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Some critics complained that Game Science, developers of the wildly popular game “Black Myth: Wukong,” did the Monkey King dirty. But the mischievous simian has always defied easy categorization. “Journey to the West,” published in the 16th century and considered one of the greatest Chinese novels of all time, tells the story of a monkey named Sun Wukong, better known as the Monkey King. Born from a stone, Sun Wukong acquires supernatural powers and rebels against the Celestial Court. After a lengthy imprisonment, he is freed and set to work by the Buddha, who orders him to escort the Chinese monk Tang Sanzang — sometimes called Tang Seng — to India to obtain Buddhist sutras. After completing 81 tribulations, they and their traveling companions obtain the scriptures, and Sun Wukong attains Buddhahood. Set after the events of “Journey to the West,” “Black Myth: Wukong,” the hit game released last month by Chinese developer Game Science, tells the story of the “Dest
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