Arcade game Monkey King: Master of the Clouds out now on Switch, footage

The arcade title Monkey King: Master of the Clouds, otherwise known as Cloud Master, was announced for Switch back in June. Retroism has now announced a surprise release of the title, which is live on the eShop.

Monkey King: Master of the Clouds has “HD ready elements” as well as online leaderboards and more. We have an official overview below, along with new footage.

A huge Japanese coin-op hit developed by HOT-B in 1989, the game was later renamed Cloud Master when released outside Japan on the Sega Master System. This upgraded release of the original arcade version includes HD ready elements by developer Starfish-SD, the company formed by the original HOT-B development team.

For the first time, live online leaderboards will add a worldwide competitive quality to the game not possible before.

Monkey King: Master of the Clouds is loaded:

• Charming pixel Chinese Legends

• 5 stages of pure action

• Two-player local co-op.

• Online leaderboards

Source: Switch eShop