 Wii | Nintendo | 1 Player | Out Now Controller Compatibility: Wii Remote (sideways) Reviewer: Joe Currie  The game has been subtitled The Shake Dimension partly due to the storyline. It seems the evil Shake King has kidnapped the queen of the shake dimension and stolen her bottomless coin sack, but Wario doesn't give two cloves of garlic about the queen he wants that bottomless coin sack and so sets out to snag it from the Shake King.   The game has also got a truly unique graphical style here. Nintendo have surprisingly gone for hand drawn animation, which isn't necessarily a bad thing since it actually works extremely well and considering the amount of effort and detail that went into it, it really has turned out to be something spectacular compared to a standard 3D character. Even when playing as Wario it feels like you’re playing a cartoon which really brings it into its own. Overall, this is a truly unique adventure of which you have never seen the like of before. The only problems I have with the game is that it is too short, and in order to progress to subsequent worlds you have to collect coins and buy a map to continue, but that's likely there to increase replay value. Despite these minor niggles, this game its well worth a purchase, and both looks the part and plays like a true Nintendo gem. Final Score 24/30 Very Good Gameplay 9 Very unique controls and some distinctive gameplay which put a new definition on the word shake Presentation 10 Once again, very different, with some spectacular hand drawn graphics which work really well Enjoyment 4 Inventive boss fights and the excellent level design make this very enjoyable, although the coin collecting does get dull Other 3 Far too short, but the funny dialogue and character that Wario has about him make the experience all the more worthwhile
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Review - Wario Land The Shake Dimension |
