Sony Interactive Entertainment Singapore Private Limited (SIES) announced today that “MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK” will be released on 17th October 2019. The suggested retail price of the Blu-ray Disc Standard Edition and Standard Digital Edition will be at MYR 169, while the Digital Deluxe Edition will be priced at MYR 209, and MYR 279 for the Digital Ultimate Edition.
MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK (MONKEY KING) is a full-scale fantasy action movie depicting the adventure of a boy named Jiang Liuer, in his search for the Monkey King, Sun Wukong who has finally been released after 500 years. This CG animated movie was produced domestically in China, and has gained a large following from movie fans, becoming a massive hit and taking in around 956 million RMB (Around 20 billion JPY) at the box office, the most ever taken in by an animated movie at the time.
MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK THE GAME is being developed collaboratively by Sony Interactive Entertainment and the company October Media who created the captivating CG movie.
The game is set along with the same themes as the movie, following the story of Jiang Liuer and the Monkey King. Throughout the game you can follow the Monkey King, Jiang Liuer and Zhu Bajie on their travels, working together and fighting enemies, all the while deepening their friendship together.
The player will take the role of the Monkey King, using his superhuman strength and abilities to take on and defeat all kinds of enemies. The game also contains many new stories which did not appear in the movie, showing an even deeper bond between the Monkey King, Jiang Liuer and Zhu Bajie. The player will be able to experience the story almost as if they have become the hero of their own adventure.
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Pre-Order & Early-Purchase bonus
Digital Pre-order starts on the PlayStation Store today. PlayStation Network offers premium digital contents to those who pre-ordered the Standard Digital Edition, Digital Deluxe Edition, Digital Ultimate Edition or purchased the first batches of the physical disc release.
Digital Pre-order will receive a bonus after checking out:
- Monkey King PlayStation 4 Theme
- Costume: Dasheng Doll Outfit
- Game Mode: Paradise Mode
- Game Mode: Desperation Mode
All of these pre-order bonuses will also be included for Disc users as well.
The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the digital full game as well as following digital bonuses.
- Costume: Tuxedo Outfit
- Item: Lotus
- Item: Guanyin Bodhisattva Amulet
- Item: Soul Charming Necklace
- Item: Secret Scroll: Purge
- Item: Purple Incense Burner
The Digital Ultimate Edition includes the digital full game as well as following digital bonuses.
- Costume: Tuxedo Outfit
- Item: Lotus
- Item: Guanyin Bodhisattva Amulet
- Item: Soul Charming Necklace
- Item: Secret Scroll: Purge
- Item: Purple Incense Burner
- Episode 1: MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK—UPROAR IN HEAVEN
- Episode 2: MONKEY KING: HERO IS BACK—MIND PALACE
