Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

 PlayStation 4
User Score
8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 85 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 62 out of 85
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 85
  3. Negative: 11 out of 85
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  1. bladex
    Jan 6, 2019
    5
    a terrific looking game absolutely ruined by annoying puzzles.

    it looks and plays great sounds great too the 1st few levels are actually fun to do. than you get to areas like the volcano and it gets so frustrating and annoying. you'll start doing areas where you have to be fast and not make one mistake or your doomed. than there's lots of annoying TIME puzzles meaning you have to    a terrific looking game absolutely ruined by annoying puzzles.

    it looks and plays great sounds great too the 1st few levels are actually fun to do.

    than you get to areas like the volcano and it gets so frustrating and annoying. you'll start doing areas where you have to be fast and not make one mistake or your doomed. than there's lots of annoying TIME puzzles meaning you have to time moves and be fast i absolutely hate these type of puzzles if i knew these were in the game i would never of bought it!!

    also it crashed a few time and it the middle of a puzzle too. i simply cannot forgive this

    dragons trap still remains the BEST wonderboy game of all time. this doesn't come close to beating it.    … Expand
  2. Generalxxbob
    Apr 1, 2020
    5
    Played the demo for 15 mins and delete it immediately. The fights was bad, slow and boring. Also the character was too big for the scene and feels very slow.
  3. ScreamingToad
    Jan 28, 2020
    6
    I can't say that this is a bad game but everything good in it is ruined by bad level design and terrible combat system. Bosses are mostly jokes and gameplay itself isn't satisfying. It could be a good game for portable systems maybe 15 years ago, but today try to avoid this game until it has huge discount.

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15
#15 Best PS4 Game of 2018

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Metascore
87

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 18 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 11, 2019
    90
    What it lacks in storytelling, it makes up with sheer brilliance in something far more important – the gameplay that pushes the 2D platformer genre to its limits. The game sparkles with creativity and the developers’ clear love for games. [03/2019, p.82]
  2. Cubed3
    Jan 14, 2019
    80
    Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom perfectly bridges the gap between old and new, delivering the same style and charm of games from the Master System and Mega Drive, but including the same style of platforming and puzzle solving that have made modern indie titles stand out from the crowd. Essentially, it has captured the heart and soul of the original, and given it a breath of fresh life.
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  3. Impulsegamer
    Jan 11, 2019
    80
    Considering there are not many platforming games on the PS4, this is a wonderful title that is worth picking up. If you haven’t played Wonder Boy, that is another title worth getting into and Monster Boy is a brilliant successor to it. Old school fun is back!
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