Editing Wario Land: Shake It!

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|released='''Original release'''<br>{{releasedate|Japan|July 24, 2008|USA|September 22, 2008|Australia|September 25, 2008|Europe|September 26, 2008|South Korea|April 14, 2011}} '''Wii U (digital download)'''<br>{{releasedate|Europe|April 7, 2016|Australia|April 8, 2016}}

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'''''Wario Land: Shake It!''''' (in Europe and Australia: '''''Wario Land: The Shake Dimension'''''; in Japan: '''''Wario Land Shake'''''; in South Korea: '''''Wario Land Shaking''''') is a game for the [[Wii]] and is the sixth game in the [[Wario Land (series)|''Wario Land'' series]]. It is a platformer game, like the previous ''Wario Land'' games, and it is analogous to them like ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'' is to ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' This follow-up game of ''[[Wario Land 4]]'' was released in Japan on July 24, 2008 and in the United States on September 22, 2008. The game also features the return of [[Captain Syrup]], who hosts the Pirate Shop. Wario can buy new location maps there. The game has 20 levels, and the animations are drawn by hand. The [[Wii Remote]] is used to make special movements (such as shaking enemies to get coins, finding secret places, etc.).<ref>[http://wii-brasil.com/?sec=lernoticia&id=13173 Wii Brasil] (Accessed 5-29-08)</ref> It is the first game in the ''Wario Land'' series to be released since ''Wario Land 4'' in 2001, making it the longest gap in the series so far.

One night, the greedy pirate [[Captain Syrup]] sneaks into a museum looking for treasure to steal, when an item known as the [[Ancient Globe]] catches her interest. Upon inspecting it, she sees there is another world within the globe called the [[Shake Dimension]].

 

Within the Shake Dimension, dark clouds have set as the peace has been shattered by the marauding pirate known as the [[Shake King]]. The Shake King has stolen a legendary treasure known as the [[Bottomless Coin Sack]]. He also kidnapped and imprisoned all but one of the peaceful [[Merfle]] tribe, along with their queen, [[Queen Merelda|Merelda]] who was tied up. While the Shake King gloats, the one Merfle that managed to escaped imprisonment vows to find someone from the outside world who can help his people and leaves.

 

Seeing the events unfold, Captain Syrup decides that stealing the treasure for herself may prove too difficult, and so she steals the Ancient Globe from the museum.

 

The next morning, [[Wario]] is awakened from his slumber by the delivery of a very large gift, which, once unwrapped, reveals the Ancient Globe and a note from Captain Syrup explaining that there is treasure within the Globe. Misinterpreting the note, Wario drops it, and gets a hammer. Then, Wario prepares to smash the globe open with the hammer when suddenly smoke bursts from the top (causing Wario to miss and smack his head). The smoke forms a large telescope, which Merfle uses to reach Wario's world. Merfle then greets Wario, causing him to hit his head on the telescope when trying to look up. In a fit of anger, Wario grabs Merfle threateningly and was going to punch him in the face, when Merfle begins pleading for Wario's help.

 

Merfle explains to Wario (who shows very little interest in the story, even picking his nose as it is being told) about how the Shake King appeared, captured, and imprisoned his people and even stole the legendary treasure. At the mention of treasure, Wario immediately grabs Merfle and shakes him for more information. Merfle explains the properties of the Bottomless Coin Sack to Wario but warns him that if he doesn't rescue the other Merfles he would be stranded in the Shake Dimension. Wario decides that this quest will be worth his time, and prepares to enter the Shake Dimension.

When Queen Merelda thanks Wario for saving her kingdom, Wario tosses her aside and takes the Bottomless Coin Sack. When returning to his world for the final time, he shakes the bag to collect all the coins he always wanted. However, the celebration doesn't last long. Catching Wario off guard, Captain Syrup takes the Bottomless Coin Sack and all the coins Wario shook out from it and makes a quick getaway. Wario is completely humiliated that he was double-crossed from the start.

Like all other ''[[Wario Land (series)|Wario Land]]'' games, ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' is a 2D platformer. Players must hold the Wii Remote sideways to play this game. The {{button|wii|2}} is used for [[Jump]]ing, while the {{button|wii|1}} is used to perform a [[Dash Attack]]. The {{button|wii|Paddown}} is used for ducking, and entering a Warp Pipe. When using {{button|wii|Paddown}} in midair, Wario performs a [[Ground Pound]]. However, there are also some changes according to the environment. When pressing {{button|wii|Paddown}} on a hillside, Wario will slide down on his belly. Throwing an enemy or object is done by pressing the {{button|wii|1}}, but the player must tilt the Wii Remote in the desired direction, and then press {{button|wii|1}} again to make Wario throw in that direction.

There are also new features in gameplay, mostly implementing the motion-sensing abilities of the Wii Remote. Executing an [[Earthshake Punch]] uses the motion sensitivity. By shaking the Wii Remote when the [[Shake Meter]] at the top of the screen is full, Wario performs a powerful punch on the ground, causing an earthquake. It is needed to move objects in some levels, opening new paths, and it also stuns enemies. However, when used, the Shake Meter gets empty. The player can't use another Earthshake Punch when the Shake Meter is empty, so they must wait until the Shake Meter is full, which only takes a few seconds. Another frequently implemented action in the game is shaking an enemy or a Coin Bag. When Wario picks up an enemy or a Coin Bag, the player can shake the Wii Remote to let Wario shake it. Shaking a [[Bandinero]] may reveal a clove of [[Garlic]], while a Coin Bag will lose all the [[Coin]]s it contains.

A flying counterpart to the Unibucket is the [[Rocket Bucket]]. By pressing {{button|wii|Paddown}}, Wario will jump in. When in this vehicle, two rockets and a dome appears. Pressing {{button|wii|2}} accelerates it, and tilting the Wii Remote is used for steering. Colliding with spiky balls will break it. However, it can land on any piece of non-spiky ground. The game also introduces and underwater device; Wario's [[Subwarine]]. In underwater levels (of which there are 3), Wario must use this vehicle to proceed through the level. Tilting the Wii Remote will steer the Subwarine, and {{button|wii|Padleftright}} will move it back and forth. Pressing the {{button|wii|1}} makes the Subwarine shoot a torpedo in a straight line.

[[File:WLS4.png|thumb|200px|Wario swings on a pole.]]

[[Blast-O-Cannon]]s are cannons where Wario can jump in, by pressing {{button|wii|Paddown}}. The player can then tilt the Wii Remote to choose a direction. Pressing {{button|wii|2}} will let the cannon prepare to shoot, and releasing {{button|wii|2}} will let the cannon shoot. When touching another Blast-O-Cannon after being blasted from another one, Wario will automatically enter it. Wario can't enter a Blast-O-Cannon on a wall in a normal way. He should use another Blast-O-Cannon to enter a Blast-O-Cannon on a wall. Some Blast-O-Cannons move automatically.

The main goal of a level is to guide Wario to the cage where a [[Merfle]] has been caught. Such cages are called [[Merfle Barrel]]s. Near to it is a [[Checkpoint Block]]. If Wario picks up the cage, an intruder alert is triggered. Then the player must shake the Wii Remote to break open the cage to free the Merfle. A timer then appears, and a different, faster song plays. With the Merfle holding an arrow that shows the direction to go, Wario must go back the beginning of the level before the timer reaches zero. [[Blue Shake King Block]]s also will appear, while [[Red Shake King Block]]s disappear, which changes some paths and opens new places, often allowing different Treasures to be found. If the countdown reaches fifteen seconds, another tune will be played, and the Merfle is panicking. If the timer runs out, the [[Shake King]]'s shadow appears, takes Wario, shakes him, so Wario loses all his collected money, and the King then throws him back to the start. If the player used a Checkpoint Block, the Shake King will throw him to the Checkpoint instead.

The old transformations that were in previous ''Wario Land'' games were reduced to three. These were [[Flaming Wario]], [[Snowman Wario]] and [[Frozen Wario]]. They weren't changed in the games. Wario can turn into Flaming Wario by touching a flame, and Wario runs with his bottom on fire until he becomes engulfed in fire that can burn [[Bonfire Block]]s. Wario can turn into Snowman Wario if he touches a falling pile of snow. He turns into a snowball when standing on a slope, and can break [[Snowman Block]]s. Turning into Frozen Wario is still a hazard. There is a new transformation called [[Mini Wario]] (which has the same goal as [[Tiny Wario]], but is much different in appearance). This transformation can be used by entering a [[Mini-Barrel]] and will allow Wario to fit through small openings.

==Areas and Levels==

[[File:Wlsi shake dimension map.jpg|thumb|250px|The map of all the areas and levels.]]

There are five continents with five levels each; four normal levels and one boss level. Additionally, secret levels can be unlocked by finding a Secret Map in certain levels. After beating a boss, [[Wario]] must return to [[Captain Syrup]] to buy a map of the next continent. Depending on the amount of money the player has, they can go in any order they choose.

 

{{main|List of Wario's Treasures in Wario Land: Shake It!}}

Every stage in the game, apart from boss stages, contains 3 treasures. They are always contained within treasure chests. Each treasure chest looks identical, with the only variation existing in underwater levels; where they are much smaller, and are blue rather than red. To obtain a treasure, Wario must simply attack the treasure chest and it will open. In order to 100% complete the game, the player must collect all 99 treasures as well as completing every stage's Missions.

The only time when a different method is required to obtain treasures is in the stage [[Boogie Mansion]], where all three treasure chests are living creatures. They can fool the player because they look normal until Wario comes into contact with them. If this happens, the chest's eyes appear and it opens up, swallowing Wario in a similar way that Venus Guy-Traps can. To obtain the treasures from these living chests, Wario must throw a bomb into them, causing them to eat it and explode open.

The creation of ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' began when Nintendo producer [[Takahiro Harada]] was inspired to do a new ''Wario Land'' sequel after playing ''[[wikipedia:Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki|Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengurikaeshi no Maki]]'', a [[Konami]] platformer release the [[Nintendo DS]]. Having enjoyed the ''Goemon'' game greatly, he contacted its producer, [[Etsunobu Ebisu]]<ref>[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/がんばれゴエモン 東海道中 大江戸天狗り返しの巻 The Japanese wikipedia page of ''Ganbare Goemon'' for the DS] lists Etsunobu Ebisu (蛭子悦延) as the game's producer. (Retrieved July 5, 2014)</ref>, who had subsequently left Konami to make his own video game development company, [[Good-Feel]]<ref name="page 1">[http://www.wariolandshakeit.com/launch/developer_interview.html Staff interview on the official Wario Land: Shake It! website], page 1. (Retrieved July 5, 2014)</ref>. While Ebisu initially envisioned a Wild Western-style shooter for the game, Harada convinced him that sticking to what they know with a platformer would be better. Picturing Wario as a reckless yet manly brute who relies on his strength to smash though obstacles and knock things down, they eventually came up with the idea of using the Wii's motion controls for shaking things around, with other uses of tilting and aiming to compensate for the lack of buttons on the WiiMote.<ref name="page 1"/>

[[File:WarioWalk.gif|right|frame|Wario's walking animation in ''Wario Land: Shake It!'']]

After some discussion, Harada and Ebisu decided to make ''Wario Land: Shake It!'' "the ultimate 2D game" by having everything hand-drawn, from the characters to the backgrounds. Knowing the massive amount of work this would entail, they considered simply using 3D polygons, but decided to take advantage of the fact that technology had finally advanced enough to support such a lofty undertaking (for example, according to program director [[Koichi Yagi]], "the scenery alone would have filled up the Nintendo GameCube"). A single action taken by a character amounted to about 30 animation frames, resulting in 6000 enemy patterns, with 2000 more for Wario alone, in order to animate the roughly 200 actions he can perform. The backgrounds were non-repeating and hand-drawn, and just as any change to a character's design required all the frames to be adjusted, "even a small change [to the background] meant everything had to be changed", according to design director [[Tadanori Tsukawaki]]. The end result was worth the "hard labour", however, as even in the early builds that only had basic line drawings, Tsukawaki could tell that the game "has impact". Knowing that they would benefit from the involvement of more experienced anime companies, Good-Feel brought in [[wikipedia:Production I.G|Production I.G.]] to help with character animation and the opening and ending cutscenes, while [http://www.kusanagi.co.jp/ Kusanagi] assisted with the background art.<ref>[http://www.wariolandshakeit.com/launch/developer_interview2.html Staff interview on the official Wario Land: Shake It! website], page 2. (Retrieved July 5, 2014)</ref>

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*''Wario Land: Shake It!'' was [[Television references#Saturday Night Live|referenced]] on the 2009 Valentine's Day episode of [[:wikipedia: Saturday Night Live|''Saturday Night Live'']] in a sketch titled "Wii Guys." The sketch parodied the game's signature element of gameplay - shaking enemies and Money Bags by shaking the Wii Remote. The skit incorrectly states that the game has a 2-player mode. The parody can be viewed at [http://www.nbc.com/Saturday_Night_Live/video/clips/wii-guys/1018727/ NBC.com].

*This is the only ''Wario Land'' game released on a home console.

* Several sound effects in this game are reused in ''[[wikirby:Kirby's Epic Yarn|Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Yoshi's Woolly World]]''.

*[http://www.wariolandshakeit.com/prelaunch/index.html Pre-Launch American Wario Land: Shake It! Website]

*[http://www.wariolandshakeit.com/launch/index.html Official American Wario Land: Shake It! Website]

*[http://www.nintendo.co.uk/NOE/en_GB/games/wii/wario_land_the_shake_dimension_8904.html Official European Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Website]

*[http://www.nintendo.com.au/games/wii/wario-land-the-shake-dimension Official Australian Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Webpage]

*[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/rwlj/index.html Official Japanese Wario Land Shake Website]

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