Probably in late summer or autumn
Monster Boy, the successor to theWonder BoyandMonster Worldseries, will launch later this year, publisher FDG Entertainment confirmed via thePlayStation Blogon Friday.
While the announcement only mentions a PlayStation 4 version, the side-scroller is also in development for PC and Xbox One. And according to aseparate statementfrom FDG,Monster Boywill be see a simultaneous release across consoles. It seems the PC port may come sooner or later.
FDG asserted it is “planning to finish the game production in Q2 this year,” but that doesn’t mean it will release this spring. On the title’sofficial website, a company representative wrote “there’s still a lot to do, so please don’t expect a release in the first half of 2016.”
Monster Boyis in development atFlying Hamsterstudio Game Atelier, and actually began development asFlying Hamster II. However,Wonder Boycreator Ryuichi Nishizawa has since signed onto the project, and FDG has acquired the rights to use much of theWonder Boyseries’ assets — but not the name, that still belongs to Sega.
In response to fan inquries, FDG also expressed interested in bringing the title to PlayStation Vita and Wii U, but insists it doesn’t have the finances resources to port the game to more platforms at this time. Only if the game sells “well enough,” does the possibility of that happening exist.
