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''Monkey King: Hero is Back'' is a 3D BeatEmUp game by HEXADRIVE and Oasis Games, [[LicensedGame based on]] the 2015 Chinese [[Animation/MonkeyKingHeroIsBack animated film]] film of the name, which was itself based on the legendary ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. It was released on October 17th, 2019 for UsefulNotes/PS4 and for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

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''Monkey King: Hero is Back'' is a 3D BeatEmUp game by HEXADRIVE and Oasis Games, [[LicensedGame based on]] the 2015 Chinese [[Animation/MonkeyKingHeroIsBack animated film]] film of the name, which was itself based on the legendary ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. It was released on October 17th, 2019 for UsefulNotes/PS4 Platform/PS4 and for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.
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* BigBrotherMentor: Liur looks up to Wukong almost like a kid asking his brother asking him to play with him. When he saw Wukong fight monsters, he asks him if he could teach him.
-->'''Wukong:''' You don't ''learn'' martial arts. You ''steal'' them. \\
'''Liur:''' Oh, oh, I see...so I should just watch you fight, should I? \\
'''Wukong:''' Do what you want. \\
'''Liur:''' Yay!



* TalkingAnimal: Sun Wukong, the titular Monkey King.

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* TalkingAnimal: Sun Wukong, the titular Monkey King.King, and Zhu Baijie, a talking pig.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Wukong and Zhu Baijie get on each other's nerves a lot, but they still make a good team.
-->'''Liur:''' Nice to see you two getting on. \\
'''Both Wukong and Zhu:''' We're not.
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* PaletteSwapping: Most of the enemies are various reskins of the mountain trolls.

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* PaletteSwapping: PaletteSwap: Most of the enemies are various reskins of the mountain trolls.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Monkey King]]

A new, never-before-seen chapter in the Chinese legend of Journey to the West is about to unfold! Based on the 2015 Chinese box office record-shattering CG animated film MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK, this adaptation pits the Great Sage himself, Sun Wukong, newly freed after 500 years of imprisonment, with Liuer, a young boy who looks up to the Monkey King in a journey that brings them close together.

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!!''Monkey King: Hero Is Back'' provides examples of:
* LicensedGame: Based on the movie of the same name.
* TalkingAnimal

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[[caption-width-right:350:The Monkey King]]

A new, never-before-seen chapter in the Chinese legend of Journey to the West
King.]]

''Monkey King: Hero
is about to unfold! Based on Back'' is a 3D BeatEmUp game by HEXADRIVE and Oasis Games, [[LicensedGame based on]] the 2015 Chinese box office record-shattering CG [[Animation/MonkeyKingHeroIsBack animated film]] film MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK, this of the name, which was itself based on the legendary ''Literature/JourneyToTheWest''. It was released on October 17th, 2019 for UsefulNotes/PS4 and for [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through UsefulNotes/{{Steam}}.

This
adaptation pits the Great Sage himself, Sun Wukong, newly freed after 500 years of imprisonment, with Liuer, a young boy who looks up to the Monkey King in a journey that brings them close together.

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!!Monkey King: Hero Is Back'' Back provides examples of:
* LicensedGame: Based on ChargedAttack: The typical beat-em-up strong attack. However, it is pulled off faster when at the movie end of a combo of weaker attacks.
* CounterAttack: Unusually, it is possible to counter-attack with both a weak and a strong attack, which will have different effects. The former doesn't just hit the enemy, but also locks Sun Wukong into a QTE stand-off; the latter just hits them really hard and knocks them way back, but isn't guaranteed to defeat them on its own.
* ExpositoryGameplayLimitation: The player is often forced walk slowly while the exposition occurs.
* {{Golem}}: There's a rock golem boss. After defeating it, you have to fight its variations three more times.
* InvisibleWall: These are present in pretty much every level, to much chagrin from the players.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: One
of the same name.
spells briefly summons a bench that acts as a shield.
* TalkingAnimalMirrorMatch: [[spoiler: There's a battle against the shadow Sun Wukong.]]
* OptionalStealth: Downplayed. It is possible to sneak up on some enemies in order to ambush them with more effective attacks.
* PaletteSwapping: Most of the enemies are various reskins of the mountain trolls.
* SpikeShooter: One of Sun Wukong's spells allows him to shoot needles.
* TalkingAnimal: Sun Wukong, the titular Monkey King.
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* LicensedGame: Based on the movie of the same game

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* LicensedGame: Based on the movie of the same gamename.
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* LiscensedGame: Based on the movie of the same game

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* LiscensedGame: LicensedGame: Based on the movie of the same game
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[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/monkey_king_6.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Monkey King]]

A new, never-before-seen chapter in the Chinese legend of Journey to the West is about to unfold! Based on the 2015 Chinese box office record-shattering CG animated film MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK, this adaptation pits the Great Sage himself, Sun Wukong, newly freed after 500 years of imprisonment, with Liuer, a young boy who looks up to the Monkey King in a journey that brings them close together.

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!!''Monkey King: Hero Is Back'' provides examples of:
*TalkingAnimal

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