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Game entry

Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

2017 · Metroidvania, Platformer, Action-adventure · PC, Mac, Linux, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, iOS, Android · DotEmu

After 80 duels settled by the community, Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap stands no. 3,354 among the best video games of all time on GameForever, with 1,437 ELO points and 31% of wins. The pairing that comes up most often sets it against Batman: Arkham City: 5 duels settled, 1 to 4. Where it fares best, it sits at no. 66 out of 95 (Metroidvania).

World rank

no. 3,354

ELO score

1,437

Wins

31%

Duels played

80

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About Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap

A modern version of cult classic Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap! A close collaboration between Lizardcube, DotEmu and legendary series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa, based on Westone Bit Entertainment's original masterpiece.

How many more transformations can one hopeful body survive as it turns into a Lizard, a Mouse, a Piranha, a Lion, and a Hawk... The six different forms of our shape-shifting hero make up the cast of this non-stop action-adventure platformer!

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,437 ELO points over the last 170 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 3,351 Bright Memory: Infinite 1,437
  2. 3,352 SSX 1,437
  3. 3,353 Hand of Fate 2 1,437
  4. 3,354 Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap 1,437
  5. 3,355 Cold Fear 1,437
  6. 3,356 Severed 1,437
  7. 3,357 Adventures of Lolo 1,437

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The standing

Where Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 66 out of 95 (Metroidvania).

Where Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 3,354 5,035
Metroidvania 66 95
2010s 1,372 2,050
2017 148 223

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