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Monkey Hero

You start the game outside a mine with your friend Tiger. She asks you to take a cart into the mine. You oblige and while in the mine there is an explosion which causes you fall to the lower levels. In the…

28 February 1999

Monkey Hero is an adventure developed by Blam!, released 28 February 1999 on PlayStation.

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What Monkey Hero is

Monkey Hero is an adventure game developed by Blam! and released in 1999. It was published by Take-Two Interactive. It is available on PlayStation only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

You start the game outside a mine with your friend Tiger. She asks you to take a cart into the mine. You oblige and while in the mine there is an explosion which causes you fall to the lower levels. In the mine you find a treasure chest with a bamboo staff in, which becomes your weapon for the rest of the game. After much wandering you find your way out and meet Master Sage, who gives you a headband which he can use to communicate with you. He then sends you to the library to stop the Nightmare King from stealing the Magic Storybook.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Monkey Hero launched on 28 February 1999, within three weeks of Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Final Fantasy VIII, Silent Hill and Syphon Filter.

Released around the same time: Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia, Final Fantasy VIII, Silent Hill, Syphon Filter.

Official trailer

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When did Monkey Hero come out?
Monkey Hero was released on 28 February 1999 for PlayStation.

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