Wonder Boy in Monster World

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Description

Monster World was once a peaceful region. Then, the peace was shattered by an invading army of monsters. A young man named Shion vowed to defeat them and make his land peaceful again.

Wonder Boy In Monster World is the third game in the Monster World spin-off series, originally known as Wonder Boy 5: Monster World 3. It puts the player in control of Shion in his quest to save Monster World from the evil hands of BioMeka. It controls like a standard platform game - run, jump, and kill enemies. The game has light RPG elements such as talking to townsfolk, collecting money to buy items, upgrading your life, and equipping a variety of armor and weapons - staying very close to the Zelda format. You can save your game to continue your quest at a later time.

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Alternate Titles

• "超英雄伝説ダイナスティックヒーロー" -- Japanese PCE (TurboGrafx) CD title spelling
• "Wonder Boy 5: Monster World 3" -- Japanese title
• "Dynastic Hero" -- TurboGrafx CD title
• "ワンダーボーイⅤ　モンスターワールドⅢ" -- Japanese spelling

Part of the Following Groups

• Genre: Explorable platformer / Metroidvania
• SEGA Vintage Collection series
• Wonder Boy series

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Critic Reviews

SEGA-Mag (Objectif-SEGA)	Genesis	May 10, 2009	10 out of 10	100
Interface	Genesis	1992	94 out of 100	94
Power Play	Genesis	Jan, 1992	84 out of 100	84
Play Time	Genesis	May, 1992	83 out of 100	83
Retrogaming History	SEGA Master System	Mar 11, 2009	8 out of 10	80
Eurogamer.net (UK)	Wii	Dec 01, 2007	8 out of 10	80
Legendra	SEGA Master System	2001	8 out of 10	80
Micro News	Genesis	Dec, 1991	15 out of 20	75
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	TurboGrafx CD	Apr, 1994	36 out of 50	72
GamePro (US)	TurboGrafx CD	Jun, 1994	3 out of 5	60

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Trivia

Turma da Mônica na Terra dos Monstros

A version of this game was released in Brazil called Turma da Mônica na Terra dos Monstros, which translates to "Monica's Gang in Monster Land". Instead of Shion, you played Mônica, a character based from a famous Brazilian comic, which still makes a lot of success with the kids. Other characters from the comics also appear in the game, such as Anjinho, Cebolinha, Magali and Bidu.

Awards

• Power Play
  • Issue 02/1993 – #3 Best Genesis Game in 1992

Related Web Sites

• Game Map (Sega Master System) on SMS Power! (Maps of all the levels of the Master System version.)