9 Monkeys of Shaolin is a developed by Russian independent game studio Sobaka Studio and published by and Buka Entertainment with in Japan and Sonkwo in China.
The story recreates the atmosphere of the kung fu movies of the 70s. This is a character-building story about a simple fisherman going all the way to become one of the masters of Shaolin. On this way he passes life trials, meets new people with their unique personalities, and learns about revenge and death. Some of the people he met become his friends, and some betray him. But despite all of the difficulties on the difficult path, he has chosen to strive to leave his mark on history by saving his homeland and the whole world from evil.
Although the game world tries to adhere to real historical events, places, weapons and characters as much as possible, it also has magic, supernatural beings and other fantasy elements. This setting is the combination of real history with mysticism and fables, as it is customary in the Chinese fantasy genre of .
There are five enemy clans in the in Wokou in the game, one for each Chapter.
- The Green Clan - barefoot pirates
- The Red Clan - the same pirates but more professional
- The Yellow Clan - a mystical ninja sect
- The White Clan - a large Shimazu samurai clan
- The Black Clan - remaining monks of Enryaku-ji and their associates
Each clan leader wears a mask from the Japanese Noh theatre, which reflects his or her personality. The leaders' names are pseudonyms taken from the mask names.
