MMORPG.com's Carolyn Koh recently took part in a media tour of the upcoming side-scrolling MMORPG Wonderking Online. Today, she files this report on the game.

WonderKing is at the very basic level, a 2-D side scrolling game. It's fun, compelling and challenging, with its many vertical platform levels that require jumping and double-jumps to reach. That was the first thing I noted when following the Dev in game for the media tour, lots and lots of jumping, in town and in the world. For a game currently in closed beta and a smallish game world, it made good use of vertical space.

Prior to the tour, I looked the game up and found many "MapleStory" comparisons. True enough, there are many similarities to that grand-daddy of side-scrolling MMOs. WonderKing has to its advantage newer technology and hence, sharper graphics - although it too has the very cute anime type sprites for characters, animals and evil blob monsters.

Read the Media Preview Report.