We love Virtual Console but man fuck writing a full review of something we just paid six dollars for. Have a Quick Hit instead.
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The last game in the ever-convoluted Wonder Boy series, which spun off into a sub-series called Monster World and also spawned the Adventure Island series from its initial entry. It's all very confusing, but one thing remains constant - they're fun platforming games, usually with a slight RPG twist. Monster World 4 continues the legacy started by Dragon's Curse and Wonder Boy in Monster World, providing some impressive visuals and refined mechanics to make it arguably the best in the entire series. It's also the only game in the series that never got a western release until now, and it even comes fully translated, so if platforming combined with a bit of gold-grinding to upgrade equipment and buy items is your thing, give it a go!