gameplay exists in the stages’ many underground sub-levels, which hold treasures vital to success. Treasure understood this limitation and therefore attempted to break up the smacking with puzzles and platforming, two integral parts of previous Wario games. The concept is unsophisticated, but genuinely fun - at least for short intervals of time. Wario clobbers his foes with his signature butt-stomp, shoulder charge, and throwing techniques, along with two new, more powerful attacks. The majority of the game is simply smacking hordes of monsters into oblivion as Wario wades his way through each level. Wario World is a game anyone can instantly play. But with a new market, comes a new developer, and Treasure’s Wario World fails to meet the high standards Game Boy owners have come to expect from the king of greed.

But the grass is always greener, and Wario live$ for green, so after ten years, Wario finally has his own console game. Boasting at least one major title on EVERY Game Boy system ever made, Wario certainly has made a cozy home for himself in gamers’ hands. If there were ever a Game Boy mascot, it would be Wario.