Star Monkey is a 3D vertical scrolling shooter (with 2D gameplay), developed and published by Small Rockets in 2001 in a shareware form. The IGN rating is 7.7, saying that "Star Monkeys graphics are really rather impressive". Only one screen resolution of 800x600 is available. The game is set in space, with ability to upgrade the spaceship that slows it movement down. It has 6 levels and size of the game is around 10 megabytes.
After 9 months, on 6 September 2001, a gold edition was released, priced at $14.99.
Game Design: Adrian Moore
Code, co-game designer: James Brown
Art: Paul Boulden, Christopher Izatt
Sound: Richard Beddow