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SonSon
Sign in to saveis a 1984 platform video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is loosely based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. The player assumes the role of a monkey boy (who is patterned after Sun Wukong from the story) and fights their way from one side to another, eventually reaching the statue of Buddha. One battles bats, rats, and mad bombers along the way with his fighting rod that shoots balls of fire.
Game data
- Released
- 2010-12-06
- User rating
- 0.00 / 5
- Genres
- Casual, Platformer, Indie, Puzzle
- Platforms
- Wii
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Game details · IGDB
The game is a 2-D sidescrolling platformer. The screen scrolls automatically, only stopping to fight major enemies. The screen features six continuous platforms that occasionally feature small gaps. Sonson and Tonton walk automatically across these platforms. Pressing up or down will cause them to jump up or down to the next platform. Pressing left causes them to move more slowly than the screen scrolls, essentially continuing to move forward but at a reduced pace. Pressing right does the opposite - SonSon and TonTon will move across the platforms faster than the screen scrolls. The duo hav…
- Released
- 1984
- Genres
- Shooter, Platform, Arcade
- Platforms
- Arcade, Wii, Family Computer, Nintendo Entertainment System
- Game modes
- Single player, Multiplayer
- Developer
- Capcom
- Publisher
- Capcom
Wikidata facts
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- publication date
- 1986-02-08
- superfamicom.org URL
- superfamicom.org/famicom/info/son-son
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is a 1984 platform video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is loosely based on the Chinese novel Journey to the West. The player assumes the role of a monkey boy (who is patterned after Sun Wukong from the story) and fights their way from one side to another, eventually reaching the statue of Buddha. One battles bats, rats, and mad bombers along the way with his fighting rod that shoots balls of fire.
The game was ported from the arcade to the Family Computer in Japan. A sequel, titled SonSon II, heavily based on Black Tiger, was released for the PC Engine, published by NEC Avenue. According to composer Manami Matsumae, the PC Engine title was made by Capcom, one of the few games that they developed for the console themselves.