Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom
| Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Game Atelier |
| Publisher(s) | FDG Entertainment |
| Director(s) | Fabien Demeulenaere |
| Composer(s) |
Motoi Sakuraba Michiru Yamane Yuzo Koshiro Keiki Kobayashi Takeshi Yanagawa Haruka Shimotsuki |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows |
| Release |
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| Genre(s) | Platform |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is an upcoming platforming and action-adventure video game being developed by Game Atelier and published by FDG Entertainment for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Microsoft Windows. The game is a spiritual successor of Sega and Westone Bit Entertainment's Wonder Boy series.
Gameplay
The game casts players in the role of a boy named Jin, who must stop his Uncle Nabu from using magic to spread chaos across the kingdom. Taking its influences mainly from the 1989 game, Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap, Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom is an open-world side-scrolling adventure game in which the player must battle enemies and solve puzzles in order to progress through the story. Much like The Dragon's Trap, the player gains six animal transformations as they progress through the game, which they can switch between at will, with each transformation possessing its own unique abilities. These include a pig who can sniff out hidden contraptions, a snake who can climb up slimy surfaces, and a frog that can use its tongue to swing on hoops. Players can also obtain various weapons and items, which can either be found throughout the environment or purchased in shops.[1]
Development
Monster Boy was originally created by Game Atelier as a planned Kickstarter project titled Flying Hamster II: Knight of the Golden Seed, a sequel to the company's 2010 PlayStation Minis title, Flying Hamster.[2] After publisher FDG Entertainment picked up the game, it was reworked into a Wonder Boy successor titled Monster Boy and the Kingdom of Booze, as Sega owned the rights to the Wonder Boy name. The game was later retitled to Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom due to criticisms towards the previous subtitle of Booze, which is American slang regarding alcoholic beverages.[3] The game is being developed in collaboration with Wonder Boy series creator Ryuichi Nishizawa, who also supported DotEmu and Lizardcube's remake of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap. The game also features returning composers from the series, with the soundtrack featuring rearranged versions of the series music and brand new compositions.[4] In October 2016, publisher FDG Entertainment announced that they were going to release the game on the Nintendo Switch.[5] The game's soundtrack was composed by a team of Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Yuzo Koshiro, Keiki Kobayashi, Takeshi Yanagawa, and Haruka Shimotsuki.[6]
References
- ↑ "Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom video showcases six whimsical characters". PC Gamer. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Flying Hamster II (Canceled)". Kickstarter. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ "Monster Boy arrives 2016, new subtitle, new screen!". monsterboy.com.
- ↑ "Two Developers Are Bringing Wonder Boy Back With Two Entirely Different Games". Kotaku. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ↑ Whitehead, Thomas (October 24, 2016). "Monster Boy is Coming to Nintendo Switch, With Oceanhorn Also a Good Bet". Nintendo Life. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "All OST Talents revealed". monsterboy.com. Retrieved 10 August 2017.