Wonder Boy Wii

Wonder Boy Wii is a Platformer Game that was originally on the Sega Master system and was called Super Wonder Boy in Japan. The game was developed and published by SEGA. The original release date was in 1986. Since its release it has spawned many sequels on a multitude of consoles including the Amiga, Atari, Commodore 64, Microsoft's first gaming console which had a Japan only debut, the MSX system, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, TurboGrafx 16, and a multitude of others. Sequels included Wonder Boy in Monster Land, Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair, Monster World II to name a few.

Wonder Boy began its life in the arcades back when arcades were the only real place to play games that featured the best graphics at the time. This occurred in between the period of the so-called game depression and the resurgence of the fighter games in the late 1980's and early 90's. An interesting aspect of the series is the fact that Westone Bit Entertainment which was the original developer made a licensing agreement with Hudson Soft (who would later go on to create the TurboGrafx system, and take control of the Mario Party series) to make the ports to other systems.

Character and Setting: Due to localization and a multitude of sequels it has been said that Wonder Boy is one of the hardest series to explain. In it's most simple form though, it is a platformer. Side scrolling goodness that is in the same class as that of Super Mario Bros..

Fast Facts:

1. Developers:
   • Westone Bit Entertainment
2. Publisher: SEGA
3. Genre: Platformer Game
4. Platform: Nintendo Wii
5. Mode: Single-Player
6. ESRB Rating: No Rating
7. Release Date: March 31, 2008

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