And the core game is over a little too quickly for my liking. The lack of a proper widescreen mode is downright annoying. It's not very innovative - you've seen all this before in other platformers. IGN (84%) published one of the warmest reviews to date: 'It's got its share of modest shortcomings. Two things most critics seem to agree on: Shake It! is beautiful, and Shake It! is short.
As we type these words, Metacritic features just ten reviews of Wario Land: Shake It!, yet already the top and bottom scores are separated by a yawning gulf of 30%.