<s>
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2018	O
platform	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Atelier	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
FDG	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
December	O
,	O
for	O
Windows	O
in	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
for	O
Stadia	B-Application
in	O
July	O
2020	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
in	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
in	O
August	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Venturing	O
into	O
the	O
Dark	O
Realm	O
,	O
Jin	O
confronts	O
Xaros	O
and	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
his	O
friends	O
and	O
the	O
spirits	O
of	O
past	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boys	I-Application
,	O
manages	O
to	O
defeat	O
him	O
,	O
restoring	O
the	O
kingdom	O
to	O
normal	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
is	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
adventure	O
game	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
control	O
Jin	O
as	O
he	O
battles	O
enemies	O
and	O
solves	O
puzzles	O
to	O
progress	O
through	O
the	O
story	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
1989	O
Sega	O
Master	O
System	O
game	O
,	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
,	O
Jin	O
gains	O
five	O
different	O
animal	O
forms	O
throughout	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
switched	O
between	O
at	O
will	O
once	O
obtained	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
created	O
by	O
Paris-based	O
studio	O
Game	O
Atelier	O
as	O
a	O
planned	O
Kickstarter	O
project	O
titled	O
Flying	O
Hamster	O
II	O
:	O
Knight	O
of	O
the	O
Golden	O
Seed	O
,	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
2010	O
Flying	O
Hamster	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
a	O
year	O
of	O
silence	O
,	O
Game	O
Atelier	O
revealed	O
that	O
they	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
LAT	O
Corp	O
to	O
officially	O
incorporate	O
the	O
title	O
into	O
the	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
trademark	O
was	O
held	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
IP	O
,	O
a	O
new	O
title	O
was	O
chosen	O
,	O
combining	O
Monster	O
World	O
and	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
:	O
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Wizard	O
of	O
Booze	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
later	O
retitled	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
due	O
to	O
criticisms	O
towards	O
the	O
previous	O
subtitle	O
's	O
reference	O
to	O
alcohol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
series	O
creator	O
Ryuichi	O
Nishizawa	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
supported	O
Dotemu	O
and	O
Lizardcube	O
's	O
remake	B-Application
of	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dragon	I-Application
's	I-Application
Trap	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2018	O
,	O
FDG	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
they	O
partnered	O
with	O
Sega	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
physical	O
retail	O
copies	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
launch	O
them	O
alongside	O
the	O
digital	O
release	O
on	O
all	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Cursed	I-Application
Kingdom	I-Application
were	O
announced	O
in	O
September	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
support	O
free	O
upgrade	O
for	O
existing	O
owners	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
feature	O
native	O
4K	B-Architecture
resolution	I-Architecture
at	O
up	O
to	O
120	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
version	O
followed	O
on	O
August	O
2	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
FDG	O
Entertainment	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Switch	O
version	O
sold	O
eight	O
times	O
more	O
copies	O
than	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
versions	O
combined	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NintendoLife	O
noted	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
similarities	O
to	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
calling	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
sequel	O
in	O
all	O
but	O
name.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
publication	O
later	O
noted	O
it	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
metroidvania	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
