| Monkey Barrels | |
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| Developer | Good-Feel |
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| Release | Nintendo Switch 7 November 2019 Windows 9 February 2021 |
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| Modes | Single-player, multiplayer |
Monkey Barrels is a top-down shoot 'em up video game developed by Good-Feel. It was released for the Nintendo Switch on 7 November 2019. A port for Microsoft Windows was released in 2021.
Gameplay
Monkey Barrels is a top-down shoot 'em up. Players must control monkeys and complete each stage defeating the enemies attacking from every side. The game supports the single-player mode and the online multi-player mode that supports up to six players.1 The player characters are controlled with twin-sticks. The game has 22 stages in various environments.2
Development and release
Monkey Barrels was developed by Good-Feel, a Japanese developer behind Nintendo-published games like Kirby's Epic Yarn, Yoshi's Woolly World, and Yoshi's Crafted World. The developer's president Etsunobu Ebisu said that, with Monkey Barrels he wanted to create a challenging game with the essence of an old-school arcade game. The developers combined the 3D rendering with classic pixel art to realize gaming experience that has a retro feel.3
Monkey Barrels was first released internationally on the Nintendo Switch on 7 November 2019.1 Justdan International published a physical edition on 10 December 2020 in Japan.4 A western physical edition was published by Nicalis on 11 December.5
The game was ported to Microsoft Windows and released on 9 February 2021, first via Epic Games Store. It was later released on Steam on September 26 by Nicalis.6
References
References
- Romano, Sal (29 October 2019). "Good-Feel announces top-down shooter Monkey Barrels for Switch". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- Reynolds, Ollie (28 November 2019). "Monkey Barrels Review (Switch eShop)". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- Lane, Gavin (6 December 2019). "Feature: Good-Feel's President On Moving Away From Kirby And Yoshi To Self-Publish Twin-Stick Shooter Monkey Barrels". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- Romano, Sal (2 September 2020). "Monkey Barrels physical edition launches December 10 in Japan". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- Craddock, Ryan (10 November 2020). "Good-Feel's Twin-Stick Shooter Monkey Barrels Is Getting A Physical Switch Release". Nintendo Life. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- Romano, Sal (17 August 2022). "Monkey Barrels coming to Steam on September 26". Gematsu. Archived from the original on 6 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.