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developed by Mpen and published by

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console. The video game ''Monkey Magic'' is based on the anime series of the same name, an adaptation of the 16th-century Chinese novel ''

Journey to the West ''Journey to the West'' () is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is regarded as one of the greatest Classic Chinese Novels, and has been described as arguably the most popu ...

''.Games based on Journey to the West
/ref> It is a sidescrolling action/platform game with a blend of RPG-like elements; unique features include the ability to switch between the foreground, middle, and background layers in some sections, and four magic spells - Fire, Ice, Shrink, and Blossom - which can be cast on either the player's character (to cancel out enemy spells, for instance) or on enemies as a projectile.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Monkey Magic (Playstation Game) 1999 video games PlayStation (console) games PlayStation (console)-only games Sunsoft games Video games about primates Video games developed in Japan Video games based on anime and manga Video games based on Journey to the West