<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
known	O
by	O
its	O
original	O
arcade	B-Application
release	O
as	O
is	O
an	O
platform	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Westone	O
Bit	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
released	O
by	O
Sega	O
in	O
Japanese	O
arcades	O
in	O
1987	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
other	O
home	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
ports	O
following	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
1986	O
game	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
takes	O
place	O
eleven	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
previous	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
enjoying	O
over	O
a	O
decade	O
of	O
peace	O
on	O
Wonder	O
Land	O
following	O
the	O
defeat	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
King	O
by	O
Tom-Tom	O
,	O
later	O
bestowed	O
the	O
title	O
"	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
"	O
,	O
a	O
fire-breathing	O
dragon	O
called	O
the	O
MEKA	O
dragon	O
appeared	O
;	O
he	O
and	O
his	O
minions	O
conquered	O
Wonder	O
Land	O
,	O
turning	O
it	O
into	O
"	O
Monster	O
Land	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
people	O
,	O
helpless	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
lack	O
of	O
fighting	O
skill	O
,	O
call	O
for	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
now	O
a	O
teenager	O
,	O
to	O
destroy	O
the	O
monsters	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
MEKA	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
control	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
through	O
twelve	O
linear	O
levels	O
as	O
he	O
makes	O
his	O
way	O
through	O
Monster	O
Land	O
to	O
find	O
and	O
defeat	O
the	O
MEKA	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
amassed	O
moderate	O
sales	O
,	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
received	O
overall	O
positive	O
reviews	O
in	O
all	O
aspects	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
highly	O
regarded	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
better	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
would	O
later	O
be	O
re-released	O
in	O
emulated	O
form	O
as	O
a	O
digital	O
download	O
for	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
had	O
a	O
sequel	O
,	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
released	O
for	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plot	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
follows	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
Tom-Tom	O
'	O
s	O
girlfriend	O
Tanya	O
was	O
kidnapped	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
evil	O
King	O
"	O
and	O
was	O
taken	O
to	O
his	O
woodland	O
kingdom	O
;	O
Tom-Tom	O
set	O
out	O
to	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
defeated	O
the	O
evil	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
saved	O
Tanya	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Word	O
spread	O
throughout	O
Wonder	O
Land	O
about	O
Tom-Tom	O
'	O
s	O
quest	O
,	O
and	O
people	O
bestowed	O
upon	O
him	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
"	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
,	O
players	O
control	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
as	O
he	O
destroys	O
the	O
monsters	O
in	O
Monster	O
Land	O
and	O
defeats	O
the	O
MEKA	O
dragon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
the	O
player	O
begins	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
starts	O
out	O
in	O
the	O
City	O
of	O
Wonder	O
Land	O
without	O
any	O
items	O
or	O
gold	O
,	O
but	O
to	O
give	O
him	O
a	O
chance	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
the	O
city	O
's	O
mayor	O
gives	O
him	O
a	O
sword	O
and	O
a	O
revival	O
potion	O
and	O
sets	O
him	O
off	O
on	O
his	O
own	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
use	O
the	O
D-pad	B-Device
to	O
move	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
on	O
the	O
main	O
screen	O
,	O
to	O
enter	O
doors	O
by	O
pressing	O
upward	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
use	O
Magic	O
Weapons	O
by	O
pressing	O
downward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
D-pad	B-Device
is	O
also	O
used	O
to	O
select	O
between	O
various	O
items	O
when	O
in	O
a	O
shop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
two	O
buttons	O
:	O
one	O
which	O
makes	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
attack	O
with	O
his	O
sword	O
and	O
buy	O
items	O
in	O
the	O
shop	O
;	O
and	O
one	O
which	O
makes	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
jump	O
and	O
skip	O
through	O
storylines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
has	O
a	O
life	O
meter	O
which	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
red	O
hearts	O
;	O
he	O
starts	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
five	O
red	O
hearts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
all	O
the	O
hearts	O
turn	O
black	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
dies	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
game	O
ends	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
score	O
points	O
whenever	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
defeats	O
enemies	O
and	O
collects	O
certain	O
treasures	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
certain	O
point	O
intervals	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
receives	O
an	O
additional	O
life	O
heart	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
an	O
"	O
Hourglass	O
Timer	O
"	O
on	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
;	O
whenever	O
the	O
Hourglass	O
Timer	O
runs	O
out	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
loses	O
some	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
a	O
candle	O
represents	O
the	O
timer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
gets	O
closer	O
to	O
the	O
MEKA	O
Dragon	O
,	O
the	O
shop	O
doors	O
become	O
unmarked	O
while	O
others	O
are	O
traps	O
set	O
by	O
the	O
level	O
's	O
bosses	O
;	O
near	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
shops	O
are	O
invisible	O
and	O
contain	O
more	O
powerful	O
weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
types	O
of	O
shops	O
throughout	O
the	O
game	O
:	O
boot	O
shops	O
allow	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
buy	O
boots	O
which	O
make	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
jump	O
higher	O
and	O
run	O
faster	O
,	O
armor	O
shops	O
contain	O
armor	O
which	O
makes	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
incur	O
less	O
damage	O
from	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
,	O
shield	O
shops	O
contain	O
shields	O
which	O
allow	O
him	O
to	O
repel	O
fire	O
from	O
enemies	O
,	O
and	O
magical	O
shops	O
allow	O
players	O
to	O
purchase	O
Magic	O
Weapons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
treasures	O
are	O
obtained	O
by	O
defeating	O
enemies	O
and	O
include	O
the	O
following	O
:	O
gold	O
;	O
golden	O
water	O
jugs	O
,	O
necklaces	O
,	O
scales	O
of	O
justice	O
,	O
harps	O
,	O
mirrors	O
,	O
and	O
crowns	O
which	O
increase	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
score	O
;	O
hourglasses	O
which	O
refill	O
the	O
Hourglass	O
Timer	O
;	O
hearts	O
which	O
refill	O
the	O
life	O
meter	O
;	O
gauntlets	O
which	O
temporarily	O
double	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
's	O
attack	O
power	O
;	O
helmets	O
which	O
temporarily	O
provide	O
additional	O
protection	O
from	O
enemy	O
attacks	O
;	O
Wing	O
Boots	O
which	O
allow	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
to	O
fly	O
over	O
obstacles	O
;	O
Revival	O
Potions	O
;	O
and	O
magic	O
mantles	O
which	O
make	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
temporarily	O
invisible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
Ryuchi	O
Nishizawa	O
and	O
Michishisto	O
Ishizuka	O
,	O
two	O
of	O
the	O
three	O
members	O
of	O
a	O
newly	O
founded	O
company	O
called	O
Escape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
game	O
,	O
they	O
rebranded	O
the	O
company	O
as	O
"	O
Westone	O
"	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
letter	O
in	O
Nishizawa	O
's	O
name	O
means	O
"	O
west	O
"	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
first	O
on	O
Ishizuka	O
's	O
name	O
means	O
"	O
stone	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nishizawa	O
,	O
originally	O
an	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
developer	O
,	O
was	O
trying	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
the	O
quickly	O
emerging	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
genre	O
,	O
with	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Black	I-Application
Onyx	I-Application
,	O
Wizardry	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
tried	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
fused	O
together	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
RPG	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
earlier	O
games	O
Nishizawa	O
had	O
played	O
which	O
fused	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
RPG	O
elements	O
were	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
from	O
Namco	O
,	O
but	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
irritated	O
"	O
with	O
how	O
those	O
games	O
were	O
designed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
had	O
an	O
issue	O
with	O
there	O
being	O
"	O
no	O
one	O
to	O
talk	O
to	O
"	O
during	O
the	O
dungeons	O
in	O
Wizardry	B-Device
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
stages	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
,	O
Shinichi	O
Sakamoto	O
came	O
on	O
board	O
to	O
compose	O
its	O
soundtrack	O
;	O
in	O
an	O
overview	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
by	O
IGN	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
music	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
sigh	O
of	O
relief	O
for	O
those	O
still	O
haunted	O
by	O
the	O
repetitive	O
loops	O
of	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
original	O
"	O
,	O
adding	O
that	O
it	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
RPG	O
style	O
and	O
that	O
would	O
establish	O
the	O
standard	O
for	O
all	O
future	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
Z80	B-General_Concept
processor	B-General_Concept
that	O
runs	O
at	O
4MHz	O
,	O
with	O
audio	O
provided	O
by	O
two	O
SN76489	B-Device
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
SN76496	B-Device
)	O
chips	O
that	O
run	O
at	O
4MHz	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
used	O
raster	B-Algorithm
standard	I-Algorithm
graphics	I-Algorithm
and	O
monaural	O
sound	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
for	O
the	O
arcades	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1987	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
had	O
slow	O
sales	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
would	O
eventually	O
pick	O
up	O
to	O
become	O
a	O
decent	O
seller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
Sega	O
published	O
it	O
on	O
its	O
own	O
console	O
,	O
Hudson	O
obtained	O
the	O
rights	O
and	O
program	O
from	O
Escape	O
(	O
Westone	O
)	O
and	O
published	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
PC	B-General_Concept
Engine	I-General_Concept
under	O
the	O
altered	O
name	O
Bikkuriman	B-Application
World	I-Application
(	O
to	O
avoid	O
the	O
conflict	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
character	O
'	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
 '	O
)	O
in	O
October	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
ported	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
its	O
Master	O
System	O
console	O
in	O
1988	O
,	O
where	O
in	O
Japan	O
it	O
was	O
titled	O
Super	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	O
Monster	O
World	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jaleco	O
published	O
a	O
Famicom	O
port	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
1988	O
titled	O
Saiyūki	O
World	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
NMK	O
,	O
which	O
spawned	O
an	O
independently	O
created	O
sequel	O
,	O
Saiyūki	O
World	O
2	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Whomp	B-Application
'	I-Application
Em	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
by	O
Images	O
Software	O
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
and	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
and	O
published	O
by	O
Activision	O
in	O
1989	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Activision-published	O
version	O
bore	O
the	O
title	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Wonder	I-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
on	O
their	O
packaging	O
artwork	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
released	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
titled	O
Super	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
for	O
mobile	B-Application
phones	I-Application
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Master	O
System	O
version	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
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
,	O
in	O
Europe	O
on	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
released	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
for	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
Live	I-Device
Arcade	I-Device
(	O
along	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Revenge	I-Application
of	I-Application
Shinobi	I-Application
,	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
in	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
World	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Arcade	B-Application
port	O
of	O
Super	B-Application
Hang-On	I-Application
,	O
Monster	B-Application
World	I-Application
IV	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
World	I-Application
)	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
third	O
Sega	O
Vintage	O
Collection	O
package	O
in	O
May	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
listed	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
on	O
their	O
October	O
1	O
,	O
1987	O
issue	O
as	O
being	O
the	O
third	O
most-successful	O
table	O
arcade	B-Application
unit	O
of	O
the	O
fortnight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sinclair	O
User	O
magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
a	O
positive	O
review	O
,	O
published	O
in	O
January	O
1989	O
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
highly	O
enjoyable	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
total	O
mix	O
of	O
arcade	B-Application
,	O
strategy	O
and	O
adventure	O
"	O
with	O
"	O
role	O
playing	O
elements	O
"	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
interaction	O
with	O
other	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
develop	O
your	O
character	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
and	O
role-playing	O
action	O
elements	O
combine	O
to	O
make	O
it	O
"	O
a	O
truly	O
original	O
and	O
enjoyable	O
game	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
Sega	O
has	O
"	O
done	O
an	O
excellent	O
job	O
"	O
overall	O
,	O
giving	O
the	O
game	O
4½	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
stars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
in	O
2009	O
described	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
release	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
interesting	O
platformer/RPG	O
hybrid	O
"	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
preview	O
coverage	O
in	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
additions	O
made	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
that	O
separated	O
it	O
from	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
;	O
they	O
called	O
the	O
game	O
"	O
a	O
good	O
arcade	B-Application
adventure	O
with	O
a	O
smattering	O
of	O
strategy	O
thrown	O
in	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
called	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
"	O
a	O
souped-up	O
version	O
of	O
Wonderboy	O
,	O
which	O
improves	O
much	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
theory	O
but	O
at	O
a	O
slight	O
cost	O
to	O
gameplay	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
further	O
commended	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
differences	O
that	O
set	O
it	O
apart	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
game	O
,	O
citing	O
the	O
cartoon-like	O
feel	O
and	O
the	O
vast	O
arrays	O
of	O
enemies	O
and	O
items	O
;	O
just	O
as	O
in	O
Your	O
Sinclair	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
its	O
slow	O
multi-loading	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Spanish	O
magazine	O
MicroHobby	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
ZXSpectrum	O
version	O
brought	O
nothing	O
new	O
from	O
its	O
arcade	B-Application
counterpart	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
execution	O
was	O
good	O
;	O
they	O
lauded	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
and	O
its	O
challenging	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
criticized	O
it	O
for	O
its	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Commodore	O
64	O
and	O
Atari	B-Device
ST	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
also	O
received	O
similar	O
praise	O
from	O
gaming	O
magazines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewers	O
said	O
the	O
former	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
only	O
playable	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
graphics	O
are	O
the	O
nearest	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
machine	O
you	O
're	O
going	O
to	O
get	O
"	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
the	O
graphics	O
in	O
the	O
latter	O
,	O
while	O
colorful	O
,	O
were	O
too	O
block-like	O
and	O
ruined	O
its	O
overall	O
presentation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
from	O
Zzap	O
!	O
64	O
criticized	O
the	O
Commodore64	O
version	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
this	O
version	O
is	O
only	O
slightly	O
better	O
and	O
more	O
playable	O
than	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Moreover	O
,	O
they	O
said	O
this	O
version	O
also	O
suffered	O
from	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
and	O
"	O
inefficient	O
multi-load	O
"	O
,	O
though	O
an	O
improvement	O
from	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
mixed	O
responses	O
,	O
but	O
most	O
reviews	O
were	O
negative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CU	O
Amiga	B-Device
magazine	O
expressed	O
disappointment	O
over	O
the	O
major	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
the	O
protagonist	O
himself	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
predecessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
review	O
also	O
criticized	O
sharply	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
poor	O
graphics	O
and	O
character	O
sprites	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
"	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
characters	O
are	O
short	O
and	O
stumpy	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
background	O
resembles	O
that	O
of	O
Boulder	O
Dash	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
"	O
is	O
as	O
wide	O
as	O
he	O
is	O
tall	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
heavily	O
criticized	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
20	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
saying	O
how	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
depicted	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
diaper-clad	O
baby	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
Format	O
similarly	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
poor	O
ratings	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
small	O
gameplay	O
area	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
displaying	O
the	O
other	O
statistics	O
,	O
sound	O
that	O
is	O
substandard	O
to	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
computer	I-Device
's	O
expectations	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
a	O
"	O
high	O
score	O
"	O
feature	O
,	O
and	O
limited	O
continues	O
(	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
which	O
had	O
unlimited	O
continues	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
reviewer	O
said	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
n't	O
been	O
programmed	O
to	O
make	O
use	O
of	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
's	O
features	O
"	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
"	O
is	O
another	O
in	O
the	O
sadly	O
increasing	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
that	O
has	O
simply	O
been	O
ported	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
conversion	O
,	O
so	O
that	O
none	O
of	O
the	O
features	O
that	O
make	O
Amiga	B-Device
games	O
stand	O
out	O
are	O
included	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
reviews	O
from	O
computer	O
magazines	O
gave	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amiga	B-Device
User	O
International	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphics	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
said	O
were	O
translated	O
from	O
the	O
arcade	B-Application
version	O
near-perfectly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
review	O
noticed	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
code	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
AtariST	O
version	O
,	O
which	O
,	O
as	O
noted	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
reviews	O
,	O
resulted	O
in	O
choppy	O
scrolling	O
and	O
a	O
shrunken	O
gameplay	O
area	O
:	O
something	O
which	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
could	O
do	O
"	O
perfectly	O
smoothly	O
with	O
one	O
hand	O
tied	O
behind	O
its	O
back	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
German	O
magazine	O
Amiga	B-Device
Joker	O
liked	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
"	O
candy-like	O
graphics	O
"	O
and	O
gameplay	O
style	O
,	O
which	O
they	O
said	O
compared	O
to	O
the	O
title	O
The	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Giana	I-Application
Sisters	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
received	O
additional	O
coverage	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
had	O
its	O
sequel	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	O
:	O
The	O
Dragon	O
's	O
Trap	O
,	O
at	O
No	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
further	O
reviews	O
and	O
general	O
praise	O
upon	O
its	O
release	O
to	O
the	O
Virtual	B-Application
Console	I-Application
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
called	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
,	O
mainly	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
unique	O
balance	O
of	O
platforming	O
and	O
RPG	O
elements	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
reviewer	O
calls	O
"	O
a	O
winning	O
formula	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
said	O
that	O
game	O
includes	O
everything	O
from	O
hidden	O
items	O
,	O
simplistic	O
gameplay	O
,	O
fun	O
and	O
replay	O
value	O
,	O
and	O
basic	O
but	O
good-looking	O
graphics.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Defunct	O
Games	O
called	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
in	I-Application
Monster	I-Application
Land	I-Application
the	O
most	O
challenging	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Wonder	O
Boy''	O
series	O
,	O
noting	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
passwords	O
or	O
continues	O
in	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
version	O
,	O
the	O
relatively	O
few	O
chances	O
to	O
earn	O
extra	O
lives	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
.	O
</s>
