Monkey King: Master of the Clouds (2018) — Release Date, Cheats, Price & Requirements

Monkey King: Master of the Clouds

Originally developed by HOT-B in 1989 and later released internationally as Cloud Master on the Sega Master System, Monkey King: Master of the Clouds is an enhanced modern version of the classic arcade shoot…

6 September 2018

What Monkey King: Master of the Clouds is

Monkey King: Master of the Clouds is an arcade game developed by Starfish-SD Inc and released in 2018. It was published by Retroism. It is available on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and PC (Microsoft Windows).

The premise, in the publisher's words

Originally developed by HOT-B in 1989 and later released internationally as Cloud Master on the Sega Master System, Monkey King: Master of the Clouds is an enhanced modern version of the classic arcade shoot 'em up. Developed by Starfish-SD, a studio formed by members of the original HOT-B development team, this release updates the arcade classic with HD-ready visuals and modern platform support while preserving its original gameplay. In addition to the visual enhancements, the game introduces online leaderboards for the first time, allowing players worldwide to compete for high scores in this legendary journey inspired by the Chinese tale Journey to the West.

Description from the publisher · source

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. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

What it launched against

Monkey King: Master of the Clouds launched on 6 September 2018, within three weeks of Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 4's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.

Released around the same time: Marvel's Spider-Man, Marvel's Spider-Man, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition.

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