Games

The gameplay in Wario Land 3 is very similar to that of its predecessor, Wario Land II. Wario is indestructible, and must take advantage of his enemies' attacks to physically change and access new areas. For example, if Wario eats a piece of food from a certain enemy, he bulks up to twice his size, giving him the ability to break strong blocks and extra protection against attacks. While Wario will always be affected by his enemies, he must also find new powers and abilities in order to progress through the game. Wario's clothes are also black and white instead of being the traditional purple and yellow (though possibly due to the limitations of the Game Boy Color). The world of the music box is divided into four different areas, East, West, North, and South, each containing a number of individual stages. Each stage contains four treasures, each of which is locked in a colored treasure chest that can only be opened with the corresponding key. The colors of the chests are, in the approximate order that they are intended to be opened, Gray, Red, Green, and Blue. This order is not fixed, although the game provides hints as to the next stage to travel to and the next treasure to obtain. Often, when a treasure chest in one stage cannot be reached, Wario must backtrack to retrieve a new item to make it accessible. Finding new treasures usually grants Wario a new ability or opens the path to a new stage. Whenever Wario obtains a new treasure, he is transported back to the music box overworld. Time has passed while he was in the stage, and it is now either day or night relative to the time of day when Wario entered the stage. Some stages change depending on the time of day; certain enemies may be replaced or different paths may open up. Wario cannot control time initially, but gains this ability when he finds a certain treasure.