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China takes its turn at a giant fighting robot
MegaBots' giant robot duel might just turn into a full-scale brawl. Beijing outfit Greatmetal has unveiled a prototype of Monkey King, China's take on an enormous battle machine. It's still human-piloted, but it has a distinct trick up its sleeve: it can either fight on all fours (good for stability) or stand on its hind legs to wield a staff. While we wouldn't expect wuxia-style acrobatics out of this bot, it could throw a curveball into what was otherwise set to be a relatively straightforward fight.
THL's W11 'Monkey King' phone packs a 13MP camera on both sides
THL is a name that makes us cringe whenever we come across it, not only because its logo is clearly "inspired" by HTC's older counterpart, but more so because it's been shamelessly cloning designs from the likes of HTC, LG and Samsung. Alas, these KIRF phones sell well in China, thus letting THL rapidly expand its retail business in recent years -- there are now a handful of THL stores in Shenzhen alone. But today, the company finally has something worth writing about: the Android 4.2.2-powered W11, also known as "Monkey King" (a main character from the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West).
The best trailer of a 2D shooter starring a monkey you'll see today
The fate of UFO Interactive's North American release of Kiki Kai World (now known as Heavenly Guardian) is up in the air. We aren't sure if it's coming out on Wii, or PS2, or anything. But UFO's other Starfish-developed 2D game, Monkey King: The Legend Begins, is still on the way -- this trailer says this month, but Amazon says April 15th.We're continuing to be optimistic about this game, both in terms of its quality and the likelihood of its release, because we so desperately want to believe that it's possible to release an original 2D sidescrolling shooter in 2008, and that it's possible to subsequently enjoy that shooter. It's easy to be optimistic when the game is as pretty as this one is.[Via NeoGAF]
Monkey King: Wii shooter domination continues
Monkey King: The Legend Begins, UFO Entertainment's other Starfish-developed 2D shooter for the Wii, looks every bit as 2D-licious as Kiki Kai World. Combining colorful sprites with woodblock-esque backgrounds, the game retells the Monkey King story for the bajillionth time. But who cares about story? As a thing, you shoot stuff at things.The people complaining about PS2 ports in the Kiki Kai World post should be happy to know that this is a Wii original, with tilt controls and everything. You're missing the point, which is that any console is lucky to have amazing games like this and the Kiki KaiKai sequel, but we understand being burned by PS2 ports.Between these games, Blast Works, and the massive Virtual Console shooter library, the Wii is on its way to being this generation's most hardcore console, according to a very specific definition of "hardcore gaming."
