# Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap — user reviews

> 257 indexed App Store user reviews of Wonder Boy by DotEmu, rated 3.90/5 from 125 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wonder-boy-the-dragons-trap/id1442204561/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wonder-boy-the-dragons-trap/id1442204561.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 75 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 21

## What do users think of Wonder Boy?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Smooth gameplay
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 🕹️ Faithful to the original game
- 👍 Ability to switch between modern and retro visuals

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🎮 Unresponsive and awkward controls
- 🔀 Random switches to retro mode
- 🔍 Controls obscuring the screen
- 🔌 Compatibility issues on certain devices

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Game freezing on loading screens
- Inability to exit retro mode
- Crashes after reaching certain progress
- Language issues (game stuck in foreign language)

**Most requested features**

- Cloud save support across devices
- Customizable control layout
- Improved tutorial and instructions
- Support for more controllers

## Newest reviews (14 of 257)

### 2/5 — Needs fixed.

*2025-09-02, version 1.1.4*

My PS5 controller isn’t working with the game.

### 3/5 — Shame so promising

*2025-04-20*

Nice reboot but unfortunately the controls on the iPhone are awfully awkward. When in mouse man it’s terrible and hugely frustrating. Sometimes he sticks to walls other times he drops like a stone. Fix this then it maybe worth your money.

### 3/5 — It's very difficult to play without a gamepad

*2024-03-11*

Make it possible to play with a gamepad

### 3/5 — Top game on iOS

*2024-02-28*

Hi just got this in my iPhone 15 and got to say it’s a good looking game. Only thing I can’t work out is why it had boarders down each side and is not in full screen as the the Nintendo switch version does not have boarders and has a lot bigger screen. Can you do a update to fill the screen please or give a option to make full screen on iOS. It would be a 5star rating from me. 😤😤😤

### 4/5 — Incroyable

*2023-10-19*

Jeu redécouvert depuis la console sega des années 1980!!! Cette nouvelle version est incroyable sur l’Apple TV mais aussi sur iPad ! La musique doit être disponible quelque part svp!!!!

### 5/5 — My favourite game of all time.

*2023-06-04*

I can’t sing my praises of this game enough.  I had it on the sets master system when I was a kid and to this day it still a fond memory.

This reboot is amazing as you can enjoy the original graphics and sound as well as the new polished version…and even change in game while playing.

Love it.

### 3/5 — Controller assurdo

*2023-02-26, version 1.1.4*

Io mi chiedo come si faccia a rovinare così un gioco mettendo un controller così assurdo, quasi ingiocabile.

### 4/5 — Problème

*2023-02-25*

J’ai un problème de synchronisation de sauvegarde de mon Apple TV à l’iPhone merci de corriger ce problème dans une prochaine mise à jour. Cordialement

### 5/5 — Génial !

*2023-02-12, version 1.1.4*

Un chef d’œuvre ! 
Un réel hommage au jeu d’origine (dispo a tout moment en cours de partie).
Les décors, les persos, les animations sont magnifiques.
La bande son est une merveille.
Un must have pour les nostalgiques!
Avec une manette style « Kishi », c’est une tuerie.

### 5/5 — Brought back childhood gaming memories

*2022-12-25*

Love how you can quickly switch between modern and retro.  Loved playing it with the modern graphics and retro sounds.

### 5/5 — Everything is refined and improved, the perfect platform adventure

*2022-10-17, version 1.1.4*

The gameplay was already perfect, and the developers have taken everything right about this game and cranked it up to 11, it just feels so right playing this, and it looks absolutely beautiful.
If you had told 12 year old me that this perfect game  I used to play on my master system would be remade so I can take it in my pocket or iPad I would have puked with excitement

### 2/5 — …패드지원이 안되나보네요;

*2022-10-07*

ㅇㅇ

### 5/5 — Excelente!!

*2022-07-15, version 1.1.4*

Nostalgia total com este jogo! Interessante ver como a imaginação na época nos fazia ver os gráficos como os atuais renovados!

### 4/5 — Updating my review

*2022-03-05, version 1.1.4*

Ok, so; when I first played this game it was frustrating to me when I fought the first boss and struggled to hit it in its head, that made me write a bad review but as I played the game I learned to enjoy it, trying to hit the bosses is a pain in the neck because you are thrown away and lose control over your character, but still, the game is good, the art beautiful and I totally recommend it.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — .THATS RIGHT ABSOLUTELY TRASHMY HITBOX FILLED THE HOLE MAP

*2025-03-31, version 1.1.4*

Y

### 1/5 — No controller support?

*2024-05-10, version 1.1.4*

There is no controller support

### 1/5 — Пожелание

*2024-02-20*

Желаю прогеру, который адаптировал управление под мобильные устройства, чтобы все в его жизни все проходило с таким же отношением, с каких он подошел к этой задаче.
Ну не должна сложность игры строиться от отвратительного и багованного управления.
 В остальном визуал, геймплей ( за исключением окон урона и последствий от него, тут просто грустно смотреть), музыка- все отлично.

### 1/5 — Not ps 5 controller support

*2023-08-13, version 1.1.4*

Controls are horrible, but worse is no ps5 controller support!

### 1/5 — No funciona el mando

*2022-09-09, version 1.1.4*

Otro juego abandonado, sin actualizar. No reconoce ningún mundo ni en IPad ni en IPhone, y Apple ni se digna en retirarlo de su Store y sigue vendiéndolo roto. Como se va notando cada vez más el declive de esta tienda.

### 1/5 — Le jeu ne fonctionne plus …

*2022-08-21, version 1.1.4*

Au tout début lorsque je venais de télécharger le jeu, celui-ci fonctionnait très bien. J’en étais très satisfait. Puis quelques jours après , il ne s’ouvre plus correctement !!! Dès que l’on essaie de l’ouvrir, il se referme presque automatiquement. Est-ce que d’autres personnes ont eu ce problème là ?
Pouvez-vous faire quelque chose ?

### 1/5 — Read the reviews before buying!

*2021-12-25, version 1.1.4*

Most of them say the same thing. The game is beautiful in every way EXCEPT that the controls are terrible. Completely spoils the game. It’s totally unplayable

### 1/5 — Beaucoup trop dur

*2021-08-21*

A l’origine acheté pour un enfant de 8 ans assez habitué aux jeux de plateformes, ce jeu est beaucoup trop dur. Même en mode facile. Même pour moi.

### 1/5 — Геймпад ps5 не работает!

*2021-07-24*

Я купил ее только ради того чтобы играть с геймпадом, игра находиться в статье «геймпад», но геймпад не работает😭 игра вроде офигенная, почините, пожалуйста, исправлю оценку на 5.

### 1/5 — No MiFi controller support?

*2021-02-11, version 1.1.3*

Why doesn’t this game support controllers? Backbone controller doesn’t work on it and it’s listed to have controller support. Awful.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 🥳

*2026-02-02*

Хорошая игра. На русском языке. Играю на джойстике от Xbox.

### 5/5 — Really Solid Game

*2025-08-17*

This is a really solid game that has full controller support. It can be difficult at times, but it always seems fair. If you enjoy old school side scrollers then I definitely recommend picking this one up.

### 5/5 — Love this game

*2025-05-20*

Amazing remake of a childhood fav

### 5/5 — Exquisite

*2025-04-05*

This game is everything my 9-year-old self could have never imagined. The team that updated this game handled everything lovingly and with such wonderful attention to detail. It was such a delight to go back in time, and then to have the whole game reimagined—and to have both versions accessible at the touch of a button on my controller was the icing on the cake. Thank you for bringing this game back to life for me.

### 5/5 — Excellent !!!

*2025-02-05, version 1.1.4*

Excellent jeu! Le game play, les graphismes, la musique, un des meilleurs jeux dont je dispose sur mon iPhone

### 5/5 — 游戏还不错

*2024-06-06, version 1.1.4*

0很好玩

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2023-08-14, version 1.1.4*

J’adore ce jeux. Il est extra

### 5/5 — Lot’s of fun

*2023-08-03*

Some people are complaining about controls, I just use Pro controller with all games on iPad, always hated virtual controls anyway

### 5/5 — 10 e lode

*2023-06-17, version 1.1.4*

!!!

### 5/5 — Super Nostalgic!

*2023-06-13*

Please make Wonder Boy in Monster Land!!!!!!!

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-03.*