Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Fight monsters and explore interconnected lands as a cursed adventurer whose animal transformations change the abilities available for uncovering secrets.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.1 / 10
About this game
A dragon's curse turns the hero into a monster, and the search for the Salamander Cross begins an action adventure through interconnected locations. You fight monsters and dragons while working toward a return to human form. Defeating another dragon brings another animal transformation, with distinct abilities to use as you explore. Progress therefore changes the character you take through the world as well as the places you investigate. The remake presents this journey with hand-drawn animation and newly arranged orchestral music. During play, you can switch the graphics and audio independently between their modern and retro versions, combining the presentation styles as you prefer. Selectable difficulty levels provide another way to configure the adventure.
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AI review
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A promising fit for explorers who like new abilities to change their relationship with the world.
Animal transformations can make advancement feel like learning a succession of different exploration tools. For players interested in how a remake reinterprets its source, the independent visual and audio switches also offer a direct way to compare presentation styles.
Strengths
- Distinct animal abilities can give exploration a changing focus as the adventure advances.
- Independent graphics and audio choices can accommodate different preferences for retro and modern presentation.
Who it is for: Players drawn to interconnected exploration, changing character abilities and comparisons between original and remade presentation.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Dragon-triggered transformations can give progression recognizable changes in capability without requiring an assumption about the adventure's length. | Reviewed | 7.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension If discovering uses for different abilities is the attraction, the animal forms can make exploration more engaging than movement through an unchanged character moveset. | Reviewed | 8.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Hand-drawn animation and orchestral arrangements can support a storybook impression, while the retro options let players choose a different visual and musical character. | Reviewed | 9.1 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Selectable difficulty and in-play presentation switches can help players configure the adventure around their preferred challenge and display style. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Lizardcube
- Publisher
- Arc System WorksDotemu
- Release date
- 2017
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Adventure · Primary genreAction
- Tags
- Main Story 10–20 HoursSlow BurnPuzzle SolvingExplorationSolo-friendly3D GraphicsThird PersonLinear LevelsStory-drivenFantasyInvestigation
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2017
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com