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"Nintendo may seem to have been neglecting the platform side of the Wario series since the WarioWare mini-game titles have become so popular, but thankfully the company has at least passed the franchise onto a Third Party to help keep it going. Clearly it makes sense when the new spin-off idea turned into a multi-million selling series as opposed to the middling sales received on the platform side. However, it is pleasing to see the original fan-base is now being catered for once again. But can developer Suzak, previously of F-Zero on GBA fame, provide the same magic touch?"
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"He's the star of some of Nintendo's most quirkily experimental games, from the brilliant WarioWare to the underrated Wario Land adventures, so if there's one thing we've come to expect from a Wario title, it's a measure of originality.
Master of Disguise doesn't disappoint in that respect - but unfortunately its unique gameplay hook turns out to be frustrating and disappointing.
The gimmick here is the costumes. Wario can change into seven different disguises, each with its own unique abilities, much like the transforming hats he sports in Wario Land. And instead of just picking them up, he has to switch all the time - many rooms require two or three costume changes, and the bosses call for the kind of wardrobe rotation that would exhaust a supermodel."
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In 1989, Nintendo released a portable adaptation of their wildly popular Mario franchise called Super Mario Land. The team that developed this monochrome gem was Nintendo R&D1, a section of Nintendo that was doomed to create games only for the handheld that they themselves created. R&D1 clearly resented the business decision to have them create games based on another team's franchise, so they took the world of Mario and altered it completely to their tastes. Now Mario could pilot submarines, explore ancient tombs, fight charging Easter Island heads, and even fly a biplane. When Super Mario Land 2 came out in 1992, the design choices became so bizarre that it warranted an even more prominent new main character: Wario, Mario's evil twin brother, became the fearful villain in 6 Golden Coins.
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