Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom

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***Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom*** is a game from the *Monster World* series based on *Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap* and *Wonder Boy in Monster World*. It was released on December 4, 2018 for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, and on July 25, 2019 for PC, and on July 1, 2020 for STADIA (discontinued).

## Development

In January 2015, FDG Entertainment and Game Atelier announced the development of an official sequel titled *Monster Boy and the Wizard of Booze*. The development team includes Ryuichi Nishizawa, one of *Wonder Boy's* original developers, and a co-founder of Westone. The soundtrack was composed by Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi, Takeshi Yanagawa, Shinichi Sakamoto and Haruka Shimotsuki.

The developers chose the name *Monster Boy* due to Sega owning the rights to the name *Wonder Boy*. The game originally began development as an unrelated game called *Flying Hamster II: Knight of the Golden Seed*. In July 2015, the name of the game was changed to *Cursed Kingdom* after criticism of the original subtitle, *Wizard of Booze*.

In E3 2018, a massive graphical overhaul was shown off. The in-game graphics received a much more fluid, hand-drawn style, and the character designs themselves were much more polished. Along with that, a completely different intro movie was shown off, with a new opening song, unique to both the English and Japanese versions of the game.

## Characters

### Main Characters

* Jin
* Zeke
* Uncle Nabu
* Pepelogoo
* Mysticat
* Lord Xaros

### NPCs

* Ollie
* Foximus
* Professor Leveratt
* Mack Malino
* Percy
* Sir Hoots
* King Leonidas and Queen Rachel
* Tom Tom, Book and Shion

## Locations

* Skullrock Beach
* The Sewers
* Village of Lupia
* Green Fields
* Misty Woods
* Crystal Caves
* The Lost Temples
* Pirate Shore
* Village of Aeria
* Skies of Aeria
* Abandoned Mines
* The Volcano
* Castle Prison
* The Falls
* Deadwood Graveyard
* Haunted Manor
* Castle of Lupia
* The Dark Realm
* Cyber Dungeon
* Truffle Rooms

## Enemies

### Bosses

* Giant Squid
* King Mushroom
* Big Venom
* Ancient Frog
* Ketz
* Lion Warrior
* Davy Jones
* Voldrake
* Masquerade Carp
* Undead Wizard
* Nabu
* Lord Xaros

## Gallery

The final key art for the game.The Gamescom 2016 key art.Key art which features Voldrake and Jin with his many forms.The post-release key art for when the game went on a mega sale.The "Gone Adventuring" key art.Happy Holidays Key Art.Key art for the 2019 Chinese New Year.Key art for Halloween of 2018.Key art for Valentine's Day.Key art for Thanksgiving.Key art for 2020 new year.Key art for Christmas.Image of Pepelogoo sleeping in the booklet.The cover for the instruction booklet.Map of the game's world. The largest Monster World yet!Logo for the game.The OST cover.Sticker sheet 1.Sticker sheet 2.
## Videos

Monster Boy • Accolades Trailer • PS4 Xbox One SwitchMonster Boy - Launch TrailerMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (E3 2018) Trailer PremiereMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom (Switch Footage 2017)Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Debut Gameplay TrailerFlying Hamster II - Kickstarter TrailerMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - Hidden Animated IntroMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - Hidden Animated EndingMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - Opening Movie CutsceneMonster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom OP (Japanese Vocals)
## References

1. ↑ *Flying Hamster II* Kickstarter page
2. ↑ Monster Boy official blog: Monster Boy arrives 2016, new subtitle, new screen!

## External links

* *Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom* official site
* *Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom* Steam page
* Game Atelier and FDG Entertainment Twitter.