https://www.scmp.com/rss/330764/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com This article originally appeared on ABACUS Relying on beloved characters from a blockbuster animated film isn’t enough to make a great video game when the gameplay feels like an afterthought. Sadly, this was my main takeaway from my time playing Monkey King: Hero is Back, which is Sony’s first marquee video game for the PlayStation 4 in China. The game is based on what was once the country’s most popular animated film (a title that now belongs to Nezha). The problems in this game are many: An... https://www.scmp.com/abacus/reviewed/article/3034804/monkey-king-hero-back-not-groundbreaking-experience-it-could-have?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/abacus/reviewed/article/3034804/monkey-king-hero-back-not-groundbreaking-experience-it-could-have?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Oct 2019 10:46:48 +0000 Relying on beloved characters from a blockbuster animated film isn’t enough to make a great video game when the gameplay feels like an afterthought. Sadly, this was my main takeaway from my time playing Monkey King: Hero is Back, which is Sony’s first marquee video game for the PlayStation 4 in China. The game is based on what was once the country’s most popular animated film (a title that now belongs to Nezha). The problems in this game are many: An uninspiring, button-mashing combat system, a... https://www.scmp.com/reviewed/monkey-king-hero-back-not-groundbreaking-experience-it-could-have-been/article/3034407?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/reviewed/monkey-king-hero-back-not-groundbreaking-experience-it-could-have-been/article/3034407?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Oct 2019 02:00:10 +0000 A new CGI movie adaptation of beloved Chinese classic Journey to the West has met an untimely demise. Meant to be a futuristic spin on the mythological classic, the movie instead got laughed off the internet because its armor-clad hero looks a little too much like Iron Man, from Marvel Comics franchise. The film, titled Armored War God Monkey King, was expected to stream exclusively on Tencent Video over the festive period, but got yanked before debut, as Marvel fans in the world’s largest... https://www.scmp.com/culture/iron-man-knockoff-got-laughed-internet/article/3000379?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/iron-man-knockoff-got-laughed-internet/article/3000379?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Jan 2019 12:26:53 +0000