Wonder Boy Collection

41%
Game Brain Score Based on 13 reviews
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  • story
Wonder Boy Collection Game Cover
All four of thee games in Wonder Boy Collection represent a fair few hours of retro gaming, even if three of them are a tad samey.
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Four classic games from SEGA's influential platforming series

  • Nintendo Switch
  • Play​station 4
  • Play​station 5
  • Play​Station
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41%
Audience ScoreBased on 13 reviews
story1 negative mentions
  • Great collection of nostalgic games from the 80s, providing lots of fun and a throwback experience.
  • Well-emulated games with solid options for saving and button remapping, making gameplay smooth and enjoyable.
  • Includes a variety of games from the Wonder Boy series, with some unique gameplay experiences.
  • Missing key titles like Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap and Dragon's Curse, which diminishes the collection's value.
  • Barebones options and confusing menu configurations, lacking basic features like turning off art borders and integer scaling.
  • Difficult-to-read menu text and some unintuitive aspects that could have been modernized for a better user experience.
  • music2 mentions

    The TurboGrafx-CD version of the game is praised for its superior music quality, featuring CD-quality tracks composed by T's Music, known for their work on classic titles like Lords of Thunder. This version also retains the original sprites and includes all levels from the arcade, enhancing the overall experience compared to the Genesis version, which lacks two levels.

    • “The TurboGrafx-CD version was released stateside, which was superior as it used the original sprites and tiles from the arcade version, has all the levels from the arcade version (the Genesis version is missing 2), and features CD-quality music by T's Music, who also worked on Lords of Thunder among other classic games.”
    • “Only the TurboGrafx-CD version was released stateside, which was superior as it used the original sprites and tiles from the arcade version, has all the levels from the arcade version (Genesis version is missing 2), and has CD quality music by T's Music, who did Lords of Thunder among other classic games.”
  • story1 mentions

    The story in the European version of the game is notably different from other versions, suggesting significant variations in narrative elements or themes that may impact the overall experience.

    • “However, the European version is a different story.”
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77% average critic score

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