<s>
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
TEC	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
of	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Toad	O
in	O
his	O
mission	O
to	O
defeat	O
Wario	O
,	O
who	O
has	O
taken	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
Peaceful	O
Woods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
is	O
noteworthy	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
last	O
officially-licensed	O
NES	O
game	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
released	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
lifespan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
a	O
re-release	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
to	O
coincide	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
AV	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
has	O
been	O
re-released	O
several	O
times	O
for	O
other	O
platforms	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
who	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
;	O
though	O
some	O
believed	O
it	O
was	O
not	O
as	O
refined	O
as	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
previous	O
puzzle	O
games	O
like	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
,	O
and	O
lacked	O
depth	O
and	O
enough	O
content	O
to	O
keep	O
players	O
engaged	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
objective	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
is	O
to	O
clear	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
of	O
monsters	O
of	O
varying	O
colors	O
by	O
using	O
bombs	O
of	O
matching	O
color	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
dropped	O
into	O
the	O
field	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
by	O
a	O
sprite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
other	O
action	O
puzzle	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
or	O
Puzzle	O
League	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
directly	O
manipulates	O
the	O
game	O
pieces	O
,	O
either	O
as	O
they	O
fall	O
or	O
via	O
a	O
cursor	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
directly	O
controls	O
the	O
character	O
Toad	O
,	O
who	O
moves	O
around	O
inside	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
atop	O
the	O
fallen	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
clear	O
the	O
playing	O
field	O
of	O
its	O
objects	O
quickly	O
enough	O
,	O
the	O
play	O
field	O
will	O
eventually	O
fill	O
to	O
the	O
brim	O
and	O
trap	O
Toad	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
Game	B-Application
Over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
take	O
over	O
the	O
Peaceful	O
Woods	O
,	O
Wario	O
uses	O
his	O
band	O
of	O
monsters	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
peace	O
of	O
the	O
forest	O
and	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
peaceful	O
creatures	O
were	O
no	O
longer	O
welcome	O
in	O
the	O
newly	O
renamed	O
"	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Toad	O
,	O
who	O
is	O
introduced	O
as	O
the	O
Mushroom	O
Kingdom	O
hero	O
,	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
to	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
in	O
order	O
to	O
quiet	O
the	O
sinister	O
lout	O
and	O
win	O
the	O
woods	O
back	O
for	O
the	O
sprites	O
(	O
fairylike	O
beings	O
who	O
kept	O
the	O
peace	O
in	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
until	O
Wario	O
gained	O
control	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ending	O
to	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
is	O
slightly	O
different	O
as	O
it	O
instead	O
involves	O
Toad	O
destroying	O
Wario	O
's	O
Castle	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
large	O
bomb	O
,	O
which	O
causes	O
the	O
castle	O
to	O
crumble	O
and	O
puts	O
an	O
end	O
to	O
Wario	O
's	O
rule	O
and	O
spell	O
over	O
the	O
Peaceful	O
Woods	O
and	O
its	O
inhabitants	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
modified	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
,	O
a	O
satellite	O
modem	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
Famicom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	O
version	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
broadcast	O
for	O
Satellaview	B-Device
was	O
released	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
broadcast	O
from	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
1995	O
,	O
to	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2000	O
,	O
throughout	O
the	O
lifespan	O
of	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
quite	O
popular	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
rebroadcast	O
at	O
least	O
seven	O
times	O
throughout	O
the	O
tenure	O
of	O
St.GIGA	O
'	O
s	O
Satellaview-broadcasting	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
broadcast	O
at	O
least	O
once	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Satellaview	B-Device
's	O
special	O
event	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
NES	O
version	O
of	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
collectible	O
item	O
in	O
the	O
2001	O
game	O
Animal	B-Application
Crossing	I-Application
for	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Application
,	O
obtained	O
through	O
use	O
of	O
the	O
GameCube	B-Device
–	I-Device
Game	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
link	I-Device
cable	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
titles	O
available	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
released	O
alongside	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
launch	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
Europe	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2006	O
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
at	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
Shop	O
Channel	O
for	O
500	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Points	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
May	O
29	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
and	O
on	O
January	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
U	O
eShop	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
December	O
13	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
has	O
received	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewing	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
GamePro	O
called	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
ho-hum	O
puzzler	O
"	O
,	O
commenting	O
that	O
though	O
it	O
has	O
some	O
interesting	O
gameplay	O
mechanics	O
,	O
it	O
ultimately	O
fails	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
than	O
a	O
standard	O
Tetris	B-Device
clone	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
noting	O
that	O
it	O
had	O
a	O
fun	O
two-player	O
mode	O
and	O
was	O
challenging	O
and	O
fast-paced	O
while	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
not	O
as	O
easy	O
to	O
control	O
as	O
Tetris	B-Device
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
individual	O
scores	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
ranked	O
scores	O
evenly	O
for	O
graphic	O
and	O
sound	O
for	O
both	O
systems	O
,	O
but	O
gave	O
slightly	O
higher	O
scores	O
for	O
the	O
Super	B-Application
NES	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Play	O
Control	O
,	O
Challenge	O
,	O
and	O
Theme	O
and	O
Fun	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
retrospective	O
reviews	O
,	O
Allgame	O
rated	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
4	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
the	O
NES	O
version	O
,	O
and	O
3.5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Scott	O
Alan	O
Marriott	O
,	O
who	O
reviewed	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
does	O
n't	O
quite	O
measure	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
addictiveness	O
of	O
either	O
Tetris	B-Device
or	O
Dr.	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
"	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
extremely	O
awkward	O
"	O
controls	O
and	O
complicated	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviews	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
ranged	O
from	O
mixed	O
to	O
positive	O
,	O
applauding	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
depth	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
choice	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
primitive	O
NES	O
version	O
over	O
the	O
more	O
comprehensive	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
of	O
IGN	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
an	O
8.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unique	O
approach	O
to	O
the	O
puzzle	O
genre	O
and	O
graphics	O
that	O
"	O
took	O
full	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	O
hardware	O
[	O
and	O
were ]	O
full	O
of	O
character	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
recommended	O
"	O
saving	O
 [ one's ] 	O
points	B-Application
for	O
the	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
,	O
if	O
it	O
becomes	O
available.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Aaron	O
Thomas	O
of	O
GameSpot	O
gave	O
Wario	B-Application
's	I-Application
Woods	I-Application
a	O
score	O
of	O
7.0	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
admiring	O
the	O
"	O
fun	O
,	O
addictive	O
game	O
play	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
surprising	O
amount	O
of	O
depth	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
criticizing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
repetitive	O
music	O
and	O
poor	O
sound	O
effects	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
he	O
also	O
prefers	O
the	O
"	O
ideal	O
"	O
SNES	B-Application
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
ranked	O
the	O
game	O
29th	O
on	O
their	O
"	O
Top	O
100	O
SNES	B-Application
Games	O
of	O
All	O
Time.	O
"	O
</s>
