A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4

[Gooseberrysoda]

I'm so thrilled that someone realizes how important this is.

"Game Design Companion: A Critical Analysis of Wario Land 4 takes under-appreciated gaming gem, Wario Land 4 (2001) for the GameBoy Advance, and splays the meat and bones of videogame design and structure across nearly 600 pages to understand their influence on player experience.

Author Daniel Johnson, in a radical departure from contemporary videogames discussion, examines Wario Land 4 in its totality—including mechanics, psychology, education, level design, and game feel—calling on evidence-based analysis to understand the player’s subjective reactions to videogames."

http://stolen-projects.myshopify.com/co ... rio-land-4

[dsheinem]

yeah, this is cool. He's affiliated with RB too

[prfsnl_gmr]

Um...that is cool and all...but he probably should have focused his efforts on the vastly superior Wario Land 3. (I kid..both games are great in different ways..but seriously, Wario Land 3 is better. )

[samsonlonghair]

Super Mario Land: Wario Land is the best one in the series. Wario Land: Shake it! is pretty good too.

[Flake]

Um...that is cool and all...but he probably should have focused his efforts on the vastly superior Wario Land 3. (I kid..both games are great in different ways..but seriously, Wario Land 3 is better. )

No sir. This just isn't true.

[Gooseberrysoda]

I prefer the more traditional life bar and totally creepy/bizarre visuals

and the CD collecting

[scarper]

Seeing as this game is so good that somebody wrote an entire book about it, I just might have to finally give Wario Land 4 a try.

[Gooseberrysoda]

Seeing as this game is so good that somebody wrote an entire book about it, I just might have to finally give Wario Land 4 a try.

it's essential.

[Daniel Primed]

Wow, thanks for posting about the book, Gooseberrysoda. As David mentioned, I used to frequent these boards and contribute a bit to the site back around 2007-2008. I'm pretty busy with my writing these days, but I still follow the site and listen to the podcasts, and it's as awesome as it's always been

[Valkyrie-Favor]

I'll be giving this a read within the next few months. I'd like to see a lot more serious game criticism.