

However, there are some areas that can only be accessed by hitting the switch, due to the Kaeru Blocks. The player should focus on finding the four jewel pieces and the Keyzer before hitting the switch if possible. A time limit is given to return to the vortex. This reopens the vortex and allows Wario to return to the map screen. The only way to open it again is to find the switch somewhere in the level. Wario enters a level through a vortex which closes behind him. Without the Keyzer, the four jewel pieces in that level can still be collected, but the door to the next level remains locked. A Keyzer must be collected to unlock the next level. The player must collect all jewel pieces in a passage to gain access to the boss. The color of the Jewels varies on the passage they are collected in. When four jewel pieces in a level are joined, they form a jewel. Completely filling Wario's hearts and gauge will cause most enemies to drop an extra 100-point coin.Įach of the eighteen levels contains four jewel pieces, found within boxes, that need to be collected. Filling it gives Wario an extra heart, and the gauge is then emptied. Most enemies drop a little heart when defeated, which fills the gauge by an eighth.
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He can fully replenish his meter by opening a Full Health Item box.

Wario loses a heart by touching a threatening part of an enemy, such as spikes. Wario can collect additional hearts throughout the stages. Unlike previous installments in the series, Wario is given a Heart Meter, containing a total of eight hearts. When beating the game on Hard or S-Hard mode, extra parts of the credits sequence are shown which feature Wario picking up women in his car.įour jewels need to be collected in each main passage. Less time is given to defeat the bosses on more difficult modes, and prices at the Item Shop are more expensive. In a few levels on S-Hard mode, the switch even changes its location. The game mode also affects the time given to get back to the vortex after the player hits the switch. For example, on S-Hard mode, Wario enters the level with only one heart instead of the full eight. The chosen game mode affects various aspects of gameplay, such as the location of the jewel pieces, the type and quantity of enemies, and the health the player begins with upon entering the level. Upon creating a save file, the player is asked which game mode they prefer to play. Note that "S-Hard" mode is not yet present as an option. Selecting "Hard" mode upon creating a new save file. – Story from the official European Wario Land 4 website
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It is also the final Wario Land game to be released on a handheld system and the last installment in the series for seven years until Wario Land: Shake It! It is the fourth game in the Wario Land series (fifth counting Virtual Boy Wario Land), which is a spin-off of the Super Mario series. It was later re-released for the Nintendo 3DS system on Decemvia the Nintendo 3DS Ambassadors program, just after its ten-year anniversary, as well as a downloadable Virtual Console game for the Wii U on May 8, 2014. Wario Land 4 is a platformer game released for the Game Boy Advance in 2001.
