Wario Land II
Wario Land II, known in Japan as Wario Land 2: The Stolen Treasure, is a 1998 platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. Players control Wario as he sets out to recover his stolen treasure from Captain Syrup.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1998
- Developer
- Nintendo Research & Development 1
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 2 March 1998 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Nintendo Research & Development 1 |
| Publisher | Nintendo |
| Platforms | Game Boy |
| Genres | platformer |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q1635462, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Wario Land II? How long to beat it
Total play time for Wario Land II is about 13.9 hours to do everything, and around 5.1 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 5.1h | 123 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 7.8h | 48 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 13.9h | 75 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Wario Land II sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Wario Land II lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 56ahead of 11% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 34ahead of 75% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Wario Land II
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Wario Land II
What platforms is Wario Land II on?
Wario Land II is available on Game Boy. It first released in 1998.
Who made Wario Land II?
Wario Land II was developed by Nintendo Research & Development 1 and published by Nintendo.
How long does it take to beat Wario Land II?
about 5.1 hours for the main story, 7.8 hours with the main extras, 13.9 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.