Wonder Boy: Dragon Trap games website review cartoon Dragon Quest

Game Introduction:

The old version of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap:

1989 Wonder Boy: Dragon Trap

The original Wonder Kid: Dragon Trap was released on the Sega console platform in 1989, and the game series is famous abroad, but little known in China.

The lack of popularity is mainly due to the fact that previous generations of the game were only available on Sega's arcade platforms at the time.

It has not landed on the mainstream MD host in China, so the players who know it are naturally very few. But there are probably some players who have played the game.  

Visual and sound performance:

Delicate 2D cartoon style with 8-bit pixel classic aftertaste

"Wonder Boy: Dragon Trap" as a remake of the work, the official game graphics and sound were reworked. The game screen is divided into cartoon and retro pixel two styles.

In addition to retaining the original pixel style of the game, in order to make the picture more in line with the modern aesthetic, the official also produced a cartoon-style 2D screen, and the game scene and character design are very beautiful.

Compared with the original design, due to the limited technology at that time, the original picture is relatively simple, and the new picture design makes the details of the game scene more delicate, especially the cartoon character design is very cute. The image is vivid and lovely.

The other pixel style is reserved for retro players, or older players who have played the original.

It is also unique, with different cutscenes when players choose different styles to play. Although the pixel style is a little humble, it is a restoration of the classic.

In addition to the graphics being reworked, the game's sound effects were also re-scored. The background music is also divided into modern and retro styles.

By default, the game has a modern style soundtrack, while retro is the original classic electronic music. After the re-score, the game's background music took on a variety of forms.

Country folk and classical music are interwoven to present players with a humorous and intense adventure.

Special retro buttons. In order to allow players to easily switch between the screen and sound style during the game, the official also set a button to switch style.

In this way, players can switch at will in the game, a mix of modern pictures and retro electronic music, or a combination of 8-bit pixel wind and mainstream music, a variety of matches, and the experience is doubled.  

One click switch to do whatever you want

Synopsis:

In this game, the player will play as a warrior to kill the dragon. The blood bar in the game is represented by a red heart, a red heart is equivalent to a life, in the game, the protagonist begins a duel with the dragon.

After defeating the Dragon, only to be cursed by the dragon, the protagonist transforms from a dashing teenager into a lizard man. The health of multiple hearts is reduced to one.

The weapon shield on the protagonist is also gone, and can only breathe fire, unable to carry out effective defense. In order to regain his true body, the protagonist embarks on a dragon killing journey.

In the course of the game, the player will fight against the dragon and other five bosses, and each time they defeat a BOSS, the protagonist will accumulate a layer of curse, until they defeat the final BOSS to lift the curse on the protagonist and return to human form.

The cursed protagonist

Role Introduction:

In the game, the protagonist played by the player will have five other forms in addition to the human form. The lizard man, the mouse, the lion, the piranha and the eagle. After each BOSS is defeated, a curse transforms, and each form has a special skill.

For example, although lizard people do not have shields and weapons, they can breathe fire within a certain range and carry out remote output.

Mouse Man: When the protagonist becomes a mouse, he will be able to walk freely on certain walls. Walk to higher ground.

Lion Man: The special ability of the Lion Man can smash bricks on the ground with his weapon, and is the strongest melee attack of all five forms.

Piranha: The special skill is not to mention diving, piranha can swim freely in the water, but also can reach other inaccessible places in the water.

Eagle: Can fly in the air, and in the Hawkman state, can fly directly through the air, avoiding most scenes of combat.

Game play:

The game provides three save slots, you can choose easy, normal and hard three difficulty to start the game.

In the Settings column, you can set the game screen and control buttons. It is worth mentioning that in addition to supporting the keyboard, it also provides XBOX and PS controller control key Settings, no matter which controller is very convenient.

At the beginning of the game, the system provides players with two genders to choose, according to their preferences.

Choose the easy difficulty, the system will default to the player a bottle of blue potion, in the battle life is exhausted, you can use the blue potion to revive once in place. Even if the character dies and regenerates, it will remain.

Money system:

In this game, players can earn gold through enemies and hidden bricks, and can use gold to buy weapons and equipment in the store. The character's money will not be subject to death reset.

Combat System:

The combat system of this game is very simple, only need to operate the protagonist to attack, and can be defended in certain circumstances.

The way of fighting is very similar to the "Adventure Island" and "Mega Man" played in childhood, because the protagonist has five different forms, so in different forms, the way of fighting is also very similar.

In the Lizard Man state, the protagonist can only attack from a distance and cannot defend against enemy attacks. In other sword and shield states, the main attack mode of the protagonist is melee attack.

Ancillary props:

In addition to the protagonist can also use accessory items to fight, the game system provides players with five kinds of accessory items, namely fireball, tornado, arrow, boai and lightning.

The use of these items in particularly complex combat scenes can give the protagonist a full range of protection and help the protagonist escape.

These accessory items are consumables that need to be obtained from enemies in battle, cannot be purchased in the store, and when the character dies, all consumables collected will be zero.

tornado

Def:

The defense mechanism in this game is very interesting, after obtaining the shield, the protagonist can defend against almost all the long-range attacks of the ground enemy.

Operation is also very simple, only need to face the enemy issued by the remote attack can be defended, no buttons.

The Lizardman is defenseless without a shield, but his fire can counteract the enemy's long-range attacks.

BOSS battle gameplay is slightly single:

The BOSS battle in this game requires the player to jump to attack the BOSS's head, the gameplay is slightly single, but the difficulty is not small.

Game Features:

Tasmanian Sword:

In the course of the game, the protagonist will be cursed by the BOSS, into a variety of different forms, in the game, there is a hidden shop.

After entering this hidden shop, you can purchase a Tasmanian sword with 164+ attack power and the Animal Soul effect.

Transformable big sword - Tasmanian sword

After using this weapon, pressing the D-pad up, attack and jump keys at the same time, the protagonist can change between five body forms at will.

Random transformation

Ring of Thunder:

Also a hidden item in the game, after obtaining the Ring of Thunder, you can use weapons to destroy specific walls to enter new scenes or pick up treasure chests.

Shops and clinics:

There are shops where items are purchased and clinics where health is restored. There is a shop and a small clinic in each adventure map, not to be missed during the course of the battle.

In the game, if you see a wooden door with a small window on the door, it is usually a shop that sells weapons and equipment, in the store, players can buy high-attack and high-defense equipment.

The room with a needle icon hanging on the top of the wooden door is a small clinic, if you are injured in the battle, players can go to the small clinic for treatment, the beautiful nurse little sister will give us a shot, and then full health.

Every time I get hurt, I look forward to going to the clinic to see my little sister. (Funny) It is worth mentioning that in the small clinic on the map of the village, the first treatment is free, worthy of being an angel in white.

As the game progresses, the later store sales price and treatment costs will gradually increase.

Beautiful nurse sister

Hidden treasure chests and pathways

There are many collectible chests hidden in the game, which contain money and resources needed for fighting, and some are key items.

For example, in the game, players need to collect treasure chests containing red heart health, and do not find a protagonist will increase a little health, up to 7 can be collected, plus the initial one has a total of 8 hearts.

After acquiring the Ring of Thunder, the player can destroy certain bricks, which contain hidden items, and some are hidden doors.

A treasure chest with access to a large number of resources

Lucky draw System:

In addition to the system of random changes, there is a special lottery system, when the player dies in the game, the system will give the player a chance to draw.

The object of the draw is heart health, which is divided into ordinary yellow and special red, and there are only a few red. Choose one of all hearts, and when a heart is drawn, the player receives a bottle of resurrection potion. Not the other way around.

Game flaws:

There are still some small problems in the feel operation of the game, such as the character moves too fast, there is a small buffer when the pause, and the game can not set the movement speed, sometimes easy to misoperate.

In addition, the character is subjected to too long of a hard time when attacked, which somewhat affects the game experience.

Overall review:

Wonder Boy: Dragon Trap is a sincere remake. After 28 years, French production team Lizard Cube brings this classic to players with playful and cute cartoon elements combined with a new game soundtrack.

While retaining the classic elements for old players, it also brings a new graphical experience for new players. The old and the new complement each other.

In addition to intense combat, exploration is also a major theme of the game, and there will be a lot of unknown new maps waiting for players to explore.

Fans of action games may want to talk about this beautifully drawn cartoon version of Dragon Quest.