Wonder Boy in Monster Land/Reception

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Critical reception

System 2 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
80	Sinclair User	1989-01-18	UK UK		^[1]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
UK	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive

Master System version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
87	Complete Guide to Consoles	1989-10-16	UK UK		^[2]	[details]
87	Complete Guide to Consoles	1990-11-xx	UK UK		^[3]	[details]
87	The Complete Guide to Sega	1991-05-xx	UK UK	PAL	^[4]	[details]
90	Console XS	1992-04-23	UK UK	PAL	^[5]	[details]
90	Computer & Video Games	1988-05-15	UK UK		^[6]	[details]
90	Dragon	1989-0x-xx	US US	NTSC-U	^[7]	[details]
87	Game Mania	1993-xx-xx	UK UK		^[8]	[details]
91	Games Preview	1989-xx-xx	DK DK		^[9]	[details]
70	Micromanía (segunda época)	1990-1x-xx	ES ES		^[10]	[details]
87	Mean Machines Sega	1992-09-xx	UK UK		^[11]	[details]
80	Power Play	1988-07-25	DE DE		^[12]	[details]
75	Sega Power	1991-09-05	UK UK	PAL	^[13]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	1992-03-19	UK UK		^[14]	[details]
90	Sega Pro	1993-03-11	UK UK	PAL	^[15]	[details]
100	Soft	1988-10-xx	DK DK		^[16]	[details]
70	Tilt	1988-0x-xx	FR FR		^[17]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	16	86	70	100	30	Very positive
World	NTSC-U	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
World	PAL	4	86	75	90	15	Very positive
US	All	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
US	NTSC-U	1	90	90	90	0	Very positive
UK	All	10	87	75	90	15	Very positive
UK	PAL	4	86	75	90	15	Very positive
FR	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
DE	All	1	80	80	80	0	Positive
ES	All	1	70	70	70	0	Positive
DK	All	2	96	91	100	9	Very positive

Amiga version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
52	Amiga Action	1990-xx-xx	UK UK	^[18]	[details]
51	Amiga Format	1990-0x-xx	UK UK	^[19]	[details]
73	Amiga Joker	1989-12-29	DE DE	^[20]	[details]
75	Aktueller Software Markt	1990-xx-xx	DE DE	^[21]	[details]
41	Commodore User	1989-12-20	UK UK	^[22]	[details]
36	Zzap!64	1990-xx-xx	UK UK	^[23]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	6	55	36	75	39	Mixed
UK	All	4	45	36	52	16	Average
DE	All	2	74	73	75	2	Positive

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region	Version
64	Amstrad Computer User	1990-02-01	UK UK		^[24]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	1	64	64	64	0	Positive
UK	All	1	64	64	64	0	Positive

Atari ST version

Ratings

Publication awards

Score	Publication	Date	Region
75	Aktueller Software Markt	1989-1x-xx	DE DE	^[25]	[details]
84	Computer & Video Games	1989-12-16	UK UK	^[26]	[details]
88	The Games Machine	1989-12-11	UK UK	^[27]	[details]
88	Génération 4	1989-1x-xx	FR FR	^[28]	[details]
88	Joystick	19xx-xx-xx	FR FR	^[29]	[details]
80	Power Play	1989-12-15	DE DE	^[30]	[details]
73	ST Action	19xx-xx-xx	UK UK	^[31]	[details]
85	Zero	19xx-xx-xx	UK UK	^[32]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	8	83	73	88	15	Very positive
UK	All	4	83	73	88	15	Very positive
FR	All	2	88	88	88	0	Very positive
DE	All	2	78	75	80	5	Positive

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
37	Aktueller Software Markt	1989-1x-xx	DE DE	^[25]	[details]
71	The Games Machine	1989-12-11	UK UK	^[27]	[details]
68	Zzap!64	1990-xx-xx	UK UK	^[23]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	3	59	37	71	34	Mixed
UK	All	2	70	68	71	3	Positive
DE	All	1	37	37	37	0	Negative

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

Score	Publication	Date	Region
88	Crash	1989-11-16	UK UK	^[33]	[details]
84	Computer & Video Games	1989-12-16	UK UK	^[26]	[details]
83	The Games Machine	1989-12-11	UK UK	^[27]	[details]
88	Svet Igara	1990-xx-xx	YU YU	^[34]	[details]
90	Sinclair User	1989-12-18	UK UK	^[35]	[details]
75	Your Sinclair	1989-12-18	UK UK	^[36]	[details]

Breakdown

Region	Version	№ reviews	Average	Lowest	Highest	Range	Views
World	All	6	85	75	90	15	Very positive
UK	All	5	84	75	90	15	Very positive
YU	All	1	88	88	88	0	Very positive

Sales

Master System version

Date	Japan	North America	Europe	Worldwide

Amiga version

Date	Europe	Worldwide

Amstrad CPC version

Date	Worldwide

Atari ST version

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Commodore 64 version

Date	Worldwide

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Software charts

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Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

References

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[:File:SinclairUser_UK_083.pdf_p82-1] Sinclair User, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-18), page 82

[:File:CompleteGuideToConsoles_UK_01.pdf_p76-2] Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 76

[:File:CGtC_UK_04.pdf_p110-3] Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 110

[:File:TheCompleteGuideToSega_UK.pdf_p63-4] The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63

[:File:Console_XS_UK_01.pdf_p146-5] Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146

[:File:CVG_UK_080.pdf_p118-6] Computer & Video Games, "June 1988" (UK; 1988-05-15), page 118

[7] Dragon, "Vol. XIII, No. 11: April 1989" (US; 1989-0x-xx), page 67

[:File:GameMania_UK_05.pdf_p81-8] Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81

[:File:GamesPreview_DK_05.pdf_p38-9] Games Preview, "5 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 38

[:File:Micromania2_ES_031.pdf_p58-10] Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1990" (ES; 1990-1x-xx), page 58

[:File:MeanMachinesSega01UK.pdf_p136-11] Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_006.pdf_p90-12] Power Play, "Ausgabe 6" (DE; 1988-07-25), page 90

[:File:SegaPower_UK_23.pdf_p60-13] Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60

[:File:SegaPro_UK_06.pdf_p31-14] Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31

[:File:SegaPro_UK_18.pdf_p72-15] Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72

[:File:Soft_DK_1988-6.pdf_p22-16] Soft, "" (DK; 1988-10-xx), page 22

[:File:Tilt_FR_056.pdf_p73-17] Tilt, "Julliet/Août 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 73

[:File:AmigaAction_UK_05.pdf_p46-18] Amiga Action, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 46

[:File:AmigaFormat_UK_008.pdf_p49-19] Amiga Format, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 49

[:File:AmigaJoker_DE_1990-01.pdf_p13-20] Amiga Joker, "Januar '90" (DE; 1989-12-29), page 13

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-02.pdf_p57-21] Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1990" (DE; 1990-xx-xx), page 57

[:File:CommodoreUser_UK_76.pdf_p45-22] Commodore User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-20), page 45

[:File:Zzap64_UK_059.pdf_p75-23] 23.0 ^23.1 Zzap!64, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 75

[:File:AmstradComputerUser_UK_64.pdf_p35-24] Amstrad Computer User, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 35

[:File:ASM_DE_1990-01.pdf_p36-25] 25.0 ^25.1 Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 36

[:File:CVG_UK_098.pdf_p66-26] 26.0 ^26.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 66

[:File:TGM_UK_26.pdf_p24-27] 27.0 ^27.1 ^27.2 The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 24

[:File:Generation4_FR_017.pdf_p8-28] Génération 4, "Décembre 1989" (FR; 1989-1x-xx), page 8

[:File:Joystick_FR_001.pdf_p109-29] Joystick, "Janvier 1990" (FR; 19xx-xx-xx), page 109

[:File:PowerPlay_DE_1990-01.pdf_p24-30] Power Play, "1/90" (DE; 1989-12-15), page 24

[:File:STAction_UK_21.pdf_p72-31] ST Action, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 72

[:File:Zero_UK_03.pdf_p101-32] Zero, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 101

[:File:Crash_UK_71.pdf_p67-33] Crash, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-16), page 67

[:File:SvetIgara_YU_06.pdf_p36-34] Svet Igara, "Januar 1990" (YU; 1990-xx-xx), page 36

[:File:SinclairUser_UK_094.pdf_p54-35] Sinclair User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 54

[:File:YourSinclair_UK_49.pdf_p72-36] Your Sinclair, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 72

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Wonder Boy in Monster Land/Reception

From Sega Retro

Contents

Critical reception

System 2 version

Ratings

Breakdown

Master System version

Ratings

Breakdown

Amiga version

Ratings

Breakdown

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

Breakdown

Atari ST version

Ratings

Breakdown

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

Breakdown

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

Breakdown

Sales

Master System version

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

Software charts

Master System version

Amiga version

Amstrad CPC version

Atari ST version

Commodore 64 version

ZX Spectrum version

References