Разработчик: CFK Co., Ltd.
Описание
Wonder Boy Returns With High Definition Remake!
Boy, our protagonist is at the beach spending time with other girls behind his girlfriend Tina’s back. That was when Tina confronts him and Boy gets punished for his behavior. While being disciplined, a red devil suddenly appears out of nowhere and kidnaps Tina.
“Hold on Tina! I will save you!!!”. In order to save Tina and repent for his mistake, our Boy sets towards for a difficult adventure…
A classic action masterpiece arcade game Wonder Boy has been remade into HD!
Food is important for a primitive man! Collect all food before your health gets depleted, defeat all enemies, avoid all obstacles and head over to save Tina!
Features:
- Rough terrain– Breathtaking moments of dodging action
- Interrupting enemy– Gratifying feeling of killing enemies
- Items to assist your game play– Satisfaction of earning items
- Boss in every last MAP of the STAGE– Activeness by killing Boss
- Higher score for better play– A desire to challenge for higher score
- Earning hidden items on each MAP– Inspire to repeat play for all CLEAR
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 /
- Processor: 2.6 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-750 or 3.2 GHz AMD Phenom™ II X4 955
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or AMD Radeon HD5850 (1 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 900 MB available space
- OS *: Windows® 7 (SP1) / Windows® 8 / Windows® 8.1 /
- Processor: 2.5 GHz Intel® Core™ i5-2400S or 4.0 GHz AMD FX-8350 or better
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 or AMD Radeon R9 290X or better (2 GB VRAM)
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Отзывы пользователей
Light, entry-level platformer.
Easier, more forgiving and naturally a bit fancier than the original.
Wonderboy is the first digital hero of my childhood, so I may be biased but also more critical regarding fu©kupz.
Not the worst start if you want to dip your toe into the genre.
If you're a proper Pixel Grognard, buy it for your kids or nephews or play it with them, taking turns on the gamepad.
Verdict: sweet and innocent like the best part of the 80s
3/5 stone age damsels don't mind being rescued by blond, stone-axe throwing savages
Its not a bad game I have had some issues though. First off its like the great classic a little on the easier side if you choose easy that is. Its great to me considering the old game was so difficult. There is 3 difficulties and a challenge mode which I guess is hell mode with only 2 lives and once you run out of lives game over.
There is 3 unlockable characters in the game which include Tina and the classic sprite based character of Wonder Boy from the original Wonder Boy Arcade game. I believe they're obtained by collecting dolls in the game. There is 3 dolls to collect in every level. Sometimes they're hard to obtain do to having to jump in certain spots, jump over certain enemies, jump into holes etc...
Just like the original there is only one weapon to choose from plus the original skateboard. The skateboard is pretty boring to use and at times its a good idea to not use it cause of doll placements which can be missed if using the skateboard. It would have been cool to include more weapons that made the later games in the retro series more popular. I don't think its to bad though that they included only one weapon cause this is basically a throw back to the original and can add to the nostalgic feel.
This game can be enjoyable and I wish I could put a half based review on this. There is problems with this game a bug with the wireless Xbox One controller where the joystick has some what drift to it and I thought at first it was the controller however I seen one other person complain about this issue. All other controllers seem to work fine even the wired Xbox One Controller.
The other issue is the moving platforms the hit detection can be hit or miss with them. Sometimes you land on them and the character sticks to it and can make it hard to jump. There is a few times I fell just cause it was hard to land correctly and it made it more difficult with the platforms that move really fast.
The boss characters can vary in difficulty however I have found with a few bosses you can pretty much cheap them out and that really makes it simplistic. However again a lot of these throwback games can be kind of difficult but to be able to beat them can feel good none the less through the chores of beating the levels.
The game isn't overly long and you should be able to beat it in a few hours. However if your an achievement hunter there is over 100 dolls to collect through out each difficulty and challenge mode. Now I thought it was kind of fun a good game to go through however if your an achievement collector I feel you might think this game is a tad repetitive. This game maybe fun for children but a great game for adults who just want to kill time and relive the classic but once your done you may never go back.
"Rien ne sert de courir, il faut partir à point."
( Oui, malgré le Pouce-Rouge de circonstance -le titre ayant été retiré du catalogue, et plus directement le défaut d'avoir des Boss de fin de niveau trop capillotractés, ce jeu restera au final pas si déplaisant, et tout de même préférable, de loin, a ce monument d'ennuis qu'est Doug & Lily...
Bref... En l'état, je refuse de juger ce jeu, en qualités ou défauts. :/ Plus qu'à attendre l'arrivée du second remake, pour résumer la situation "premier-dernier" de ce titre... Et peut-être enfin pouvoir en rédiger une critique décente, aussi. )
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" In this rush to revive old game series, again, slow and steady may wins the race ? "
( Yup, despite this present Red-Thumb, and some unbalanced Bosses, this game has proven itself to be better than it may have looked, and anyway still way better than the all the Yawn-Fest-of-Boredom from Doug & Lily...
Well... By now I refuse to give this game a real appreciation. :/ Still waiting for the new-"remix"-remake : This way I finally may be able to edit a proper review, instead of this. )
It's a fun game when you don't want something too hard to focus on,
Basically get the hammer and chuck it at enemies and dodge obstacles and enemies while maintaining stanima by grabbing food and coupons. If you were an NES player think Adventure Island.
You remember those stages in Sonic where you can’t run fast, but has to slowly move through the stage, waiting for timed jumps and precision platforming? Welcome to Wonderboy Returns. When playing this, everything screams for you to go fast. You can move fast. There are long stretches of empty platforms. Heck, you can’t even stand still when you have the skateboard! But unless you know every stage by heart, the only way to play it is to inch forth in small steps. If you move too far too fast you move into a death zone where a seagull will kill you from an angle you can’t avoid.
You remember how Super Mario uses an arc of coins to show you where to jump? Wonderboy Returns uses the same method, except in reverse. Here you are tricked into jumping into enemies. A piece of fruit is placed exactly so that if you jump into it, the timing matches exactly with when a dolphin will fly through the air, killing you. Or Sometimes an enemy will appear while jumping over a rock or fire, killing you when you try to land. It’s not challenging, it’s just cheap.
How to survive? Inching forth. It’s not even just a cheap way to beat the game. Some jumps can literally only be cleared by slowly moving closer to an obstacle until the enemy on the other side are triggered. But it IS also an easy way to beat the game. Once you realize this, you’ll complete every stage in your first try.
And it’s a damn shame, because if the stages were designed to be completed by running at almost full speed all the time it would actually be really fun. But that will always get you killed eventually. You could argue that it’s just a matter of quick reaction, but the character is so slippery. If you try to change what you are doing you’ll slide all over the place. The controls are horrible.
The music and SFXs gets the job done. Nothing spectacular. The graphics are sub par, reminiscent of a flash game, but again gets the job done. A pet peeve of mine is that you can see lines in the backgrounds because the textures aren't adjacent with mathematical precision. That’s just sloppy.
The enemies and stages are a bit lacking. There are no coherent theme. You switch randomly between forest, temple, jungle, ocean and more. Each theme always have the same enemies. After the first two worlds you have seen everything. The difficulty increase is also pretty flat.
This game could have been pretty good with just a little more effort.
4/10
Conclusion: Infinite lives in modern gaming has become an excuse for bad game design.
This game is an absolute gem and you MUST play it in hard mode or else you won't be challenged.
Hard mode is rock hard as it should be. Don't be a pussy please and play it nice and hard.
The intro is one of the funniest I have ever seen and almost worth the price alone.
Graphics are really well done and the gameplay is top-notch! I actually prefer this to the remake of wonderboy 3 Dragon's Trap as they have also updated the gameplay with new bosses and areas.
If you love the original Adventure Island and Wonderboy or platformers in general then you will like this.
10 levels with more than one stage each and a stiff challenge in hard but not frustratingly so.
Get this!! Oh and wondergirl is so good looking, I can look at her all day long!!
great for fans of the original, a bit less repetitive especially with new music, new bosses and new backgrounds!
Tina is also playable, she has a boomerang weapon
main mode lets you save your progress, while a challenge mode is a straight run-through like the original
probably best to get this game on a sale
Pro: It's a good way to remember that some of the greatest game series started as hopeless bad games.
So yeah, the game is bad. You will have fun until around round 6:4 where it becomes totally random and stupid.
Con: It's not a 1:1, if you think this is beyond absurd try the original game, it's worse.
I loved the original this game is based off but i can't recommend this one based on a couple of things. The graphics are lovely but thats about all thats doing it for me. The sound is a nicer version of the old tune. However that is all i can give it. The game itself feels very lacking. When you go from Modes Easy --> Hell you kind of expect, i dont know, maybe more obstacles, those rolling boulders down hills we used to have etc? Instead we just get an increase in how quickly the vitality meter drops like you cracked that spotted egg and Death is following you the entire game. Its Hard ill give it that, but I remember this game being so frustrating that you had to repeat levels over and over just to pass them... this feels like a walk in the park in comparison "Where are all the things out there trying to kill you gone!?" As for the new bosses, i expected something more as well. The old concept worked fine, removing a different head to reveal the master behind it all. These bosses seem completely random to the whole game.
If the game had been made in inspiration from the classic Wonder Boy i may have not been so harsh with my review, but to call it Wonder Boy Returns and using the same details from the original but removing most of its challenging content is what has killed it for me. I'm not giving up on the game due to the challenge (or lack there of), i'm giving up cos im bored.
By all means, buy the game if its on sale but if you played the original and loved it as i did you may find this disappointing.
They re-remade this game on the Switch, just get that version instead
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The Wonder Boy series is back more powerful than ever and wants you to know it!!
This game is a remake of the original Wonder Boy with hd cartoony graphics, completely new levels and brand new bosses. If you are a veteran of the series how many of us are left I... wonder then this game is a must as it's a completely new experience while being nostalgic at the same time. If you are not, then this is a very good game to start with. Wonder Boy is slowly coming back with both the first and the third game recently being remade as well as an official sequel planned to be released later this year.
However, there are some problems I found that hinder this game. First of all, as I was playing through the game the screen would occasionally spazze out for a few moments without a reason. In addition, that's more of me nitpicking but anyway the game gives you the ability to play as the retro 16 bit Wonder Boy but doesn't do so for the background or the music, which is really a shame.
Overall: good effort, would play again 7/10
The controls make this game so difficult to play. I loved the original, and have clocked many many hours in it. And while I love the visuals of this game, I can't recommend it, because of the controls. They just feel lazy. When you attack, that is also your run button, so if you're in the air and you attack, you'll either go up faster, or fall faster, making it so much harder to plan for attacking enemies. If this weren't the case, and it didn't effect your jump speeds, then maybe I would be more okay with it. But not with the way it is.
This is a remaster of the original Wonder Boy. The game plays exactly the same and has you running to the right, riding skateboards, throwing axes and avoiding enemies, while picking up food to extend your hunger meter. There's also dolls to pick up throughout each level (3 per level) and it looks like there's some unlockables as well. I recommend this one if you're a fan of the original, but if you've never played wonder boy you might be left disappointed as the gameplay here is pretty shallow. It's over 30 years old though so what do you expect?
Compared to the attention the remake of 'Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap' received, this 2016 remake of the original Wonder Boy seemed to have completely slipped under the radar. However, this is a solid remake of a classic game which, like 'The Dragon's Trap', clearly had a lot of love put into it.
Many of the reviews here criticise the game for being too difficult, even after a patch was released which made the game easier. When I first tried the game on Normal mode, I found it too difficult, but after completing it on Easy and then going back to Normal, I no longer found the difficulty to be a problem. If anything, I actually found it too easy.
The only problem I have with this game is that the character slides around a lot. I don't remember if the original version was like this and if the remake is just being faithful to the original by including this issue, but whatever the case, it's extremely annoying. But, aside from that, this is a great remake of a classic game, good enough that I completed it twice (something I rarely do).
Wonderful remake of a classic! Played the first few levels already, brought me back to my childhood. The graphical upgrades are a nice touch, as are the improved bosses. Just as unforgiving as the original too.
Wonder Boy Returns is very nostalgic, + has different level design to the original which is a plus, updated music and graphics - which are truly great. The music in the cave is my favorite theme.
As a fan of the original Wonder Boy on Sega Mastersystem in 1989 I highly recommend this updated game.
Its interesting to play the new levels. I found the game fairly easy on 'normal mode'- controls are intuitive and responsive.
However, bosses can difficult at first. Thankfully, the save feature allows the repeating of boss levels to learn the strategy to defeat them - it takes PERFECT timing.
Returning to levels to collecting all dolls will provide a steady challenge for those who breeze through the game.
Wonder Boy was a hard game on Sega Master System. But with this remake, it gets insane. Even at the easy mode, i died several times in the 1st World. Boss-fights are crazy, because you only can get hit 1 time and than you´re dead. The Leveldesign is okay, but there would be more possible.
One annoying part is the music. It´s too loud. Even on Level 1 of the musicoptions, it´s too loud. Another one is, that you cant time a jump. It´s just impossible. Wonder boy slippers around like on a soapstick, jumps too short or too long with no reason.
8 € is too much for this, 5 € would do it fine. I wait for Dragon´s Trap or Monster Boy.
What an absolutely brilliant and perfect HD remake of a classic. The graphics are super cute and crisp (just like the original back in the day). The original soundtrack has been given a remake (which is great and still catchy as ever) - and there are new levels and soundtracks all with the same old feel and look of the original game. There are new options and the game play is challenging as ever. This is a perfect remake - I don't know how it could be better. - it would be great if there was a mobile version available for IOS too. Thanks for making this - it's brilliant.
Most of my experience with the original Wonder Boy actually stems from its NES adaptation entitled Adventure Island. With the exception of the main character being changed to Master Higgins, the games were very similar from an enemies, maps, and overall gameplay standpoint.
That said, I'm fairly pleased to see what developer CFK Co., Ltd. has been able to do with those games some 30 years later. Though it's clear that this is an HD re-imagining of the first game in the series, I can certainly appreciate the direction and care taken in regards to the visuals. While they've certainly been brought up to current standards, CFK has managed to retain the charm found in the art of the original release. Additionally, being able to play as the classic Wonder Boy sprite is an added plus for me. I'm not sure about licensing concerns, but the addition of the Master Higgins sprite in a future patch for us Adventure Island fans would be a nice bonus as well.
The gameplay in Wonder Boy Returns hearkens back to the original games... sometimes slippery and at other times blatantly unfair. Some of the boss battles immediately spring to mind and present a similar level of challenge as I remember from the original. Bear in mind that Wonder Boy represented your typical quarter-gobbler when it was released to arcades all those years ago. The goal was to be incredibly challenging, but engrossing enough so you would drop just "one more quarter" in hopes of finally achieving what might've originally been envisioned as impossible. Much like the visuals, Wonder Boy Returns retains this aspect of the game successfully.
While I also thoroughly enjoyed the musical tracks on offer in each level, the individual character/enemy sounds definitely border on the weak side. Sadly, they're mostly a collection of squeaks and shrieks that almost seem out of place in a game that was obviously given a lot of attention to detail in other areas. My mind doesn't quite recall what the original Wonder Boy sound effects were like, but I do remember Adventure Island quite fondly. For the day, those sounds effects were far better pronounced and much better implemented than what's on offer here.
My only other complaint with this release is in regards to Xbox One controller support when using the Microsoft Wireless Adapter. I've found that for reasons unknown, Wonder Boy will constantly pull to the left under this specific configuration. Moreso, the entire game behaves as if the left analog stick is constantly being pulled to the left. In addition to making an already challenging game that much more difficult, this has the added effect of making things like options and level selection essentially impossible. Though wiring the Xbox One controller directly to the PC via USB works fine, I play games predominantly on my living room couch where the distance between myself and the TV makes a wireless controller essential. It's more than a bit disappointing that I can't play Wonder Boy with the same setup I utilize for literally every other game touting "Full Controller Support" on Steam.
Overall though, Wonder Boy Returns manages to recapture almost everything about the original game (or Adventure Island for that matter) and contemporize it into a current release. If you have fond memories of these games from decades gone by, Wonder Boy Returns will undoubtedly rekindle them. Even if you don't remember (or perhaps weren't even alive) when the original games released, Wonder Boy Returns can still provide hours of enjoyment if you're simply looking for a fun but at times very challenging platformer.
As a fan of the original arcade game, I am enjoying this new remake. The graphics are colorful and fun, which is in the spirit of the original. It is also great to be able to play new areas and fight new bosses. Nice work!
EDIT: In the latest update, the difficulty level of the game has been improved and the game is actually playable now, with improvements to monsters such as the jumping frogs, more lives in Easy and Normal modes, and many other tweaks and fixes.
Updated review
I wish I had known about this months-old update sooner! I finally got around to playing the new 1.0 version and I have to say, I'm pretty surprised. I saw the footage of 1.0 via online videos, but I didn't think it would run pretty decently on my crummy old laptop (it still has a few hiccups, but that's because my old laptop). Even with the additional graphical and aesthetic effects, I'm impressed by the mostly consistent speed I'm getting on such an old machine, which wasn't top of the line to begin with. Several of the points I addressed were fixed, and even more additional features were added as well, such as the Tina character with her boomerangs and even classic style "Boy" for the nostalgic folks. Both characters and enemies alike were given more animation frames along with actual in-game movement frames creating for a much more smoother game which is more fitting of the artstyle, as opposed to the original release which had jarring low-frame animations and movements. I still think the frog could go a little slower, but he's far less irritating than he used to be, so I'm fine with him even if he never gets touched up. Overall, I'm honestly happy of the improvements that have been made. There was a glimmer of a solid game in the original release, but it was tainted by the numerous rough factors. Now, I am glad to see this shine with the care and polish it deserved and see it do proper justice to the original game and series. I think because of the arcade-based nature of it, that it still may be a little bit tough to some and as a result, may not be for everybody, but for those seeking a bit of a challenge to master or a revisit to the old days with new stages, new bosses, and some cute new artwork and cheerful new music and remixes, I encourage you to check this out.
I'd like to leave this former review here. This is not out of spite for CFK. This is for the references that I make in my updated review. This is for the previous version before the updates.
Review of Oct 12, 2016 @ 9:27pm
It could use some fixing. The slipping is pretty bad at parts, and feels like ice physics on dry land, which makes landing on moving platforms tough. The jump arc seems very off, like the character hits his head on an invisible ceiling and sharply drops downward at an acute angle after reaching peak height, instead of the more natural curve from the originals. The game is designed around this, yes, but it feels very strange. Perhaps give an extra option for the high jump, such as doing so only while running. Giving options for reducing graphical and particle effects, such as the light beams in the cave stages, would help with performance issues on weaker computers. The frog enemy could use more inbetween frames in movement as the current animation goes unnaturally fast considering his animation, causing him to be more of a threat than he should be (the bee enemy is a good example of going fairly normal. Perhaps consider studying that as reference?). Overall, not terrible, but as is, needs fixing to be actually "good" and bug-removal as well, and possibly a tweak of the momentum and jumping physics to be not as awkward. I cannot recommend this game right now as is, but I hope that the dev team can improve the game to where I can. (Due to updates, I hope any other issues can be fixed, such as how Stage 1-2 didn't load, but now does. I'd like to eventually give a "Yes", and I hope that I will justified in doing so.)
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | CFK Co., Ltd. |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 31.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 70% положительных (37) |