Super Hydorah vs Monster Boy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Hydorah
Experience a console-quality shooting game adapted for mobile with intuitive touch controls. Explore a non-linear galaxy, battle alien threats with diverse weapons, and uncover secrets. Offers multiple difficulty levels and integrated leaderboards for a challenging and engaging adventure.
- Console-quality graphics
- Intuitive touch controls
- Non-linear level layout
- Weapon selection and power-ups
- Haptic vibration
- MFI Joystick support
- Game Center integration
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Super Hydorah is a console-quality smartphone game excellently adapted to touch controls. The world acclaimed shooting game created by renowned Locomalito, now accessible to casual audiences. Metacritic score 82/100 - Excellent.#50 Best PC Game of 2017 Best Spanish Game of 2018 by Hobby Consolas “One of the best games the genre has seen over the years” – Meristation “An old-school shoot'em up full of surprises, and it's incredibly polished” – The Games Machine Super Hydorah is a shooting game that embraces the teachings of the classic genre titans while offering its own thoughtful tweaks: direct action and a wide variety of unique spatial situations. Equip your ship and save the galaxy against the dreadful menace of the Meroptians! Features - Haptic vibration - MFI Joystick support - 2 difficulty modes: Easy to play or hard to be a master! - Touch controls with adjustable sensitivity - Game Center integration: Achievements and leaderboards - Non-linear level layout with route selection - Dangers of different nature in each level (not just bullets) - Weapon selection and power-ups in every mission - Secrets, multiple endings
Monster Boy
Embark on a vibrant action-adventure as a young hero tasked with saving a magical kingdom. Utilize unique character forms, discover hidden secrets, and upgrade equipment in a sprawling, hand-drawn world. Enjoy an epic journey with a memorable soundtrack.
- Six unique character forms with special abilities
- Unlock paths with magic weapons and items
- Over 15 hours of interconnected exploration
- Gorgeous hand-drawn animations
- Supports game controllers and touch controls
- Iconic Japanese composer soundtrack
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A legendary series returns with a grand new adventure! Enjoy a colorful action-adventure game made alongside Ryuichi Nishizawa, creator of the original Wonder Boy in Monster World series. Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom borrows the best from the classic series to deliver a fresh, modern adventure with fun gameplay, memorable music and gorgeous hand drawn animations. Can Jin save Monster World Kingdom? Help our young hero defeat challenging enemies, discover hidden locations, upgrade powerful equipment, and more! You'll also unlock special forms with unique skills used to open new paths where mighty bosses and secret treasures await. Feature Overview: - Six awesome forms with unique combat and platforming abilities to make your adventure exciting from start to finish. - Unlock new paths and secrets with special equipment: look for magic weapons and items that gradually open up the world. - Over 15 hours of epic adventure: explore the new Monster World in a vast interconnected environment. - Hand Drawn animations: characters and enemies come to life with detailed animations and fun facial expressions. - Supports game controllers (Xbox, PlayStation, MFi) and touch controls. - Soundtrack from iconic Japanese composers: Yuzo Koshiro, Motoi Sakuraba, Michiru Yamane, Keiki Kobayashi and Takeshi Yanagawa.
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Verdict
Super Hydorah and Monster Boy both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Super Hydorah's written reviews are positive against 50% of Monster Boy's. Super Hydorah also leads on price ($4.99 vs $12.99) and ratings volume (669 vs 9). Monster Boy's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Super Hydorah costs $4.99 and Monster Boy $12.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Super Hydorah against 4.7 for Monster Boy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Hydorah has 669 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Super Hydorah's written reviews are positive against 50% of Monster Boy's.
Super Hydorah ships an update every 5 months, Monster Boy every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Hydorah | Monster Boy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $12.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (669 ratings) — better | 4.7 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 669 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 1.8 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Abylight S.L. | FDG Entertainment GmbH & Co.KG |
Customer experience
Super Hydorah
Monster Boy
Bugs and requests
Super Hydorah
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound issues on some devices
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Customizable controls
- Support for newer iPhone/iPad displays
Monster Boy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Super Hydorah
No in-app purchases
Monster Boy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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