History VideoGame / MonsterBoyAndTheCursedKingdom

* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Pig's eyepatch. He constantly swaps it from one eye to the other due to his AmbidiextrousSprite, and even plays with it during his idle animation.

* ExtremeOmnivore: Pepelogoo can eat ghosts... [[spoiler: and the cursed monster orbs that power up Lord Xarons. In a single bite.]]

* MyFriendsAndZoidberg: The pig transformation, being a curse from Nabu, gets no magical orb to represent it, which means that you never need to use it against [[spoiler: Lord Xaros]]. In fact, you can just forget poor Pig in the final dungeon and never rescue it, as the game tucks him away in an optional area.

* FrothyMugsOfWater: Nabu starts transforming everybody into monsters after drinking too much "Royal Nectar". To get him to wake up, you need to make him drink water. Yeah.

* {{Metroidvania}}: Much like ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'', the protagonist will need to gain new transformations in order to be able to access new areas.

Originally slated for a 2017 release, the game now has an official launch date of November 6, 2018, and will be made available for direct download and limited physical distribution on the the PC, Xbox One, [=PlayStation=] 4 and Nintendo Switch platforms.

[[http://www.monsterboy.com/ Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer, a developer blog and pre-order information.The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: In a departure from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'', the character is able to transform into any previously acquired form at will.

* AwesomeMusic/AwesomeMusic: The entire soundtrack is worth a listen, with an special mention for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SI-nJaYAbWI the final battle theme]], courtesy of one Creator/MotoiSakuraba.

Originally slated for a 2017 release, the game now has an official launch date of November 6, 2018, and will be made available for direct download and limited physical distribution on the the PC, Xbox One, [=PlayStation=] 4 and Nintendo Switch platforms. [[http://www.monsterboy.com/

Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer, a developer blog and pre-order information.The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

The game is set to come out on PC, Xbox One and [=PlayStation=] 4 in 2017 (now 2018) followed by a Nintendo Switch release. [[http://www.monsterboy.com/ Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer and a developer blog. The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

After more than twenty years of silence (if not for the worldwide release of the English version of ''VideoGame/MonsterWorldIV'' in 2012) , the VideoGame/WonderBoy series was suddenly UnCanceled in early 2015, when the trailer for a new installment was released. Instead of being titled ''Monster World'' (like all {{Metroidvania}}s in the series were called in Japan) or ''Wonder Boy'' (like they were still called everywhere else) , both titled were combined to form ''Monster Boy''. This in no small part because Creator/{{Sega}} still owns the original names (but not the games themselves, hence [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Serial Numbers]] [[AvertedTrope didn't need to be filed off]]) .

After more than twenty years of silence (if not for the worldwide release of the English version of ''VideoGame/MonsterWorldIV'' in 2012) , the Franchise/WonderBoy series was suddenly UnCanceled in early 2015, when the trailer for a new installment was released. Instead of being titled ''Monster World'' (like all {{Metroidvania}}s in the series were called in Japan) or ''Wonder Boy'' (like they were still called everywhere else) , both titled were combined to form ''Monster Boy''. This in no small part because Creator/{{Sega}} still owns the original names (but not the games themselves, hence [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Serial Numbers]] [[AvertedTrope didn't need to be filed off]]) .

What finally became ''Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom'' was originally merely a SpiritualSuccessor to ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' created by the French developer ''Game Atelier'' called ''Flying Hamster II: Knight of the Golden Seed''. After an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, the project nevertheless could find a publisher (FDG Entertainment) and, better yet, was noticed by one of the founders of Westone Bit Entertainment and the creator of the ''Franchise/WonderBoy'' franchise, Ryuichi Nishizawa, who went on to collaborate on the game, and gave the studio the green light to turn the SpiritualSuccessor into a full-fledged sequel, with a story integrated in the overall Monster World continuity.

The game is set to come out on PC, Xbox One and [=PlayStation=] 4 in 2017 folowed by a Nintendo Switch release. [[http://www.monsterboy.com/ Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer and a developer blog. The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

* {{Animorphism}}: A prominent feature from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'' that was brough back in the game.

After more than twenty years of silence (if not for the worldwide release of the English version of ''VideoGame/MonsterWorldIV'' in 2012) , the Franchise/WonderBoy series was suddenly UnCanceled in early 2015, when the trailer for a new installment was released. Instead of being titled ''Monster World'' (like all {{Metroidvania}}s in the series were called in Japan) or ''Wonder Boy'' (like they were still called everywhere else) , both titled were combined to form ''Monster Boy''. This in no small part because {{Sega}} still owns the original names (but not the games themselves, hence [[SerialNumbersFiledOff Serial Numbers]] [[AvertedTrope didn't need to be filed off]]) .

What finally became '''Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom''' was originally merely a SpiritualSuccessor to ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap]]'' created by the French developer ''Game Atelier'' called ''Flying Hamster II: Knight of the Golden Seed''. After an unsuccessful Kickstarter campaign, the project nevertheless could find a publisher (FDG Entertainment) and, better yet, was noticed by one of the founders of Westone Bit Entertainment and the creator of the ''Franchise/WonderBoy'' franchise, Ryuichi Nishizawa, who went on to collaborate on the game, and gave the studio the green light to turn the SpiritualSuccessor into a full-fledged sequel, with a story integrated in the overall Monster World continuity.

The game is set to come out on PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4 in 2016 folowed by a Nintendo Switch release. [[http://www.monsterboy.com/ Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer and a developer blog. The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

** And apparently the Pepeloogos can talk now.

The game is set to come out on PC, Xbox One and Playstation 4 in 2016. [[http://www.monsterboy.com/ Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer and a developer blog. The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: In a departure from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'', the character is able to transform into any previously acquired form at will.

!Form-specific tropes:

* Human
** YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Just like Shion in ''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterWorld'', he has blue hair.
* Pig
** GroundPound: One of his moves showcased in the trailer (it replaces the SwordPlant, since the Pig cannot handle weapons) .
** LegacyCharacter: Obviously is not the same Pig-man from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]''.
** MythologyGag: Once the game became ''Monster Boy'', this form gained an eyepatch and started smoking in his idle animations. Pig men from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'' had eyepatches and smoked.
** PigMan: It is an anthropomorphic pig.
** TheNoseKnows: Useful to discover secrets.
** TookALevelInBadass: In ''Flying Hamster 2'', it was a cute pig that can't equip weapons or armor, can't fight... In other words, TheLoad. Here, it's a {{Badass}} smoking pirate pig that can at least use weapons.
* Frog
** OverlyLongTongue: Used as a grappling hook.
* Snake
** SuperSpit: Or rather, ''Acid'' spit.
** WallCrawl: Is able to freely slither along walls covered in green goo.
*** CeilingCling: Ditto for ceilings.
* Lion
** DashAttack: His signature move.
** WalkOnWater: Or, rather, run on water thanks to his dash attack.
* Dragon
** {{Flight}}: Has this power.
** UnexpectedShmupLevel: One of the scenes in the trailer shows him in the middle of one of these. Being the only flying character, he obviously is the only form able to participate in such levels.

* DenserAndWackier: The game seems to be headed this way. After having multiple installments where he protagonists fight off Biomeka and his armies of monsters and aliens, this game is kicked off by the protagonist's uncle getting drunk and somehow obtaining magical powers.

* RecurringRiff: The developers promised on their blog that "Last Dungeon/Nightmare Castle", the iconic level theme that has been heard in all ''Monster World'' games from ''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterLand'' onwards, would make a return in this installment.

** SwordPlant: One of his moves showcased in the trailer.

** GroundPound: One of his moves showcased in the trailer.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: In a departure from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'', the character seems to be able to transform into any previously acquired form at will. A cutscene published on the development blog shows the protagonist seeing a small opening in the wall and transforming in a snake in order to get inside.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Just like Shion in ''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterWorld'', the protagonist in this installment has blue hair.

** RaceLift: In ''Flying Hamster 2'', this form was instead a... [[CaptainObvious hamster]].

** RaceLift: In ''Flying Hamster 2'', this form was instead a bear.

** RaceLift: In ''Flying Hamster 2'', this form was instead a... human.

* MythologyGag: Once the game became ''Monster Boy'', the pig transformation gained an eyepatch and started smoking in his idle animations. Pig men from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'' had eyepatches and smoked.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Just like Shion in ''VideoGame/WonderBoyInMonsterWorld'', the protagonist in this installment has blue hair.

The game is set to come out on PC and Playstation 4 in 2016. [[http://www.monsterboy.com/ Its official website is here]], complete with a trailer and a developer blog. The original Kickstarter campaign can be found [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/612975670/flying-hamster-ii here]].

* MythologyGag: Once the game became ''Monster Boy'', the pig transformation gained an eyepatch. Pig men from ''[[VideoGame/WonderBoyIIITheDragonsTrap The Dragon's Trap]]'' had eyepatches.

* RecurringRiff: The developers promised on their blog that "Nightmare Castle", the iconic level theme that has been heard in all ''Monster World'' games, would make a return in this installment.