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Monster Max

Monster Max is an isometric adventure video game developed by Rare and published by Titus Software for the Game Boy handheld game console. It was released in December 1994 in Europe and January 1995 in the…

16 December 1994

Monster Max is a platform developed by Rare, released 16 December 1994 on Game Boy.

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What Monster Max is

Monster Max is a platform game developed by Rare and released in 1994. It was published by Titus Software. It is available on Game Boy only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Monster Max is a single-player adventure game that is presented from an isometric perspective, similar to Ultimate's Knight Lore. Players control the player character and guitarist Max as he attempts to defeat evil villain Krond, who threatens to ban all music from the world. The game is split into 29 levels in which the player must complete a number of challenges in order to progress, such as solving puzzles, jumping over obstacles, gathering objects, and defeating opponents. The levels also contain several helpful items, such as bombs, which can be used both as weapons and to open blocked or hidden rooms, a bag, to pick up or drop items in, and a force shield, which protects the player…
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How it plays

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

What it launched against

Monster Max launched on 16 December 1994, within three weeks of Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II and King's Field.

Released around the same time: Tekken, Umihara Kawase, Breath of Fire II, King's Field.

Official trailer

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Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.

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Quick answers

Monster Max — frequently asked questions

When did Monster Max come out?
Monster Max was released on 16 December 1994 for Game Boy.

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