Something has gone seriously wrong in Klayman's homeland -- Klogg, an evil megalomaniac, wants to destroy the land and basically rule over anything and everyone. Because the task can get difficult at times, he has enlisted the service of fearsome ape-like creatures, Skullmonkeys, to aid in the destruction of planet Idznak. Needless to say, it is up to the player to stop Klogg and his devious plans. Much like The Neverhood, Skullmonkeys is a 2D platformer built entirely of Claymation characters, enemies, and environments. Throughout the game's seven worlds spanning ninety levels, the basic objective of each is to destroy as many Skullmonkeys as possible. Destroying the simians can be done one of two ways: firing projectile weapons or butt-bouncing off their heads.
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or hell EA give the rights back to Dougie.
The game itself took the interesting choice of being all claymation in regards to both the fully animiated cut scenes and the gameplay too!
In regards to gameplay, this game isn't for the faint-hearted. It's a hard-as-balls platformer where you die in only 1 hit, so you better be careful! You can get power ups, even one that gives you a hamster that spins around you and instantly destroys the enemies you come across for the limited time he lasts.
The story continues from another game I've never played, where the main character had defeated the villain and sent him away from the Neverhood, but, he crashed on the planet of the Skullmonkeys and then convinced them to work for him whilst he creates a machine to destroy your character and the entire of the Neverhood!
If you're looking for a challenging and hilarious video game you should certainly check this one out.
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