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Monster King

Monster King is a short, casual retro-inspired JRPG. Capture monsters and have them fight by your side in turn-based combat! Explore dungeons and the overworld, find loot in an adventure inspired by the…

15 June 2012

Monster King is an adventure developed by NickB, released 15 June 2012 on Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Monster King is

Monster King is an adventure game developed by NickB and released in 2012. It is available on Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Microsoft XNA.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Monster King is a short, casual retro-inspired JRPG. Capture monsters and have them fight by your side in turn-based combat! Explore dungeons and the overworld, find loot in an adventure inspired by the classic 8-bit fantasy RPGs of the NES era.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

What it launched against

Monster King launched on 15 June 2012, within three weeks of Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line and Spelunky.

Released around the same time: Persona 4 Golden, Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition, Spec Ops: The Line, Spelunky.

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When did Monster King come out?
Monster King was released on 15 June 2012 for Xbox 360, Linux and PC (Microsoft Windows).

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