Publisher Baku Entertainment and developer Sobaka Studios have unveiled their latest title, 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin, a melee-focused brawler with an ancient Chinese setting and a heavy dose of martial arts action. Due to arrive on Nintendo Switch in the autumn, 9MOS it mixes ground attacks, aerial manouveres and special moves unlocked with magical seals so you can mix and match all manner of cunning combos.
Add in ten types of Chinese and Japanese polearms (each with its unique traits), a character progression system (complete with perks and different fighting styles) and co-op play so you can tackle waves of enemies with another player, and 9MOS could be one to watch in 2018. Check out the launch trailer below...
What do you make of 9 Monkeys Of Shaolin? Does it hark back to the classic beat-'em-up days or does it look like any other brawler out there? We want to hear YOUR thoughts...
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After Wulverblade, this game's got my vote for day one pick up!
Looks like this is right up my alley. If the price is decent will be day one!
This looks very nice and more than likely a certain purchase for me. I've never been good at stringing together combos though.
@NewAdvent @Dom That'd probably be a good idea to do anyway. A nice weekly roundup post. Many get buried so easily lately on here.
Awesome! Now make this a TMNT game!
I am already on board because it's not pixels.
@kocazerzei Ha! Ha! Seconded 👌
Welp, that looks awesome af. Gimme.
Looks fun, I hope Iron Monkey is one of the fighting styles.
@OorWullie - Me neither. It’s one of the reasons I’ve never fallen for Bayonetta, but I can punch, punch, grab, knee lift, knee lift, throw all day!
Im tempted. Would like a multiplayer for this game. Like the graphic.
The art style is gorgeous. I wonder if couch co-op is as fun as it looks!
Looks amazing.It should have been in the direct.
Looks really good, consider me intrigued!
Lols awesome. Hope the graphics are as great as the video given it's a multi console release
@bimmy-lee This shouldn't stop you to try Bayonetta, especially on easy / normal difficulty. Doing good combo isn't the key to win, it's the timing to dodge. If you know how to dodge, you can mash your button all the day
@sieg89 - Hey, thanks for the tip & encouragement. I’ve started a file three different times on Bayonetta 2 on my WiiU over the years, and I’ve just never gotten into it. I’ll probably give it a final shot sometime again this year. I love beat em ups and hack and slash, but the witch just hasn’t held my attention for some weird reason.
This game looks absolutely beautiful. It'll definitely stay on my radar.
Looks nice!
@bimmy-lee It may seem strange but... Give a shot to the first before (if you can). I personnaly prefered it. The 2 is 100% better in term of gameplay but I've found the general "over the top" action, the character and the general pacing more fun and entertaining in the first.
And if you still don't like it well...It can happen, no need to force it
@XenoShaun @NewAdvent It's just nice having too many games to cover, rather than too few!
Anything with 'Shaolin' in the title gets my attention, and this looks great, if maybe a little repetitive.
Looks good, day 1 purchase for me. Can never have to many brawler / beat em up type games.
Jumped to most wanted indie game. I want it like yesterday.
Give me online co-op and you'll get a sale.
I NEED this!
@kocazerzei Well, they got moveset for Donnie ready
Hype
@bimmy-lee "but I can punch, punch, grab, knee lift, knee lift, throw all day!"
Sounds just like me in just about every beat-em-up out there with a little variation depending on the moveset of the character. Or in every 1v1 fighter I attempt to spam Ryu from SF moves with every character. If it don't work, I choose a character where it does.
@OorWullie - I’m right there with you. I have the back for two seconds, forward plus attack move in my arsenal as well, but that’s about it. I pumped my fair share of quarters into fighters, but never got very good. The lines were always long for a match too, and I didn’t want to wait 10 minutes to get wiped out by a pro. Time was too precious, and my brother and I were always content to team up and clean the mean streets of some city infested with future punks.
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