Star Monkey

Last updated
Star Monkey
Genre(s)

Star Monkey is a 3D vertical scrolling shooter (with 2D gameplay), developed and published by Small Rockets in 2001 in a shareware form. [1] The IGN rating is 7.7, saying that "Star Monkey's graphics are really rather impressive". [2] Only one screen resolution of 800x600 is available. [3] The game is set in space, with ability to upgrade the spaceship that slows it movement down. [4] It has 6 levels and size of the game is around 10 megabytes.

Usual gameplay 10413367-star-monkey-windows-beach-shoot-out.jpg
Usual gameplay

After 9 months, on 6 September 2001, a gold edition was released, priced at $14.99. [5]

Actually I am very proud of Star Monkey, a Small Rockets game I did. Much like I did with Josh Boggs on SPY mouse, I collaborated closely with a very talented engineer/co-designer called James Brown, on that one. Paul Boulden did the art and Richard Beddow wrote the music. It was a scrolling shoot-em-up that we made very quickly; from start to finish in around 8 months. I was given free reign by Jonathan Small, the head of the company, to make this game, and I was very proud of what we achieved. I felt it was a classic little shooter with some nice ideas and well balanced. To this day I still meet people who say they loved that game, which always surprises me because it wasn't very high profile. [6]

— Adrian Moore

Authors

Game Design: Adrian Moore [7]

Code, co-game designer: James Brown

Art: Paul Boulden, Christopher Izatt

Sound: Richard Beddow

[8]

Related Research Articles

<i>Escape from Monkey Island</i> 2000 video game

Escape from Monkey Island is an adventure game developed and released by LucasArts in 2000. It is the fourth game in the Monkey Island series, and the sequel to the 1997 videogame The Curse of Monkey Island. It is the first game in the series to use 3D graphics and the second game to use the GrimE engine, which was upgraded from its first use in Grim Fandango.

<i>Atlantis III: The New World</i> 2001 video game

Atlantis III: The New World,, is a 2001 fantasy adventure video game developed and published by Cryo Interactive, with Dreamcatcher Interactive publishing the game in North America. David Rhodes composed the musical score. It is the third game in the Atlantis series by Cryo, as well as the last one made before Cryo's closure. It was followed by Atlantis Evolution in 2004.

<i>The Spiderwick Chronicles</i> (video game) 2008 video game

The Spiderwick Chronicles is an action-adventure video game adaptation of the film of the same name. It was released on February 6, 2008, in North America, and on March 14, 2008, in Europe for Microsoft Windows, Nintendo DS, Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.

<i>Star Soldier</i> (video game) 1986 video game

Star Soldier is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the MSX. It is the first game in the Star Soldier series. The player pilots the starship "Caesar", traveling through space stations occupied by powerful supercomputers known as "Starbrains" who threaten the galactic empire. Star Soldier greatly resembles the earlier arcade game Star Force.

<i>Thandor: The Invasion</i> 2000 video game

Thandor: The Invasion is a real-time strategy video game, which was developed by Innonics and published by JoWooD Productions on December 1, 2000 released on Microsoft Windows.

<i>Hover Ace</i> 2001 video game

Hover Ace is a 2001 video game developed by GSC Game World and published by Russobit-M.

<i>Agharta: The Hollow Earth</i> 2000 video game

Agharta: The Hollow Earth is a 2000 video game.

<i>Bioscopia</i> 2001 video game

Bioscopia: Where Science Conquers Evil is a 2001 educational adventure video game. It is a sister game to Physicus and Chemicus.

<i>Hugo: Bukkazoom!</i> 2003 video game

Hugo: Bukkazoom! is a racing video game developed by ITE Media and published by Namco for Game Boy Advance and ITE Media for PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. The game is part of the Hugo series and was released in 2003 for Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advance, and PlayStation 2.

<i>Missing on Lost Island</i> 2000 video game

Missing on Lost Island is a 2000 Slovak adventure game developed by Mayhem Studios, and published by Bohemia Interactive.

WWF Panda Junior is a 2004 educational adventure game developed by Neko Entertainment SARL and published by SG Diffusion for Windows. It was the first and only entry in the Safari Adventure game series, which were inspired by the work of the World Wild Fund for Nature (WWF), with between 50 cents and $1 from the purchase price donated to WWF.

<i>Pound of Ground</i> 2009 video game

Pound of Ground is shooter game for Microsoft Windows developed by Centauri Production and published by Akella on December 9, 2009. The game received poor reviews.

<i>Tunguska: Legend of Faith</i> 2000 video game

Tunguska: Legend of Faith is an action-adventure video game by German-based studio Exortus GmbH, released on PC and later PlayStation. It received largely negative reviews from critics.

Star Inheritance 1: The Black Cobra is a 2005 Russian video game developed by Step Creative Group and published by 1C / Cenega. It is a remake of the company's 1995 title entitled Star Heritage.

Nacah is a 2001 educational adventure game developed by American studio Virtue Creations and published by Bible Games Company for Windows. A sequel entitled Derek was released in 2003. Derek was revamped into Isles of Derek in 2005.

<i>Tanita: Plasticine Dream</i> 2006 video game

Tanita: Plasticine Dream is a 2006 Russian adventure game developed by Trickster Games and published by Akella.

<i>Sabotain: Break the Rules</i> 2004 video game

Sabotain: Break the Rules is a Russian video game developed by Avalon Style Entertainment and published by Akella in November 2004.

Keepers: The Key Of Lifeaka Guardians: The Key To Life is a 2006 Russian video game by FalcorMedia, built by an internal gaming engine.

Malvinas 2032 is a video game developed and published by Sabarasa Entertainment.

<i>Knights of the Cross</i> (video game) 2002 video game

Knights of the Cross is a 2002 historical turn-based strategy video game for Microsoft Windows, set in the early 15th century during the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War. It was developed in Poland by Free Mind and published by Cenega.

References

  1. ↑ "Ballerspiel der alten Schule mit zeitgemäßer Technik". PC Games (in German). 2001-10-11. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ↑ I. G. N. Staff (2001-08-21). "Star Monkey". IGN. Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  3. ↑ "Обзор Star Monkey". VRgames - Компьютерные игры, кино, комиксы (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  4. ↑ "Star Monkey - рецензия и обзор на игру на AG.ru". ag.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2024-04-14.
  5. ↑ Dubin, Jayson (2012-05-04). "Star Monkey Gold version launched". GameZone. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  6. ↑ "A legend amongst us: interview with Adrian Moore | tsumea". www.tsumea.com. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  7. ↑ I. G. N. Staff (2001-08-10). "Star Monkey Interview". IGN. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  8. ↑ "Star Monkey (2001)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2024-08-30.


Kasteroids.svg

This scrolling shooter article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.