Wario World

Wario World is a platformer video game for the Nintendo GameCube and a spin-off of the Wario Land games. In 2004 it was re-released as a Player's Choice title. It has sold well, with 142,000 copies in Japan and over 256,000 copies in the United States, and has received average reviews, though it's main problem was it's short length for a 3D platformer.

Plot
The game begins with Wario sitting on his throne in his new treasure covered castle laughing. In the lower floor, below the throne room lies an evil, black jewel, who, thousands of years before, had corrupted any and all who owned it, causing chaos and destruction. To put a stop to this, Spritelings encased the Jewel and put it asleep for all eternity. Tragically, when Wario stole the Jewel thousands of years later, and soon the Jewel awakened.

Wario, still drooling over his treasures and laughing back at the at the throne room, soon sees his castle rumble and before he knows it, the Black Jewel has turned his castle into a brand new world. This new world is seperated into four sections: Excitement Central, Spooktastic World, Thrillsville, and Sparkle World. Each world consists of two levels and a boss fight. The worlds are reached from a main hub area. The hub area also leads to the Treasure Square where the huge treasure box containing the Black Jewel is placed. Wario must travel through all worlds before going up to defeat the Black Jewel and lock it back in its chest where it belongs. After defeating the jewel, he regains his castle and riches.

Gameplay
The game consists of four worlds with two levels in each world. Each level has three objectives: beat the boss, collect all eight of Mr. Wario's Golden Statue pieces, and get all eight of Wario's Treasures back. After completing both levels in a world, the boss fight of that world will open. When the world boss is beaten, the next world opens.

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Levels
Wario World is divided into 4 worlds linked by Treasure Square, the hub. From Treasure Square, there are 4 worlds with two levels in each.
 * Excitement Central
 * Greenhorn Forest
 * Greenhorn Ruins
 * Spooktastic World
 * Horror Manor
 * Wonky Circus
 * Thrillsville
 * Shivering Mountains
 * Beanstalk Way
 * Sparkle Land
 * Mirror Mansion
 * Pecan Sands

Moves
Wario has many moves in this game. They are:
 * Jump
 * Wario Punch - A move common with Wario, it helps him beat up enemies and crush objects.
 * Dash Attack - One of Wario's signature moves, he rushes forward and uses his shoulder to ram into anyone or anything.
 * Hyper Suction - Wario can open his mouth to suck in nearby coins, similar to Kirby.
 * Ground Pound - A move that appears in many platformers in some way, Wario can pound enemies with the weight of his body.
 * Corkscrew Conk - Wario can turn into a rampaging, spinning yellow ball and hit high-flying enemies.

Mad Moves
The three Mad Moves are Wario's three most powerful moves, and can only be used after picking up an enemy first. Using them is the only way to damage many of the game's bosses.
 * Power Throw - After stunning and picking up an enemy, Wario can throw it with all his might.
 * Piledriver - After stunning an enemy, he can also use them to slam, hard, into the ground, destroying that enemy and damaging any others nearby. Wario can also use this move to drill through special Trapdoors.
 * Wild Swing-Ding - Wario can also swing an enemy around at a very fast speed, taking out groups of other enemies, or use them to open special doors that require him to spin the enemy in front of a switch.

Bosses
Wario has to battle numerous Boss characters throughout the game. When Wario defeats a world's boss, he receives a Giant Treasure Chest Key to unlock the treasure chest where The Black Jewel waits.
 * Excitement Central
 * Greenfist
 * Sandworm
 * Dinomighty
 * Spooktastic World
 * Brawl Doll
 * Clown-a-Round
 * Dual Dragon
 * Thrillsville
 * Winter Windster
 * Spideraticus
 * Red-Brief J
 * Sparkle Land
 * Mean Emcee
 * Ironsider
 * Captain Skull

Items
Blocks and Collectibles in the game.

Blocks

 * Arrow Block
 * Drop Block
 * Marshmallow Block
 * Rock Block

Collectibles

 * Coins
 * Red Diamonds
 * Mr. Wario's Golden Statues
 * Spritelings
 * Wario's Treasures
 * Garlic

Objects
Various objects to help or hinder Wario on his quest.
 * Treasure Buttons
 * Wooden Chests
 * Bunny Springs
 * Escape Springs
 * Glue Globes
 * Smiley Bombs
 * Columns
 * Sculptures
 * Garlic Dispensers
 * Swirly Slabs
 * Swirly Spinners
 * Battle Rings
 * ByeBye Balloons

Enemies
The generic enemies in the game.
 * Magon
 * Big Magon
 * Ankiron
 * Clubosaur
 * Cractyl
 * Stone Doohickey
 * Unithorn

Area-Specific Enemies
These enemies only appear in certain levels.

Greenhorn Ruins

 * Old Red-Mug

Horror Manor

 * Door Spirit
 * Silver Door Spirit
 * Swordfish

Wonky Circus

 * Cage Beast
 * Cobra
 * Elephant

Shivering Mountains

 * Freeze Cannon
 * Fattington
 * Icicle Mite

Beanstalk Way

 * Monstrous Magnet
 * Ram
 * Wind Winder

Mirror Mansion

 * Magician
 * Ninja Crow
 * Witch

Pecan Sands

 * Big Scorper
 * Flying Spade
 * Laser Jigglefish

Impediments
In every level but Greenhorn Forest, certain enemies will attack Wario and/or block his way and not let him pass until he defeats them.
 * Crystal Entity
 * Big Bone-Fist
 * Electric Clown Fence
 * Angler Mangler
 * Tree Freak
 * Terrible Portrait
 * Stone-Cold Statue