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Wario Land: Shake It! (2008)

Good-Feel

Wii · Wii U

3.54 from 170 ratings

581 members have it in their collection · 17 playing now · 194 backlogged · 134 wish listed

How long? Main story 6h · 100% 0h (from 2 logged playthroughs)

Wario, Nintendo's greedy, uncouth and rude anti-hero, returns to his roots. The Wario Land series is where Wario first appeared, and it's back in all its side-scrolling, platform-jumping glory.
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Developers
Good-Feel
Publishers
Nintendo
Genres
Adventure, Platform, Simulator
Themes
Action, Comedy
Franchises
Mario Bros., Wario
Series
Wario Land

Release dates

  • Jul 24, 2008 (Full Release) (China) Wii
  • Jul 24, 2008 (Full Release) (Japan) Wii
  • Sep 26, 2008 (Full Release) (Europe) Wii
  • Sep 29, 2008 (Full Release) (North_America) Wii
  • Apr 07, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Europe) Wii U
  • Aug 24, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (Japan) Wii U
  • Nov 17, 2016 (Digital Compatibility Release) (North_America) Wii U
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Rating distribution

5 stars
19
4 stars
70
3 stars
64
2 stars
17
1 star
0
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tylerisrandom

Review tylerisrandom 4/5 · Aug 23, 2020

All shook up

Wario's run cycle

I adore this game's art style, which resembles anime or Saturday morning cartoons. The painterly backgrounds, expressive characters and hilarious animations were the main reasons I decided to revisit this 12 years after release.

The game itself is pretty good. There's a fair bit of variety (I loved the submarine levels) and the bosses are quite fun. It feels …

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Wario's run cycle

I adore this game's art style, which resembles anime or Saturday morning cartoons. The painterly backgrounds, expressive characters and hilarious animations were the main reasons I decided to revisit this 12 years after release.

The game itself is pretty good. There's a fair bit of variety (I loved the submarine levels) and the bosses are quite fun. It feels a little out of place on a home console: Its fairly short length, motion controls, and emphasis on replaying levels to find secrets and complete objectives would feel more at home on Switch or smartphones these days.

TL;DR: I like it more than most of the Wario Land games I've played so far, less than the original, and its presentation really sets it apart.

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Pale

Status Pale Oct 13, 2014

After finishing Braid this weekend the next game I pulled off my shelf was Wario Land Shake It. Wow is this game just all over retro. It feels so much like those classic platformers, particularly some of the Disney ones from Capcom. I'm really enjoying the throwback and the sprite work is killer. I only wish I could be playing …

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After finishing Braid this weekend the next game I pulled off my shelf was Wario Land Shake It. Wow is this game just all over retro. It feels so much like those classic platformers, particularly some of the Disney ones from Capcom. I'm really enjoying the throwback and the sprite work is killer. I only wish I could be playing it in HD. :)

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