9 Monkeys of Shaolin

 Xbox One
Metascore
72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 9
  3. Negative: 1 out of 9
  1. DarkStation
    Oct 22, 2020
    40
    9 Monkeys of Shaolin is not anything to write home about, nor is it a must-play rebirth of the beat ‘em up genre that the publishers and developers claim it to be. Although the game provides aesthetically pleasing environments and some enjoyable music, it ultimately suffers from an uninspired and one dimensional co-op beat ‘em up experience and is hamstrung by a vanilla cast of characters.

Awards & Rankings

80
#80 Best Xbox One Game of 2020

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User Score
7.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. Xbox_Alive
    Oct 26, 2020
    8
    9 Monkeys Of Shaolin - So after enjoying their Redeemer game so much I had high hopes for 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin. Needless to really say if you9 Monkeys Of Shaolin - So after enjoying their Redeemer game so much I had high hopes for 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin. Needless to really say if you read my review my expectations were met in full. The game was well worth the long anticipated wait to me personally.. After beginning 9 Monkeys on my Xbox One, I couldn't get enough of it. I truly felt like a man on a journey of a lowly fisherman after revenge to a Shaolin monk who is able to defeat any enemy in my path. Wonderfully stylized graphics, fitting the music tracks to a tee that adds to the immersivements, fluid gameplay that feels good and reacts well to the controls inputs. 9 Monkeys is one of the best examples of beat 'em ups on Xbox One and remains easy to pull of all espied attacks, parrying, and neatly combos while taking on groups of varied enemies that never felt more a-kin to the games design. As with Redeemer, 9 Monkeys has an RPG system but, it is deeper to where you can choose different weapons, charms and attacks; offering a more flexible approach to how you want to choose your fighting style. I hope 9 Monkeys is as successful as possible midst the covid pandemic and the flood of Xbox One releases this year. Sobaka Studios should definitely continue to make more excellent beat 'em ups because you can clearly see they have lots of passion for their games deign and excellent performance in the genre. They know how to make their games fun, addictive stylized gaming systems within a unique theme that also, plays fantastically on the Xbox controller. If 9 Monkeys has solid DLC in the near future, I will be downloading it as this is a game that shouldn't be overlooked and cost definitely deserves a spot in your Xbox One library.… Full Review »
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