Black Myth: Wukong arrived in 2024 to unbelievable success and has seemingly spawned some copycats consequently, with Nintendo Switch followers laughing as Wukong Sun: Black Legend hits the platform this week.
Gamers on-line have known as out the $7.99 Wukong Sun: Black Legend as a reasonably blatant rip-off of Black Myth: Wukong, which is not on Nintendo Switch itself. Not solely is the identify extremely comparable, however the promotional picture may simply be mistaken for that of the particular recreation.
The similarities virtually finish there, nevertheless, as Wukong Sun: Black Legend is a side-scrolling platformer versus Black Myth: Wukong’s third-person motion. It additionally requires a meagre 338 megabytes of space for storing based on the Nintendo eShop web page.
It’s description does not allude to this seemingly extra restricted expertise, promising “a chaotic world teeming with highly effective monsters,” “supercharged skills and loopy combating expertise,” and “fascinating visuals with unforgettable storytelling.”
“Seriously, this isn’t even delicate,” one ResetEra consumer wrote of the similarities between Wukong Sun: Black Legend and Black Myth: Wukong. “Not even making an attempt,” wrote one other. “Yeah, this looks like the sort of shovelware cashgrab somebody would launch,” stated a 3rd.
Black Myth: Wukong relies on traditional Chinese novel Journey to the West, so Wukong Sun: Black Legend may technically even be based mostly on this supply materials, but it surely’s not the primary time such an incident has occurred.
A recreation which appeared extremely just like PlayStation mega hit The Last of Us, for instance, was additionally launched on (after which pulled from) the Nintendo eShop final 12 months. Fans have known as out digital storefronts for seemingly have little to no high quality management, with PlayStation itself going through an identical problem with a Grand Theft Auto 6 parody earlier in December.
Developers have felt the burden of this too, with Unpacking artistic director Wren Brier calling out Nintendo for permitting copycats of their recreation on the eShop. As reported by Eurogamer, Brier known as video games equivalent to Unpacking: Deluxe Edition or Unpacking: Chill Music Pack “egregious scams,” as they’re on no account linked to their very own recreation.
Ryan Dinsdale is an IGN freelance reporter. He’ll speak about The Witcher all day.
