Wario Land: Shake It! says the box

by Phil Larsen { Jun 30th 2008 at 2:00PM }

Nintendo's resident psychopath Wario finally has a face for the shelves outside Japan, and it's a bit of a love-hate boxart. It's classic Wario stomping (well, shaking) his enemies all over the place and acting like a total badass. On the other hand, it seems a little ... brutal. Ostentatious even? This blogger loves any chance to use big words he doesn't even understand, so a debate over the quality of this box is more than welcome.

Wario Land: Shake It! has taken clearer form just recently, as we all bask in its beautfulness. It might be the title to return the series to its original pedigree of excellence, and the release date isn't too far away. The no holds barred violence on the case shouldn't discourage parents from buying this one for their tots, because a nice little E for Everyone is sitting right there from the ESRB. They are always right.

Gallery: Wario Land: Shake It

Tags: 2d, boxart, platform, platformer, wario, wario-land-shake-it

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

ECG @ Jun 30th 2008 2:12PM

Am I the only one excited for this?

Aaron @ Jun 30th 2008 2:28PM

No, you're not. It's a 'Day 1' purchase for me.

I just hope it has plenty of content. One defining characteristic of so many of those older 2D platformers was the wealth of stages to play through. I expect nothing less with this title.

Lijik @ Jun 30th 2008 3:47PM

This is actually the game I'm currently anticipating for the most right now. So, no.

Jon @ Jun 30th 2008 4:25PM

You are definitely not the only one excited!

Sisyphus @ Jun 30th 2008 2:16PM

I still can't figure out what I think about this.

natrontheape @ Jun 30th 2008 3:03PM

What is really awesome is the way that image is cropped in the gallery...

it says:

ARIOLA Shake it!!! (okay the spelling isn't perfect, but that's just darn funny).

igorponweed @ Jun 30th 2008 3:04PM

Are those Sonic shoes?

harvest_god @ Jun 30th 2008 3:40PM

They are, aren't they? That's the first thing I noticed. o.o
But yeah, I really don't get what's so "aggressive" about the cover. Like, oh noez, it's a fat plumber shaking a Sonic-shoe wearing ball-thingy!! That's, like, so GTA!!!

ChunkyB @ Jun 30th 2008 3:15PM

I am so freaking excited for this game. I think Mario Galaxy is my favorite game for the Wii, but a close second is Super Paper Mario. I absolutely love 2-D platforming more than any other game genre. And WarioLand is one of my favorite franchises. I will definitely be getting this the day it comes out. I can't wait.

phenylketonurics @ Jun 30th 2008 3:20PM

You'd have to be some kind of Mr. Roger's, super-sheltered pansy to think this is at all a harsh cover. Man, Kirby games have more angry boxart than this.

It's cute. Wario's nose is pink and he's wearing Barney-purple overalls. Come on~

Mr Khan @ Jun 30th 2008 3:21PM

It is truly the return of pure Wario

An event unlooked-for, but greatly appreciated. Hell, i might pick this up later this year instead of Sonic Chronicles

SoshiKitai @ Jun 30th 2008 4:58PM

I'm not so sure it's the "violence" that would hold parents off from buying this for kids...

I think it's more of the "It's your fat uncle trying to shake money off of everyone" that would turn parents away.

Oh, and I'm looking forward to this game... I just wonder if I'll have money for it.