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Monster World IV

Experience the fourth chapter in the classic Monster World series! One day, a young, green-haired girl names Asha, hears spirits calling out for help. Upon hearing the spirits, she leaves her village and sets…

1 April 1994

Monster World IV is a platform developed by Westone, released 1 April 1994 on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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What Monster World IV is

Monster World IV is a platform game developed by Westone and released in 1994. It was published by Sega. It is available on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A young, green-haired girl named Asha begins hearing the pleas of the Elemental Spirits carried on the wind, calling out for someone to free them. Determined to answer, she sets out to become a warrior and journey across the fantastical land of Monster World. Along the way she gains an unlikely companion in a sarcastic lamp-dwelling genie and adopts a small blue winged creature named Pepelogoo, whose abilities help her reach places she never could alone as she works to rescue the captive spirits.
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

Where it sits in the Wonder Boy series

Monster World IV is the 15th of 23 entries we hold in the Wonder Boy series. The next entry was Wonder Boy in 2004.

See all 23 Wonder Boy games in release order →

What it launched against

Monster World IV launched on 1 April 1994, within three weeks of Super Metroid, Final Fantasy III, FINAL FANTASY VI and The Elder Scrolls: Arena. It was a PlayStation 4 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Super Metroid, Final Fantasy III, FINAL FANTASY VI, The Elder Scrolls: Arena.

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When did Monster World IV come out?
Monster World IV was released on 1 April 1994 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Wii and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis.

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