Hit-Monkey Video Game in Development From Activision and High Moon

[CBR News]

A placeholder website briefly went live this weekend teasing a Hit-Monkey video game from Marvel, Activision and High Moon Studios. The official announcement is expected at the Marvel video game panel at Comic-Con International.


Full article here.

[Vivica Kang]

I know that Marvel and Activison are wrong for this! No MUA3 or XML3?! SMH indeed...Who was looking out for this one-hit wonder?

[Relique]

I blame Disney for Hit-Monkey.


Hit monkey is such a waste of space that his push is obviously a result of a Disney exec coming in and saying "We want something that can be made into a cartoon.... an edgy cartoon for tweens who have not grown out of loving animal characters but want their animal characters to be edgy and dark. Wait! I see it now, let's make Hit-Monkey! He's an edge dark brooding monkey assassin with a heart of gold and is cynical. He'll live in Duck Burg and act has Scrooge McDuck's new personal body guard oh and his rival is a ninja or even better Dog-Pool!!"

[cookepuss]

I guess I'll stand as the lone proponent for our simian friend here. I actually enjoyed the Hit-Money stuff that Marvel put out. Don't get me wrong. It WAS ludicrous and preposterous. The concept was insane and could've only comes from somebody with some sort of mental deficiency. Still..... It was fun. Marvel consistently puts out the same sh** year in and out. For them to do something this far outside of the box, and to put it out there so seriously, had me entertained.

I don't mind the idea of playing a video game based on a gun toting monkey assassin. It's no weirder a concept than Earthworm Jim, Conker, or even Mario. I applaud Marvel for not going over the same exact ground and mining the same exact characters again.

Would I mind seeing them put out MUA3 or XML3? No. I'd absolutely LOVE another XML game. Even so, I'm all for them doing something new too. Not saying that they'll have my money sight unseen, but I'll certainly give a sucker an even break.

[Simbob4000]

I blame Disney for Hit-Monkey.


Hit monkey is such a waste of space that his push is obviously a result of a Disney exec coming in and saying "We want something that can be made into a cartoon.... an edgy cartoon for tweens who have not grown out of loving animal characters but want their animal characters to be edgy and dark. Wait! I see it now, let's make Hit-Monkey! He's an edge dark brooding monkey assassin with a heart of gold and is cynical. He'll live in Duck Burg and act has Scrooge McDuck's new personal body guard oh and his rival is a ninja or even better Dog-Pool!!"

I really hope this isn't a real theory you've formulated with your brain.

[Simbob4000]

I wonder how it's going to play? I could see a Hit-Monkey game being like Vanquish and Max's MDK 2 stuff, with some Bayonetta in there...or vice versa.

[cookepuss]

That'd be fun. I'd love for it to be like an old school Contra type game. Shoot anything that moves until nothing's left moving. Last monkey standing.

[Venom Melendez]

I blame Disney for Hit-Monkey.


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And You'd be wrong and clearly didn't read Hit-Monkey's debut or know anything about him. He's way too violent for Tweens and this game will probably for older audiences.

Plus, Hit-Monkey isn't a talking animal. So you are wrong all over.

In anycase this sounds awesome! And I agree, it's great seeing them try something new gaming wise!

[Rollo_Tomasi]

So if you do a whois on the URL hitmonkeygame.com, and then do a whois on the URL deadpoolgame.com, they show the same data as far as dates and names of the registrar go.