Monster Boy brings cartoony side-scrolling action to mobile... but with a hefty price tag

Pocket Gamer RSS Feed📅 June 8, 2026⏱ 1 min read(2 months ago)

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Side-scrolling and platforming are mainstays of, well, pretty much every game platform known to humankind. PC, mobile, console, cars and even fridges. So a new entry is not big news, but when it comes with contributions from a designer like Ryuichi Nishizawa, it's well worth taking note of! And that's exactly the case with the upcoming Monster Boy on iOS. Monster Boy is heavily inspired by Nishizawa's previous work as creator of the Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Monster Boy sees you taking control of the heroic Jin as he fights to defeat the evil plaguing Monster World Kingdom. ... [MORE]

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