Black Myth: Wukong review roundup: 'An interesting and exciting reimagining'

Black Myth: Wukong earned plenty of buzz with its reveal in 2020, seemingly emerging from nowhere with impressive art and cinematic action sequences. Now, after four years of glimpses, teasers, and studio controversies, Black Myth reviews are in the wild, and it looks like developer Game Science has delivered a hit.

In our Black Myth: Wukong review, Tyler Colp called Wukong «one of the most joyful action RPGs I've played,» which overcomes its technical stumbles by virtue of its acrobatic, sorcerous combat and the charismatic cast of creatures that populate its vibrant retelling of Journey to the West. Critics elsewhere seem to agree, with reviews praising Wukong's journey through cinematic boss fights and gorgeous scenery, even if there was some fumbling along the way.

Here's what other reviewers are saying about Black Myth: Wukong.

GamesRadar+: 4/5

Where Wukong's been commonly compared with the Souls games, GamesRadar's Austin Wood found the modern God of War games a better point of comparison for the Chinese ARPG's progression and structure. After praising the game's world—with a few asterisks for occasional level design friction—Wood said that, while the combat suffers somewhat from a standard light attack combo that never gets more elaborate, Wukong «is at its best in boss fights,» most of which are «real spectacles.»

GameSpot: 8/10

Like Wood at GamesRadar, Richard Wakeling at GameSpot called Wukong's bosses the clear highlight of the experience, writing that «triumphant boss battles and fast-paced combat make up for the stale moments in between.» Outside of fights, however, Wakeling said it suffers from «bland level design and a scarcity of enemies,» but those lows pale in comparison to the cinematic highs of its best battles.

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Siliconera: 8/10

At Siliconera, Kazuma Hashimoto celebrated the clear effort that went into realizing Wukong as a rich retelling of