Lee Shellum: "If you are a fan of the movie like myself, then Monkey King: Hero is Back is the perfect companion – it expands on the world created by October Media perfectly, and is a lot of fun. If you are a newcomer, then you may find the experience a little dated – the visuals aren’t fantastic, but bear in mind they were made to look like the CG animation movie of 2015. Overall, Monkey King: Hero is Back is a love letter to its animated movie counterpart, and with more content to come in the form of two additional episodes courtesy of its season pass, it gives fans such as myself a lot more to look forward to. The characters, combat and world make this game an experience not to be missed, and even if you have never seen the movie, you may just surprise yourself at how much fun there is to be had."
From the writer; ‘I spent a solid 9ish hours playing Monkey King and that is important to note because I’m not one to put myself through complete hell. It was enjoyable to a point. If you are a child, have a child, are a Monkey King mega fan or only like to play games about 15 minutes at a time you’ll LOVE this.
However, if you want something more complex and less annoying then you can play literally anything else.’
Monkey King: Hero Is Back is an action/adventure game based on the successful CGI movie made in conjunction with the movie's producers.
Since childhood, the fabled Chinese classical novel of the mythical but mischievous Monkey King aka Journey To The West has been told and retold so many times that it has been an important part of my memories growing up. The writer finds himself drawn into watching each series, movies or even animated adaptations each and every time there is a new one, (sorry Bruce Lee, you come second).
I saw the movie, so that made me not care about this game since its the same story but with lower quality graphics.
