One to Play – Skull Island: Rise of Kong

PUBLISHER GAMEMILL ENTERTAINMENT
DEVELOPER IGUANABEE STUDIOS
PLATFORMS XBOX SERIES X/S, PS5, SWITCH, XBOX ONE, PS4, PC
RELEASE DATE 10.17.2023

An action-adventure origin story for Hollywood’s favorite towering ape, Skull Island: Rise of Kong places you in the role of a young, orphaned Kong on a quest to avenge his parents. Long-term, that means facing off against the dinosaur who killed them, Gaw, and taking your rightful place as King of Skull Island. Short-term, that means tearing your way through a whole mess of dangerous wildlife using your simian fists, ferocious roar, and brutal finishing moves, with new abilities unlocked as you progress. And, no, despite what you might have assumed, the game isn’t connected to the recent Warner Bros. King Kong movies. Instead, it’s based on an expanded Skull Island mythos created by artist and actor Joe DeVito, who worked in partnership with the estate of Kong’s original creator, Merian C. Cooper. (Look, if we tried to explain the complicated King Kong rights situation, we’d be here all day.)