<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
platforming	O
action-adventure	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Westone	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
and	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1989	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Game	O
Gear	O
in	O
1992	O
as	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
1991	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16/PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
under	O
the	O
name	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
in	O
1993	O
by	O
Brazilian	O
company	O
Tec	O
Toy	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Turma	B-Application
da	I-Application
Mônica	I-Application
em	I-Application
o	I-Application
Resgate	I-Application
,	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
retooled	O
to	O
include	O
characters	O
from	O
Brazilian	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Monica	O
's	O
Gang	O
(	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remake	O
developed	O
by	O
Lizardcube	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
DotEmu	O
,	O
titled	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
takes	O
place	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
has	O
been	O
cursed	O
by	O
the	O
Mecha	O
Dragon	O
and	O
must	O
locate	O
the	O
Salamander	O
Cross	O
to	O
lift	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
received	O
wide	O
acclaim	O
from	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
immediately	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
travels	O
into	O
the	O
Mecha	O
Dragon	O
's	O
lair	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
slay	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
as	O
he	O
tries	O
to	O
undo	O
this	O
curse	O
by	O
journeying	O
across	O
the	O
land	O
,	O
defeating	O
other	O
dragons	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
defeating	O
the	O
Vampire	O
Dragon	O
to	O
obtain	O
the	O
Salamander	O
Cross	O
–	O
the	O
only	O
object	O
that	O
can	O
remove	O
his	O
curse	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
completing	O
the	O
first	O
level	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
a	O
simplified	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
final	O
level	O
from	O
the	O
preceding	O
game	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
as	O
Lizard-Man	O
from	O
Alsedo	O
,	O
a	O
town	O
in	O
Monster	O
Land	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
becomes	O
nonlinear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
there	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
explores	O
and	O
finds	O
items	O
and	O
clues	O
needed	O
for	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
to	O
access	O
different	O
parts	O
of	O
Monster	O
Land	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
uses	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
to	O
move	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
left	O
or	O
right	O
,	O
crouch	O
down	O
(	O
only	O
possible	O
as	O
Hu-Man	O
or	O
Lizard-Man	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
to	O
enter	O
doors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
can	O
attack	O
with	O
his	O
main	O
weapon	O
or	O
with	O
secondary	O
weapons	O
by	O
holding	O
down	O
on	O
the	O
directional	B-Device
pad	I-Device
and	O
pressing	O
the	O
attack	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pressing	O
the	O
pause	O
button	O
brings	O
up	O
the	O
Status	O
Screen	O
(	O
and	O
pauses	O
the	O
game	O
if	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
is	O
fighting	O
a	O
dragon	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
has	O
a	O
life	O
meter	O
shown	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
gameplay	O
area	O
as	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
hearts	O
turn	O
black	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
dies	O
and	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
,	O
but	O
if	O
he	O
has	O
a	O
life	O
potion	O
(	O
"	O
medicine	O
vial	O
"	O
in	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
)	O
remaining	O
,	O
he	O
will	O
revive	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
hearts	O
refilled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	B-Application
ends	I-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
taken	O
to	O
a	O
"	O
continue	O
screen	O
"	O
;	O
there	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
an	O
opportunity	O
to	O
win	O
a	O
free	O
life	O
potion	O
before	O
restarting	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
the	O
town	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
file	O
cabinet	O
"	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
store	O
passwords	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
memory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
defeating	O
a	O
dragon	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
changes	O
form	O
,	O
and	O
his	O
abilities	O
change	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
begins	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
Hu-Man	O
,	O
equipped	O
with	O
all	O
eight	O
hearts	O
and	O
the	O
strongest	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Westone	O
and	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
then	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
in	O
Japan	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
(	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
confused	O
with	O
the	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
of	O
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
)	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
that	O
same	O
year	O
by	O
NEC	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Westone	O
allowed	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
to	O
publish	O
the	O
game	O
provided	O
they	O
made	O
no	O
reference	O
to	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tec	O
Toy	O
replaced	O
the	O
sprites	O
with	O
characters	O
from	O
Brazilian	O
comic	O
book	O
series	O
Monica	O
's	O
Gang	O
(	O
)	O
,	O
so	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
turning	O
into	O
different	O
creatures	O
,	O
he	O
gets	O
turned	O
into	O
different	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
comics	O
,	O
relaying	O
between	O
them	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
rescue	O
Monica	O
,	O
who	O
disappeared	O
after	O
the	B-Application
previous	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
,	O
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
2	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
all	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
games	O
titled	O
Sega	O
Ages	O
2500	O
Vol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
,	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Curse/Adventure	O
Island	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
service	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Trap	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
received	O
wide	O
acclaim	O
from	O
critics	O
upon	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
received	O
coverage	O
in	O
the	O
September1989	O
issue	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
,	O
where	O
they	O
provided	O
a	O
brief	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
a	O
summary	O
of	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
leading	O
up	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
plot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GamePro	O
published	O
a	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
its	O
September	O
–	O
October1989	O
issue	O
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
it	O
's	O
truly	O
an	O
adventure	O
worthy	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
its	O
challenge	O
and	O
overall	O
look	O
,	O
which	O
it	O
says	O
"	O
will	O
have	O
you	O
manipulating	O
your	O
control	B-Device
pad	I-Device
for	O
days	O
on	O
end	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
UK-based	O
video	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
gave	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Trap	O
significant	O
coverage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
;	O
he	O
compared	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
the	O
Mario	B-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
depth	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
there	O
's	O
always	O
something	O
new	O
to	O
discover	O
,	O
be	O
it	O
a	O
key	O
to	O
a	O
previously	O
locked	O
door	O
or	O
even	O
a	O
secret	O
room	O
!	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
review	O
of	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
issue	O
was	O
more	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
magazine	O
's	O
successor	O
,	O
Raze	O
,	O
reviewed	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
version	O
titled	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ACE	O
magazine	O
in	O
1989	O
listed	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
three	O
best	O
Master	O
System	O
games	O
available	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Ys	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Vanished	I-Application
Omens	I-Application
and	O
California	B-Device
Games	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Video	O
Games	O
gave	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Trap	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
gave	O
more	O
weight	O
to	O
strategy	O
and	O
tactics	O
,	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
stands	O
out	O
clearly	O
from	O
the	O
two	O
predecessors	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
its	O
graphics	O
became	O
less	O
childlike	O
but	O
more	O
"	O
spectacular	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2007	O
,	O
IGN	O
's	O
Lucas	O
Thomas	O
reviewed	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
comparing	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
the	O
opening	O
sequence	O
of	O
Castlevania	B-Application
:	I-Application
Symphony	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Night	I-Application
;	O
he	O
proceeded	O
to	O
add	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
parallels	O
with	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
,	O
calling	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
straightforward	O
and	O
simple	O
'	O
Metroidvania	O
 '	O
adventure	O
"	O
but	O
with	O
"	O
several	O
layers	O
of	O
unexpected	O
depth	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thomas	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
among	O
fans	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
plays	O
almost	O
exactly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
despite	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
improvements	O
;	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
no	O
Master	O
System	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
rich	O
sound	O
,	O
gameplay	O
depth	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
colorful	O
and	O
cartoony	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
"	O
was	O
perfectly	O
suited	O
to	O
the	O
TurboGrafx	B-General_Concept
platform	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Travis	O
Fahs	O
,	O
in	O
discussing	O
the	O
SMS	O
version	O
,	O
offered	O
another	O
opinion	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
not	O
only	O
the	O
crowning	O
achievement	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
perhaps	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
of	O
the	O
8-bit	O
era	O
"	O
,	O
drawing	O
comparisons	O
to	O
both	O
Mario	B-Application
and	O
Zelda.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Thomas	O
again	O
reviewed	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
of	O
Wonder	O
BoyIII	O
:	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Trap	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
two	O
years	O
later	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
review	O
,	O
he	O
compares	O
the	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Metroid	B-Device
–	O
more	O
specifically	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
gather	O
additional	O
equipment	O
and	O
abilities	O
to	O
advance	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
he	O
acknowledged	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
from	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
Master	O
System	O
games	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
any	O
8-bit	O
system	O
,	O
he	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
's	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
had	O
a	O
reduced	O
appeal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Curse	I-Application
had	O
already	O
been	O
out	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
and	O
that	O
there	O
was	O
no	O
difference	O
in	O
gameplay	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
were	O
improvements	O
in	O
graphics	O
and	O
sound	O
in	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
because	O
of	O
the	O
system	O
's	O
superior	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
suffers	O
from	O
sprite	O
flickering	O
–	O
something	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
small	O
differences	O
in	O
the	O
two	O
versions	O
,	O
he	O
decided	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
the	O
same	O
rating	O
as	O
the	O
TurboGrafx-16	B-General_Concept
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Criticisms	O
included	O
slippery	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
difficulty	O
of	O
getting	O
into	O
doors	O
;	O
it	O
said	O
the	O
controls	O
kept	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
obtaining	O
a	O
perfect	O
rating	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
gameplay	O
was	O
still	O
not	O
as	O
good	O
as	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2016	O
,	O
indie	O
developer	O
Lizardcube	O
and	O
publisher	O
DotEmu	O
announced	O
a	O
remake	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
simply	O
titled	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
April	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
release	O
on	O
PC	O
to	O
follow	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Trap	O
,	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
,	O
is	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Atelier	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
FDG	O
Entertainment	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Google	O
Stadia	O
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
also	O
developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Nishizawa	O
,	O
though	O
does	O
not	O
use	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
name	O
due	O
to	O
Sega	O
owning	O
the	O
rights	O
.	O
</s>
