Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- Game Boy Advance cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
Game Boy Advance
Wario Land 4
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.
PlatformPuzzleAdventure
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 7 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
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.
The gameplay of Wario Land 4 (which is generally similar to that of Wario Land II and Wario Land 3) allows for some open-endedness as well as some order of difficulty. After an Entry Passage that serves as a tutorial for the game, there are four main passages: the Emerald, Ruby, Topaz, and Sapphire Passages. The Emerald Passage is themed around nature. The Ruby Passage is themed around mechanics and technology. The Topaz Passage is themed around toys, games, and other "playtime" ideas.
Wario is reading the newspaper when he notices an article about a mysterious pyramid found deep in the jungle. The legend related to the pyramid is that of Princess Shokora, ruler of the pyramid, who was cursed by the money-crazed Golden Diva. As he enters it, he finds a black cat and chases it. Doing so, he falls down a precipice and is stuck inside the pyramid.
In the United States, Wario Land 4 sold 720,000 copies and earned $20 million by August 2006. During the period between January 2000 and August 2006, it was the 33rd highest-selling game launched for the Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS or PlayStation Portable in that country. The game sold a total of 2.2 million copies worldwide.
Official trailer
Trailer. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Game Boy Advance Longplay [007] Wario Land 4, World-of-Longplays. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Platform, Puzzle, Adventure
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1, Nintendo
- Publisher
- Nintendo, iQue
- Series
- Wario Land
- Platforms
- Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Game Boy Advance
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- No
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- No
- Age ratings
- ESRB
- E
- CLASS IND
- 12
- PEGI
- 3
- USK
- 0
- ACB
- G
- CERO
- A
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Game Boy Advance | Japan | 2001-08-21 |
| Game Boy Advance | Australia | 2001-11-09 |
| Game Boy Advance | Europe / PAL | 2001-11-16 |
| Game Boy Advance | North America | 2001-11-19 |
| Game Boy Advance | China | 2004-06-08 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. Game Boy Advance games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
Single player only, with no online features. The cartridge runs on any Game Boy Advance, and the game is on Nintendo Switch Online.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on Game Boy Advance cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, 8 May 2014 On the Wii U Virtual Console. Later in the Game Boy Advance library of Nintendo Switch Online on 14 February 2025. |
| In the store to buy today | No The Wii U shop has closed. Playable with a Nintendo Switch Online membership. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Wii U Virtual Console purchases can still be downloaded again. The Nintendo Switch Online version needs an active membership. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Does not exist Single player only. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale Metacritic Game Boy Advance 88 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale IGN 9 10 GameSpot 8.7 10 Game Informer 8.5 10 Nintendo World Report 9 10 Nintendo Power 4 5
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Nintendo R&D1 Publisher Nintendo Director Hirofumi Matsuoka Producer Takehiro Izushi Designers Hiroji Kiyotake, Tomoyoshi Yamane, Takehiko Hosokawa, Masani Ueda Artists Yasuo Inoue, Sachiko Nakamichi Composer Ryoji Yoshitomi
Notes for collectors
- The fourth Wario Land and the first on Game Boy Advance.
- Wario gathers four treasures to open a pyramid and save Princess Shokora from the Golden Diva.
- Sold 720,000 copies in the United States and 2.2 million worldwide.
- Given free to Nintendo 3DS Ambassador Program members in December 2011; never sold on the 3DS.
Credits
- Publisher
- Nintendo
- Developer
- Nintendo R&D1
- Director
- Hirofumi Matsuoka
- Released
- 2001-11-19
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 7 hours
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