Monster World IV

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Monster World IV
System(s): Sega Mega Drive, Virtual Console
Publisher: Sega
Developer:
Genre: Action

















Number of players: 1
Release Date RRP Code
CERO
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Monster World IV (モンスターワールドIV) is currently the last game in the Wonder Boy franchise, and was released for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Japan in 1994. Despite its name, it is actually the sixth game in the series, however Japanese continuity discounts the original Wonder Boy and Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair as being part of this series due to their different gameplay styles.

A departure from previous games, the player now controls a young girl named Arsha (Known as Asha in the English translation), instead of "Wonder Boy" or Shion from Wonder Boy in Monster World. This, and the large amount of text, may suggest why the game was not released outside of Japan, however a fan translation by translation groups Demiforce and DeJap surfaced in 2002. Monster World IV is also playable via the GameTap service (which is available in the west), though the game was not translated.

Monster World IV has also been released as part of the Wii's Virtual Console service, which marks the game's first English release. It's copyright notations in the game's Operations Manual indicates that it was to be released a year prior to it's 2012 release.

Physical Scans

Sega Retro Average 
Publication Score Source
86 №34, p36
Sega Mega Drive
86
Based on
1 review
Sega Retro Average 
Publication Version Score
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
70
[1]
1700 igr dlya Sega (RU)
40
[2]
Beep! MegaDrive (JP) NTSC-J
73
[3]
Entsiklopediya luchshikh igr Sega. Vypusk 1 (RU)
70
[4]
GameFan (US) NTSC-J
89
[5]
Hippon Super (JP) NTSC-J
80
[6]
Igry Sega Luchshiye iz luchshikh. Vypusk 1 (RU)
75
[7]
Joypad (FR) NTSC-J
86
[8]
MAN!AC (DE) NTSC-J
78
[9]
Mega Force (FR) NTSC-J
88
[10]
Sega Saturn Magazine (JP) NTSC-J
88
[11]
Tricks 16 bit (RU)
68
[12]
Video Games (DE) NTSC-J
82
[13]
Sega Mega Drive
76
Based on
13 reviews

Monster World IV

Mega Drive, JP
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Cover
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Cart

External Links



Games in the Wonder Boy Series
Wonder Boy (1986) | Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987) | Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (1988) | Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap (1989) | Wonder Boy in Monster World (1991) | Monster World IV (1994) | Monster World Complete Collection (2007) | Sega Vintage Collection: Monster World (2012) | Arcade Archives Wonder Boy (2014) | Wonder Boy Returns (2016) | Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap (2017) | Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (2018) | Wonder Boy Returns Remix (2019) | Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World (2021) | Wonder Boy Collection (2022) | Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection (2022)
Music
Monster World Complete Collection Original Sound Track (2007)
Book
Wonder Boy V Monster World III Koushiki Guide Book (1991)