Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World announced, coming to Switch

Publisher ININ Games and developer Studio Artdink have announced Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World, a new entry in the long-running franchise. Members of the original team are on board, including series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa as director, original composer Shinichi Sakamoto who’s leading the way on the game’s sounds, character designer Maki Ozora, and creative manager Takanori Kurihara.

Here are the first details, courtesy of IGN:

– Stars Asha, the protagonist of 1994’s Wonder Boy IV
– Assisted by her flying, blue Pepelogoo (a creature also originally from Wonder Boy IV)
– Together the two of them must set off to save the world
– Unknown what the threat is
– This will be the first game in the history of the series to be fully voiced
– Announcement describes Asha and other characters as “lively and talkative”

Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World will be fully unveiled with gameplay during the Gamescom Awesome Indies Showcase on August 29 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET. The game launches on Switch in early 2021. A teaser site can be found here.