Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair

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Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair is the third entry of the Wonder Boy series. Originally released for the arcades in 1988 by Sega. The was later ported to other gaming platforms such as the TurboGrafx CD/PC-Engine CD in 1989 in Japan and North America the following year and the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1990 in Japan and Europe the following year as well. Both the TurboGrafx CD/PC-Engine CD and Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version were re-released for the Wii Virtual Console.

Gameplay[]

The game balances basic concepts found in both platformers and arcade shooters. The player is able to jump and shoot projectiles from a sword. He must ride a flying dragon and confront a large boss throughout the second half of each round. The player's life bar steadily diminishes as time passes. Health is gained through collection of fruit and projectile weapons. Some fruits, when shot, will expand and burst into multiple items.

Development[]

The game's music was composed by Shinichi Sakamoto, who is also responsible for the music of the game Wonder Boy in Monster Land.

Plot[]

The player controls a green-haired boy hero named Leo (player 1) or a pink-haired girl hero named Princess Purapril (player 2) who must attack the invaders that attempt to collect weapons and use them to destroy the land. The gameplay consists of action and shooter scenes. The game starts out as a simple platform game, and later on the game is transformed into a shoot 'em up.

Reception[]

In Japan, Game Machine listed Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair on their December 15, 1988 issue as being the seventh most-successful table arcade unit of the month.

References[]

External links[]

• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair at GameFAQs