- June 3, 2022
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Wonder Boy Collection
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.
41%Game Brain Score
music, story
58% User Score 10 reviews
Critic Score 77%3 reviews
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Four classic games from SEGA's influential platforming series
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 Positive Neutral NegativeThe 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.”
77%Critics’ scoreBased on 3 reviews
Wonder Boy Collection PS4 Review
The Wonder Boy Collection is a solid retro collection that finally puts some respect on old Tom-Tom’s name.
70%Wonder Boy Collection review
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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