Underplayed Gems

Wario World (2003)

Wario World cover
Developer
Treasure
Publisher
Nintendo
Platforms
Nintendo GameCube
Genres
Platform, Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Rating
3.5 of 5, 44 player ratings
Main story
about 5.0 hours
Completionist
about 6.9 hours
Where to get it
Nintendo eShop

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How it feels

A brawling platformer where the greedy antihero Wario punches monsters and hoovers up coins to reclaim his stolen treasure.

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About

While Wario enjoys the riches from his many adventures, a mysterious black jewel in his trove transforms gems into monsters. Now, Wario must scramble to recover his riches in an alternate world filled with quirky puzzles, swarming enemies, and lots of loot. As Wario, you'll punch, kick, jump, grab monsters and objects, and inhale surrounding coins like a vacuum cleaner. You must cling to 3D balls to fight bosses, find hidden areas through trap doors, and bash your surroundings to uncover secrets.

Screenshots

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This page is from Underplayed Gems, a catalog of older and overlooked games. Not quite it? You can browse by platform and genre, or take this one into the 3D catalog and ask the Catbot for something closer.