<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
for	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
archrival	O
Wario	O
must	O
free	O
a	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
who	O
is	O
trapped	O
inside	O
a	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
4	I-Application
in	O
2001	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2013	O
,	O
and	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Online	I-Application
service	O
on	O
8	O
February	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
in	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
world	O
of	O
the	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
is	O
divided	O
into	O
four	O
different	O
areas	O
,	O
East	O
,	O
West	O
,	O
North	O
,	O
and	O
South	O
,	O
each	O
containing	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
individual	O
stages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whenever	O
Wario	O
obtains	O
a	O
new	O
treasure	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
transported	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
must	O
knock	O
the	O
enemy	O
into	O
the	O
cup	O
without	O
going	O
over	O
par	O
for	O
that	O
hole	O
,	O
while	O
avoiding	O
hazards	O
such	O
as	O
water	O
,	O
bunkers	O
,	O
lava	B-Application
and	O
rough	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
collecting	O
certain	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
this	O
golf	B-Application
minigame	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
from	O
the	O
overworld	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
all	O
eight	O
are	O
found	O
in	O
each	O
of	O
the	O
25	O
stages	O
,	O
an	O
extra	O
fourth	O
golf	B-Application
hole	O
will	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
play	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
Wario	O
Land	O
game	O
,	O
Wario	O
has	O
no	O
health	O
points	O
and	O
cannot	O
die	O
;	O
the	O
lone	O
exception	O
is	O
that	O
he	O
can	O
get	O
captured	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
final	O
boss	O
,	O
Rudy	O
the	O
Clown	O
and	O
get	O
a	O
game	B-Application
over	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
simply	O
returns	O
Wario	O
back	O
to	O
the	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
overworld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
cave	O
,	O
he	O
discovers	O
a	O
magical	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
and	O
is	O
suddenly	O
sucked	O
into	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
a	O
mysterious	O
figure	O
informs	O
Wario	O
that	O
he	O
had	O
once	O
ruled	O
the	O
world	O
inside	O
the	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
,	O
until	O
an	O
evil	O
being	O
sealed	O
away	O
his	O
magical	O
powers	O
in	O
five	O
music	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Enticed	O
by	O
the	O
thought	O
of	O
returning	O
to	O
his	O
own	O
world	O
with	O
a	O
cache	O
of	O
treasure	O
,	O
Wario	O
departs	O
on	O
his	O
quest	O
,	O
in	O
search	O
of	O
the	O
music	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
and	O
the	O
many	O
treasures	O
of	O
this	O
mysterious	O
land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
collecting	O
all	O
the	O
music	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
,	O
Wario	O
returns	O
to	O
the	O
mysterious	O
being	O
's	O
temple	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
music	B-Application
boxes	I-Application
play	O
a	O
medley	O
together	O
that	O
frees	O
the	O
being	O
,	O
revealed	O
to	O
be	O
Rudy	O
the	O
Clown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
transpires	O
that	O
Rudy	O
is	O
in	O
fact	O
the	O
villain	O
and	O
had	O
been	O
imprisoned	O
,	O
although	O
not	O
before	O
turning	O
the	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
's	O
inhabitants	O
into	O
monsters	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
been	O
attacking	O
Wario	O
simply	O
to	O
try	O
to	O
stop	O
him	O
from	O
freeing	O
the	O
evil	O
clown	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Wario	O
defeats	O
Rudy	O
,	O
he	O
is	O
met	O
by	O
the	O
inhabitants	O
of	O
the	O
music	B-Application
box	I-Application
,	O
now	O
restored	O
to	O
their	O
former	O
selves	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wario	B-Application
Land	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
a	O
runner-up	O
for	O
GameSpots	O
annual	O
"	O
Best	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
Game	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
"	O
awards	O
,	O
losing	O
to	O
Dragon	O
Warrior	O
I	O
&	O
II	O
and	O
Banjo-Tooie	B-Application
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	B-Application
Power	I-Application
listed	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
ninth	O
best	O
Game	O
Boy/Game	O
Boy	O
Color	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
describing	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
pinnacle	O
of	O
titular	O
character	O
Wario	O
's	O
early	O
action-platform	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendojo	O
awarded	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
perfect	O
10	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
and	O
called	O
it	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
platforming	O
games	O
for	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
tenth	O
best	O
selling	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
with	O
255,536	O
copies	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
