Wario: Master of Disguise
Encyclopedia
Wario: Master of Disguise, known in Japan as , is a platforming
video game developed by Suzak
, and published by Nintendo
for the Nintendo DS
handheld video game console
. The game was released on January 18, 2007 in Japan, and was released on March 5 in North America
.http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=5910 The game's Japanese title refers to the fact that he has seven "forms" (other than his normal "Thief" form). It is the first Wario platform game since Wario World
, released in 2003.
with either the directional-pad or the A, B, X and Y buttons. All other actions are controlled by the touch-screen. To advance through levels, the player is required to take advantage of various different forms of Wario. Like Wario Land 4
, Wario: Master of Disguise features health as opposed to the invulnerability found in Wario Land II
and Wario Land 3
.
states that it has an "uncomfortably strange" story and that it plays more like a third-party game rather than a first-party.
Platform game
A platform game is a video game characterized by requiring the player to jump to and from suspended platforms or over obstacles . It must be possible to control these jumps and to fall from platforms or miss jumps...
video game developed by Suzak
SUZAK Inc.
is a video game development company based in Japan. Suzak has worked with Nintendo to create games based on their intellectual property, such as Wario: Master of Disguise and F-Zero: Climax...
, and published by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
for the Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
handheld video game console
Video game console
A video game console is an interactive entertainment computer or customized computer system that produces a video display signal which can be used with a display device to display a video game...
. The game was released on January 18, 2007 in Japan, and was released on March 5 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
.http://ds-x2.com/index.php?id=5910 The game's Japanese title refers to the fact that he has seven "forms" (other than his normal "Thief" form). It is the first Wario platform game since Wario World
Wario World
is a platform game developed by Treasure and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo GameCube. It was released in Europe on June 20, 2003, in North America on June 23, 2003, in Australia on July 10, 2003, and in Japan on May 27, 2004. It marks Wario's first starring appearance on a home games console...
, released in 2003.
Gameplay
The player maneuvers WarioWario
is a fictional character in Nintendo's Mario series. The character was designed as another antagonist to Mario , and first appeared in the 1992 Game Boy title Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins as the main antagonist and final boss...
with either the directional-pad or the A, B, X and Y buttons. All other actions are controlled by the touch-screen. To advance through levels, the player is required to take advantage of various different forms of Wario. Like Wario Land 4
Wario Land 4
Wario Land 4, known as in Japan, is a video game released for the Game Boy Advance system in 2001. In this game, Wario has to gather four treasures to unlock a pyramid and save Princess Shokora from The Golden Diva...
, Wario: Master of Disguise features health as opposed to the invulnerability found in Wario Land II
Wario Land II
Wario Land II, known as in Japan, is a video game released for the Game Boy in 1998. It was the last first-party title made for the Game Boy and was later remade to take advantage of the Game Boy Color hardware...
and Wario Land 3
Wario Land 3
Wario Land 3 garnered tremendous critical acclaim upon release. GameSpot granted the game a score of 9.8/10 and stated, "As far as platformers go, Wario Land 3 is a game that fires on all cylinders." IGN gave it an outstanding rating of 9.0/10...
.
Storyline
This game starts out with Wario sitting back in house, watching his television. As he flips through the channels, he comes upon a show about a thief, Silver Zephyr, who can wield various disguises. Jealous and infuriated of this character, Wario quickly creates the Telmet, a helmet that allows him to enter the TV show. He steals the thief's disguise changing wand, Goodstyle, and starts looting the ocean liner that the Silver Zephyr had been about to clear out. The Silver Zephyr himself, now known only as the powerless Count Cannoli, gives chase, and eventually catches up with Wario, only to be defeated. He attempts to make a deal with Wario, in an attempt to retrieve Goodstyle, but then breaks the pact when he discovers that a piece of the Wishstone, an ancient tablet that grants wishes, is being carried by the ship. Wario gets to it first, and decides to track down the rest of the five pieces. Later he meets a third thief named Carpaccio who is also seeking the Wishstone. Before entering a volcano, Wario meets a girl named Tiaramisu who really is a demon named Terrormisu sealed inside the Wishstone, but she acts like an ally at first, even helping Wario defeat a boss. In the final episode, Wario finds out about her real nature and defeats her. Finally, Wario finds out that Goodstyle is actually the first of all the count Cannolis. Goodstyle grants Wario's wish for all the treasures the Cannoli clan have. But when he leaves the show, Wario doesn't find the money and treasures because the Telmet only teleported him out. Wario then resolves to re-enter the television to get them back. What happens afterward is never revealed.Reception
Wario: Master of Disguise has received mixed responses among critics. GameSpot states that while it's a passable puzzler, it lacks polish, and the touch screens were not very necessary, and thus gave it a 6.1. Craig Harris of IGNIGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
states that it has an "uncomfortably strange" story and that it plays more like a third-party game rather than a first-party.
External links
- Kaitou Wario at Nintendo of Japan
- Hands On: Kaitou Wario at IGNIGNIGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
- North American Wario: Master of Disguise Site
- Wario's E-Mail Greetings advertising the game