AceGamez: Wario Land The Shake Dimension Review
AceGamez writes: "There’s a fine line between a derivative cash-in and a worthwhile continuation of a classic’s legacy, and while Wario has lately been more closely associated with the former – Master of Disguise, the awful DS entry and a series of increasingly madcap micro-game collections bear witness to that notion – Wario Land: The Shake Dimension is, in relative terms, a welcome return to form for Mario’s flatulent evil twin.
Although it stops short of innovation, trading any aspirations of evolving the admittedly excellent formula of Wario Land 4 for a retread of its tried and true gameplay mechanics, neither is Shake Dimension an exercise in self-indulgence; nostalgia is certainly an important factor in its success, but even without the rose-tinted pedigree of memory, it’s a pleasant place to spend the five or so hours it takes to probe its ultimate borders – any longer than that, though, and it would be in danger of outstaying its welcome, hand-drawn sprites or not."
