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Wario Land II is a 1998 side-scrolling platformer for the Game Boy, developed by Nintendo R&D1 and published by Nintendo. Wario chases Captain Syrup to recover his stolen treasure. Wario cannot die; enemy attacks cost coins or transform him into forms (Hot, Flat, Puffy, Zombie, Bubble) that open new paths. Hidden exits branch the story into multiple chapters and endings.

How To Play Wario Land II

Control Action
D-Pad Left / Right Walk
A Jump
B Shoulder bash / dash attack
D-Pad Down + A (in air) Ground pound
D-Pad Down Crouch / crawl through low gaps
D-Pad Up Enter doors / look up
B (near a stunned enemy) Pick up the enemy
B (while carrying) Throw forward; hold D-Pad Up to throw upward
D-Pad + A (as Flat Wario) Glide across gaps
SELECT Toggle the coin / treasure status display
START Pause

About Wario Land II

Release date Game Boy – NA: March 9, 1998; EU: March 26, 1998; AU: May 15, 1998
Game Boy Color – JP: October 21, 1998; NA: February 10, 1999; EU: February 25, 1999
Developer Nintendo R&D1
Publisher Nintendo
Platform Game Boy (also Game Boy Color)
Genre Platform
Series Wario Land
Modes Single-player
Also known as Wario Land 2: Nusumareta Zaihō (Wario Land 2: The Stolen Treasure, Japan); Wario Land II DX (Game Boy Color version)

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