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Wario Land 4

Wario's back for more...and more...and MORE! Hey! You! Yeah, you! Listen up when Wario's talking to you! I just read about this legendary Pyramid of Gold, and you're gonna help me go explore it. There's lots…

78 21 August 2001

Wario Land 4 is an adventure developed by Nintendo, released 21 August 2001 on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and Game Boy Advance.

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What Wario Land 4 is

Wario Land 4 is an adventure game developed by Nintendo and released in 2001. It was published by Gradiente. It is available on Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and Game Boy Advance.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Wario Land 4 is a 2001 platform game developed by Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy Advance. It is the fourth installment in the Wario Land subseries of the Wario series. It was released in Japan in August 2001 and November 2001 internationally. In the game, Wario has to gather four treasures to unlock a pyramid and save Princess Shokora from the Golden Diva. The game received acclaim for its graphics and gameplay.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Mario Bros. series

Wario Land 4 is the 26th of 66 entries we hold in the Mario Bros. series. The next entry was Luigi's Mansion in 2001. Its critic score of 78 is 4 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Super Mario World at 100.

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How it was received

Wario Land 4 holds a critic score of 78 out of 100. That places it above 59% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2001 averaged 72, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 77, across 79 votes.

What it launched against

Wario Land 4 launched on 21 August 2001, within three weeks of Advance Wars, Devil May Cry, Golden Sun and Virtua Fighter 4. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Advance Wars, Devil May Cry, Golden Sun, Virtua Fighter 4.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

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When did Wario Land 4 come out?
Wario Land 4 was released on 21 August 2001 for Nintendo 3DS, Wii U and Game Boy Advance.

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