WONDER BOY ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION
January 26, 2023
There has never been a Wonder Boy collection quite like this! Featuring 21 versions of six of the most iconic Wonder Boy games ever released, this incredible compilation brings SEGA’s influential platformer series to today’s hardware. With expert ports of some of the most important platformers of the 1980s and …
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"Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection is a superb compilation of one of the best action platformer series from the good old days. It&s;s a bit weird that an inferior version of it released last year but whatevs; this is a great …"
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"Still, I’d suggest you check your games shelf and work out which of these titles you really want and need. I can’t quite see the point in buying the regular collection now that this Anniversary Collection is more widely available, …"
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"In a vacuum this collection is decent."
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"A Wonderful collection of Wonder Boy Titles"
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"Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection lives up to the legacy of the franchise about children who have to defeat giant monsters and save kingdoms and princesses. The ports and each version&s;s peculiarities are handled well and the gallery is full of …"
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"This is one of the most complete collections of a single game series I have seen, and even with it’s minor flaws, I can highly recommend this for your library!"
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"So, was the Anniversary Collection a good celebration of the series in the end? Well, thankfully it still is, so if you didn’t buy that prior set or have no knowledge of the series, even this steep $50 pricetag is …"
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"The Anniversary Collection, which includes all the games from the classic period of the series where you can experience different versions, is a package that respects its history. Hands down the best way to experience Wonder Boy."
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"Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection is the best way to experience the retro classics on modern systems. Sure, this is not a totally complete collection. And it would have been nice to see a little more attention given to the galleries. …"
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"There are a few games that are tough to go back to, but when they&s;re good, they&s;re really good. The worst I can say is that it doesn&s;t reach the heights of fan service some of the aforementioned collections do, …"
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"Analyzing a compilation is, as always, a combination between the selection of deliveries and the quality of the port as well as its extras. In this case, the selection of the Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection could not be more complete, …"
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"For fans of Wonder Boy, the ability to experience every step in his lineage is great, but it offers no value add beyond the games"
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"Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection is a great collection to get to know this underrated classic SEGA IP, which has not only some great games, but also a very interesting history, it&s;s fun to see how the titles have evolved and …"
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"Based on these circumstances, our appraisal is a difficult task. If we were tallying solely based on the content of the package, it would do well. If price isn’t an issue and you didn’t purchase the previous release already, you …"
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"The shadow of a prior collection from mere months earlier, plus the fact that this is pricier (while still feeling incomplete), is tough to ignore. Yet there are still plenty of good games here, so Wonder Boy Anniversary Collection is …"
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