Good game, does not live up to expectations.
posted by Ipsofonic (GROSSE POINTE PARK, MI) Oct 3, 2008
Member since Jun 2008
Wario Land: Shake It, the latest in the Wario Land series, makes for a great rent, but isn't fully worth a buy.
First, let's state the good. The graphics are simply fantabulous, offering a beautiful, hand-drawn, anime style. The controls are responsive, and well balanced. Though Wario moves a bit slow, I can accept this as he probably weighs around a metric ton. Boss-fights are challenging and big, which I very much enjoyed. The game offers many achievements, thus extending it's replayability dearly. Now, on too the cons.
Although I love seeing another Wario Land game, this one seems to have lost some of the originals flair. The original had an almost 50/50 balance between platforming and puzzling, which I loved. But this focuses much more on platforming, which was a bit confusing at times. The game turns up the puzzle later, especially on World 5, but this was a bit too late.
But, I still enjoyed this game. It was definitely a great rent, and offered a good pause from all the shovel ware on the Wii, so you should check it out.
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