CRPGrevisited has reviewed the dungeon crawler Heroes of the Monkey Tavern:

Heroes of the Monkey Tavern - Review

The last week I have played the dungeon master clone Heroes of the Monkey Island. Of all the clones I have played this autumn the graphics are the most similar to Legend of Grimrock. The game is very simple and quite short but give you value for your money.

To tell you the truth I have already forgot the so called story of the game. You will never - ever - be reminded of it once you start the game so it doesn´t matter. What matters is that this is a real-time dungeon master clone with excellent graphics and good sound effects. It is simple and straigh forward. Too simple in my mind because you automatically level up without having to choose anything. You are granted a few attribute upgrades and a new skill or spell depending on your class. Which by the way is the only choice you make in the beginning of the game. You have four characters to choos but more classes. I choosed a warrior, barbarian, priest and elementalist. I could have choosed a Paladin, Monk or Rogue instead.

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The French site Game Guide has reviewed the dungeon crawler Heroes of the Monkey Tavern:

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Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is an independent game that wanted to approach the classics of the genre. A nice music, a simplistic but effective gameplay, a classic team of choice, but effective too, rose in stages with a lot of surprises. So yes, I agree, many might find the game too "classically old-school" ... but in fact, this game claims to be a homecoming, drawing on gender grounds. And he succeeded in this respect, as in others elsewhere. Thus, neophytes or nostalgic, if you like "dungeon crawler" Heroes of the Monkey Tavern could be worth a visit. For the others, I think you should take a quick look at the gameplay videos to make you a better idea and who knows ... buy it?

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The dungeon crawler Heroes of the Monkey Tavern will be released today:

After countless days and nights celebrating within the infamous Monkey Tavern, our team of adventurers have spent every last penny... Their fates, however are about to change...

Like a gift from the gods, in walks a mysterious stranger who points them towards a high tower full of invaluable treasures .

It doesn't take much more to rouse their thirst for adventure.

You will enjoy exploring a dungeon full of riddles, dangerous enemies and vicious traps. And if luck favours... you will discover secret passages sheltering legendary weapons and armours.

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Key Features :

• Dungeon exploration in grid-base movement
• 8 classes
• 3 difficulty levels
• 2 hours of intense music
• Real time fights
• 22 different enemies, including 6 bosses
• Full keyboard and gamepad support
• Numerous traps and secrets
• More than 100 unique items