well as get a high score. A multiplayer mode also allows up to four players to compete at once in Classic, Flash, or Score Attack gameplay. Plot The flu season has come about, and it is Dr. Mario's duty to use his Megavitamins to heal the people of the land. However, Wario, wanting to sell the pills to get rich, attempts to steal the Megavitamins, but to no avail. Afterwards, Mad Scienstein and Rudy the Clown steal the Megavitamins, and both Dr. Mario and Wario give chase. Throughout their adventure, both of them meet up with many creatures from Wario Land 3. Most of the time the fights that emerge are really misunderstandings; for example, the player may accidentally bump into a creature, who gets angry and retaliates. Dr. Mario and Wario follow Mad Scienstein to Rudy's castle, where they fight Rudy to take back the vitamins. If the game is completed on Normal or Hard mode without using a continue, one last battle occurs after defeating Rudy; the opponent is Metal Mario for Wario and Vampire Wario for Dr. Mario. Reception Dr. Mario 64 in all of its various permutations was voted #76 in the Top 100 Games of All Time poll published by Game Informer in August 2001. IGN criticized the game for being "more of the same" and gave it a middling score of 5 out of 10. GameSpot gave the game 7 out of 10, summarizing that "Dr. Mario is a legitimate and satisfying puzzle game that is executed rather nicely in this four-player-focused package." It was a runner-up for GameSpots annual "Best Nintendo 64 Game" award, which went to Paper Mario. Notes References External links 2001 video games Dr. Mario games Wario video games Video game remakes Nintendo 64 games IQue games Video games developed in Japan Multiplayer and single-player video games Nintendo Switch Online games North America-exclusive video games