A great game and a superb debut: critics have praised the ambitious action game Black Myth: WuKong and recommend the game for reading

In just a few days the release of the ambitious action game Black Myth: WuKong, which will be the debut game of the Chinese studio Game Science, will take place.

The project immediately attracted the attention of the public with its interesting setting, impressive technical performance and excellent combat system.

Now critics and journalists of the world's leading publications got the opportunity to get acquainted with Black Myth: WuKong and published their reviews.

Here's What We Know

Well, judging by the reviews, the game is a success. Critics are delighted with the gameplay, artwork, combat system and variety of enemies. On his way Monkey King will meet many worthy and unusual opponents and victory over most of them will not be easy. Moreover, some episodes of the game are so difficult that critics compared them to Elden Ring. The player needs to use all the available opportunities and abilities of the protagonist, as well as to study the enemies and choose the best tactics.

The experts highly appreciated the plot of Black Myth: WuKong, but noted that for its full understanding you need to know the famous novel "Journey to the West", but in general, the main events of the game will be clear without it.

As for the shortcomings, there are practically none. Some critics complained about the lack of a game map, but the locations in the game are quite compact and it won't be difficult to understand them.

As a result, Black Myth: WuKong received 82 points on Metacritic (PC) and 83 points with 81% of recommendations on Opencritic.

When We Can Expect It

Black Myth: WuKong has gone gold and will be released on PlayStation 5 and PC on 20 August, while Xbox Series users will have to wait indefinitely.

Source: Metacritic, Opencritic