Wario Land 2 is a fun online Wario game that you can play here on Games HAHA. If you enjoyed this game and want to play similar fun games then make sure to play Wario Ware Inc., Wario Land 4 or Mawaru Made In Wario or just go to the Wario games page. Listen to the original video game soundtrack for 'Warioland 2' (Game Boy) directly in your web browser.
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Hiroji Kiyotake Takehiko Hosokawa |
| Producer(s) | Gunpei Yokoi |
| Designer(s) | Hiroji Kiyotake Takehiko Hosokawa Kenichi Sugino |
| Programmer(s) | Masaru Yamanaka Yuguru Ozawa Isao Hirano Yoshinori Katsuki |
| Composer(s) | Ryoji Yoshitomi Kozue Ishikawa |
| Series | Wario |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS) |
| Release | Game Boy:
|
| Genre(s) | Platforming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Wario Land II (also known as Wario Land 2) is a video game. It was released in 1998 for the Game Boy and Game Boy Color. In 2012, it was also released for the Virtual Console of the Nintendo 3DS.
| Wario Land II | |
|---|---|
North American cover art for the Game Boy Color edition | |
| Developer(s) | Nintendo R&D1 |
| Publisher(s) | Nintendo |
| Director(s) | Takehiko Hosokawa |
| Producer(s) | Takehiro Izushi |
| Designer(s) | Masani Ueda |
| Programmer(s) | Masaru Yamanaka Katsuya Yamano Nobuhiro Ozaki |
| Artist(s) | Hiroji Kiyotake |
| Composer(s) | Kozue Ishikawa |
| Series | Wario |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Virtual Console (Nintendo 3DS) |
| Release | Game Boy
|
| Genre(s) | Platforming |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Wario Land II[a] is a platform game released for the Game Boy in 1998.[1] It was later re-released and optimised for the Game Boy Color hardware. In the game, Wario has to recover his treasure from Captain Syrup. The Game Boy Color version was released for the Nintendo 3DSVirtual Console in 2012.[2][3]
Gameplay[edit]
Unlike in most video games of the time, the game's challenge comes mostly through impeding player progress by implementing physical obstacles, puzzle-solving, paths blocked by coin or treasure locks, or forcing Wario back to previously-visited areas. By finding hidden exits in some stages, the player can change the direction of the game's plot and uncover different endings, as well as find more treasure. In addition to the Really Final Chapter, five other endings can be unlocked by collecting all the treasures. An enemy-themed Simon Says minigame based on the Game & Watch game Flagman can be unlocked by collecting all the picture tiles. Wario does not have any life points and cannot die; some enemy attacks simply knock him backward and cause him to drop some coins. He can take advantage of certain enemy attacks however to undergo transformations which allow him to reach areas that he cannot normally get to. For example, exposure to fire makes Wario run around and later become entirely engulfed by flames, which allows him to defeat enemies on contact.[4] In contrast to its predecessor, the game does not have a time limit, which allows the player to explore the areas in unlimited time, a feature which is incorporated in subsequent installments.
Plot[edit]
The game features the return of Wario's nemesis, Captain Syrup. Early one morning, she and a few of her soldiers, the Pirate Gooms (Spearmen, which are holdovers from Wario Land; several different levels deal with defeating a giant Spearman)[failed verification], sneak into Wario's castle and cause havoc. They steal his precious treasure, set off his giant alarm clock, and leave the tap running, flooding much of his castle. After Wario wakes up and figures out what's going on, he gives chase across the surrounding lands.[5]
Reception[edit]
Wario Land 2 Manual
Wario Land II received critical acclaim. The Game Boy Color version received an aggregate score of 88.04% at GameRankings based on 14 reviews.[6]IGN gave the game 9 out of 10, insisting that 'It's the perfect game to accompany you on a long road trip because of its lastability and replayability.'[7]Nintendo Life awarded the Virtual Console re-release 9 out of 10, arguing that 'Big fans of the first game might lament Wario Land II's sudden significant change in gameplay, but if you give it a try, you'll find that it's actually quite good.'[8]
Notes[edit]
- ^Known in Japan as Wario Land 2: The Stolen Treasure (Japanese: ワリオランド2 盗まれた財宝, Hepburn: Wario Rando Tsū: Nusumareta Zaihō)
Wario Land 2 3ds
References[edit]
- ^Wario Land II for GBC - Wario Land II Game Boy Color - Wario Land
- ^'Nintendo Virtual Console eShop: Wario Land II'. nintendo.co.uk. Nintendo of Europe. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- ^[1]
- ^'How to Play'. Wario Land II (Electronic manual) (Virtual Console ed.). Nintendo. p. 11, sec. Hot Wario.
- ^'Wario Land II'. Giant Bomb. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^'Wario Land II'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on November 5, 2015. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ^Matias, Alec (February 15, 2000). 'Wario Land 2'. IGN. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^van Duyn, Marcel (July 20, 2012). 'Wario Land II Review'. Nintendo Life. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
Warioland 2 Review
External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)
- Wario Land 2 at MobyGames