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At this year's PAX event, Nintendo showed off a few of their upcoming titles. Included on the showroom floor was Wario Land: Shake It!. Here Wario returns to his roots, in classic 2D platformer goodness.
In a manner that only Wario can do, players will pick up enemies and shake the coins out of their bags (literally since you will use the Wii-mote to do it). Wario will even be able to use earthquakes in this new game. Those who remember the classic games will appreciate Wario's classic abilities like jumping, dashing and butt-stomping. And of course, there will be plenty of hidden treasures for Wario to loot.
This new game all starts off when the little anti-hero receives an antique globe and telescope that allow him to travel to the once-idyllic Shake Dimension, now conquered by the tyrannical pirate, the Shake King. With the assistance of his longtime rival, Captain Syrup, he must rescue the Merfles, denizens of the Shake Dimension imprisoned by the Shake King. Only by defeating the bosses of all five continents of this strange world can Wario find and confront the Shake King, rescue Queen Merelda, queen of the Merfles, and, most importantly, claim the Bottomless Coin Sack, a never-ending supply of gold.
Each stage has Wario navigating an obstacle course of dangers and traps to find an imprisoned Merfle. Once he frees the little fellow, the countdown begins and he must find his way back to the starting gate before time runs out. Wario must also defeat a boss in each continent, and then buy a map of the next continent from Captain Syrup. Once all five continents' bosses have been defeated, Wario takes on the Shake King himself.
Wario also takes control of three different vehicles during the course of the game, all of which are piloted in part by tilting the Wii-mote. The controls are standard for a Wii-mote held sideways (D-pad, buttons), but with an important twist: most of Wario's special moves are accomplished by shaking or tilting the Wii-mote. This allows great versatility but without forcing the player to remember complicated button combinations.
Wario Land: Shake It! is slated to hit the streets September 22nd with an ESRB rating of E.
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