Wario Land II: Difference between revisions

The story begins at [[Wario Castle]]. There he lies at his bed, taking a deep nap. However, three shadowy figures approach the castle from outside. They are [[Pirate Goom]]s, loyal minions of [[Captain Syrup]] and members of the [[Black Sugar Gang]]. The pirates infiltrate the building and steal Wario's treasures, which he collected during his earlier adventures. To distract Wario and prevent him from chasing them, the pirates cause havoc in the castle by turning on a giant faucet, abandoning a vicious snake in his cellar and installing an oversized [[alarm clock (obstacle)|alarm clock]]. After this, the pirates escape and leave Wario in the mess they caused. Wario eventually wakes up by the alarm clock's commotion and sets off to pursue the thieves, but not before rectifying the state of things in his home.

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Wario eventually arrives at [[Syrup Castle]], the hideout of the mischievous pirate gang. Horrified that the pirates managed to return to their fortress, he continues his pursuit and breaks in the building. After battling many of the pirate grunts and four [[D.D.]]s, Wario confronts the pirate leader herself in combat. After defeating Captain Syrup and demolishing her aircraft, Wario blasts the pirates out of their fortress, reclaims his treasures and returns home to resume his nap.

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Like in every installment of the ''Wario Land'' series, the player can obtain various optional treasures during Wario's adventure. The kinds of treasure that can be found in the game are composed of different artifacts, seemingly useless junk, strange oddities, and even references to other Nintendo series. To obtain a treasure, a coin-consuming [[minigame|mini-game]] must be completed. There are two different categories of treasures in the game, each having 50 parts, making 100 obtainable objects in total. Once all the treasures are collected, the player will gain access to the game's final stage, as well as to a remake of the ''[[Game & Watch]]'' mini-game ''[[Flagman]]'' called ''[[Flagman D-D]]''.

 

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''Wario Land II'' generally received good to excellent ratings, and many reviewers agree that it marked a milestone in the genre of 2D Platformers. [http://uk.ign.com/ IGN.com] praised the game's innovative gameplay, its replayability, and its continuous gameplay, and even though it criticized Wario's inability of running out of lives, the game received a rating of 9.0.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090327120056/http://uk.gameboy.ign.com/articles/161/161140p1.html Review on IGN.com]</ref> [http://www.gamespot.com GameSpot] mentioned its branching storyline, especially highlighted the updated graphics of the [[Game Boy Color]] version, and rewarded the game with a 8.9.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/gbc/action/warioland2dx/review.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=gssummary&tag=summary;read-review Review on GameSpot]</ref> [http://www.gamingtarget.com Gaming Target] criticizes the fact that ''Wario Land II'' provides the player only with one save slot and some other save-related issues, but also calls it an "essential game for every GBC owner". Gaming Target reviewed the game with a 9.0.<ref>[http://www.gamingtarget.com/article.php?artid=2428 Review on Gaming Target]</ref> [http://www.nintendojo.com Nintendojo.com] rated the game 9.0 and called it "A unique and addictive platformer that no gamer should be without".<ref>[https://www.nintendojo.com/reviews/GBC/view_item.php?1077121298 Review on Nintendojo.com]</ref> Overall, ''Wario Land II'' received 88.04% on [http://www.gamerankings.com GameRankings.com].<ref>[http://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/199270-wario-land-ii/index.html Rankings on GameRankings.com]</ref>

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*The theme for both matching mini-games is borrowed from the [[Donkey Kong (Game Boy)|Game Boy ''Donkey Kong'']].