Monster Lab
- Genres
- Action,
- RPG
- Released on
- Nintendo DS
- 11/4/2008
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- Pub
- Eidos Interactive
- Dev
- Backbone Entertainment
- Released on
- PlayStation 2
- 11/4/2008
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- Pub
- Eidos Interactive
- Dev
- Backbone Entertainment
- Released on
- Wii
- 11/4/2008
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- Pub
- Eidos Interactive
- Dev
- Backbone Entertainment
MONSTER LAB is set in the eerie world of Uncanny Valley where the evil Baron Mharti rules with a cruel hand. The player takes on the role of an apprentice scientist who must perform a vast array of intricate experiments to create their very own monster from over 100 million possible monster part variations on offer. Taking control of your monster, the player can then explore the land; searching for ingredients to make more monster parts, hunting out other monsters to defeat in combat, uncovering quests to embark upon or simply competing in the numerous mini-games available.
- Review
Name: Monster Lab
Genre: RPG
Platform: Wii, PS2, DS (Reviewed on Wii)
While it’s far from the barren wasteland of quality some would try to say it is, the Wii’s library is particularly short on role-playing games. This shouldn’t really come as a surprise; Nintendo’s consoles have had issues pleasing RPG enthusiasts since Square’s betrayal during the N64 era. Aside from a few games involving a paperified Mario and a handful of DS titles, their hardware has been a virtual vacuum for the genre, which is why it’s even more surprising that Backbone Entertainment’s Monster Lab received as little promotion as it did. Being shoved out the door kicking and screaming during one of the biggest holiday seasons the industry has seen, Monster Lab isn’t what anyone would call a blockbuster title. Sitting on the shelf, there is little to separate it from the wall of shovelware that surrounds it, especially considering how little hype surrounded its release. However, after playing the game, it’s obvious that there’s is something special to be found in Monster Lab, and while it doesn’t hit on all cylinders it should still stand out as a unique and entertaining experience without equal on the Wii.
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