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 UKUnited Kingdom UK [1] [details]

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

Master System version

Ratings

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

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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
United States of America US All 1 90 90 90 0 Very positive
United States of America US NTSC-U 1 90 90 90 0 Very positive
United Kingdom UK All 10 87 75 90 15 Very positive
United Kingdom UK PAL 4 86 75 90 15 Very positive
France FR All 1 70 70 70 0 Positive
Germany DE All 1 80 80 80 0 Positive
Spain ES All 1 70 70 70 0 Positive
Denmark DK All 2 96 91 100 9 Very positive

Amiga version

Ratings

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

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

Amstrad CPC version

Ratings

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

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

Atari ST version

Ratings

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

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

Commodore 64 version

Ratings

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

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

ZX Spectrum version

Ratings

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

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Region Version № reviews Average Lowest Highest Range Views
World All 6 85 75 90 15 Very positive
United Kingdom UK All 5 84 75 90 15 Very positive
YU_1992 YU All 1 88 88 88 0 Very positive

Sales

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ZX Spectrum version

References

  1. Sinclair User, "February 1989" (UK; 1989-01-18), page 82
  2. Complete Guide to Consoles, "" (UK; 1989-10-16), page 76
  3. Complete Guide to Consoles, "Volume IV" (UK; 1990-11-xx), page 110
  4. The Complete Guide to Sega, "" (UK; 1991-05-xx), page 63
  5. Console XS, "June/July 1992" (UK; 1992-04-23), page 146
  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
  8. Game Mania, "May 1993" (UK; 1993-xx-xx), page 81
  9. Games Preview, "5 1989" (DK; 1989-xx-xx), page 38
  10. Micromanía (segunda época), "Diciembre 1990" (ES; 1990-1x-xx), page 58
  11. Mean Machines Sega, "October 1992" (UK; 1992-09-xx), page 136
  12. Power Play, "Ausgabe 6" (DE; 1988-07-25), page 90
  13. Sega Power, "October 1991" (UK; 1991-09-05), page 60
  14. Sega Pro, "April 1992" (UK; 1992-03-19), page 31
  15. Sega Pro, "April 1993" (UK; 1993-03-11), page 72
  16. Soft, "" (DK; 1988-10-xx), page 22
  17. Tilt, "Julliet/Août 1988" (FR; 1988-0x-xx), page 73
  18. Amiga Action, "February 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 46
  19. Amiga Format, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-0x-xx), page 49
  20. Amiga Joker, "Januar '90" (DE; 1989-12-29), page 13
  21. Aktueller Software Markt, "Februar 1990" (DE; 1990-xx-xx), page 57
  22. Commodore User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-20), page 45
  23. 23.0 23.1 Zzap!64, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-xx-xx), page 75
  24. Amstrad Computer User, "March 1990" (UK; 1990-02-01), page 35
  25. 25.0 25.1 Aktueller Software Markt, "Januar 1990" (DE; 1989-1x-xx), page 36
  26. 26.0 26.1 Computer & Video Games, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-16), page 66
  27. 27.0 27.1 27.2 The Games Machine, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-11), page 24
  28. Génération 4, "Décembre 1989" (FR; 1989-1x-xx), page 8
  29. Joystick, "Janvier 1990" (FR; 19xx-xx-xx), page 109
  30. Power Play, "1/90" (DE; 1989-12-15), page 24
  31. ST Action, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 72
  32. Zero, "January 1990" (UK; 19xx-xx-xx), page 101
  33. Crash, "December 1989" (UK; 1989-11-16), page 67
  34. Svet Igara, "Januar 1990" (YU; 1990-xx-xx), page 36
  35. Sinclair User, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 54
  36. Your Sinclair, "January 1990" (UK; 1989-12-18), page 72


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