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Role-playing (RPG), Hack and slash/Beat 'em up, Adventure, Action
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Black Myth: Wukong is an action role-playing game developed by Game Science, inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the West. Players control the Destined One, a staff-wielding monkey protagonist, through mostly linear levels interspersed with expansive areas.
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Epic, plot-driven, richly built and demanding.
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God is a GeekMick FraserAug 202410/10Hands down, one of this year's best action games - Black Myth: Wukong is a flurry of sublime combat and expert boss design.
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GuardianPatricia HernandezAug 20245/5 starsPrior to this release, few would have heard of Chinese developer Game Science, but the studio has produced a totally original epic
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GamingBoltRashid SayedAug 202410/10Black Myth: Wukong delivers breathtaking combat, stellar production quality, and unforgettable boss fights. Its few quirks don't hold it back from being one of the genre's best games in recent memory.
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EurogamerKatharine CastleAug 20243/5Its dramatic and spectacular boss fights just about keep Black Myth: Wukong afloat, but behind all its glitz and glamour is a frustratingly hollow and rudderless action game.
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Game RantDalton CooperAug 20243/5 starsBlack Myth: Wukong is a game that shies away from the Soulslike label, yet it is clearly gunning for the Soulslike audience. It is far from the best in the genre, but it's also not the worst game that has followed in Dark Souls' footsteps. If you go into it expecting a mostly standard Soulslike experience with some blood-boiling boss encounters mixed in with basic level design, you will have a better time than if you were going into it expecting it to be like a traditional character action game.
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IGDB rating 8.8/10 from 247 ratings.
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