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Monster Tale Review
The developers of Monster Tale really love games. You can just tell at every turn -- Monster Tale is a magnificent mix of homages, references, and nods to the history of great gaming that somehow all add up into something that feels entirely new and original. That takes a talented developer to achieve, and Dreamrift certainly has that talent. Born, no doubt, from a lifelong love of games. Let's track the connections to the classics as we make our way through this review, shall we? First up has to be Castlevania: Symphony of the Night -- but not just because Monster Tale boasts a fully interconnected and re-traversable world like that game did. Rather, it's because its core mechanic reminds me of Alucard's familiars. You had the option to summon little hovering bats, demons, or other mini monster friends in that old Castlevania and they'd help you out in battle by automatically attacking enemies around you. They'd even level up in strength over time, becoming more powerful and gaining more advanced abilities. Monster Tale takes that same concept and pushes it one step further. Here you're in control of a young blue-haired heroine named Ellie and her companion creature Chomp, who similarly hovers over your shoulder and auto-attacks foes for you.
Monster Tale
It's a difficult market out there for original game intellectual properties, especially those by smaller developers and publishers that don't get a big advertising push. So it's something of a small miracle that a game like Monster Tale even came to market--it's a 2D side-scrolling DS game from a startup developer, released around the same time as the 3DS launch, featuring an unfamiliar cast of characters and a cutesy visual style. But it's a miracle you should be thankful for, because Monster Tale is a delightful action adventure game that's bursting at the seams with charm. Monster Tale puts you in the role of Ellie, a young girl who finds a strange bracelet and is transported to a new world filled with monsters. She also finds a mysterious egg from which a hungry little beast emerges, which she names Chomp. Ellie soon learns that she's not the only child to stumble into this world, but the other children have selfishly abused their power and status in the monster world to subjugate its citizens. As it turns out, it was prophesied that the wearer of Ellie's bracelet and the "legendary monster" at her side would save the world, and it's up to you to guide Ellie and Chomp to cut the other kids down to size. Monster Tale's progression resembles that of Metroid and many of the modern Castlevania games.
Monster Tale Review
One of the best parts of owning a successful console is that erratic trickle of easily overlooked gems you see at the very tail end of its life. Games like Drill Dozer, Arc the Lad Collection, and Persona 4, for example: latecomers whose task was to turn over the chairs, switch off the lights, and send home the lonely stragglers determined to see those systems through to the end. Now the DS can lay claim to its own swan song, too, thanks to DreamRift's Monster Tale. Monster Tale may or may not be the last interesting DS game we'll ever see in the U.S. -- maybe E3 2011 will surprise us! -- but there's no question that it's worth playing. A follow-up of sorts to 2009's platform/puzzler Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, Monster Tale is one part portable Castlevania, one part Pokémon. It's a somewhat non-linear adventure where you collect different powers to unlock previously inaccessible areas, very much in the vein of the recent Shantae: Risky's Revenge. What sets it apart from its peers is that your little heroine, Ellie, is only one half of the power-up equation. The other half -- the lion's share, really -- is invested in her companion, Chomp, the game's eponymous monster.
Monster Tale
When a group of devious kids sneak into the Monster World and enslave its creatures, a young girl named Ellie comes to their rescue with the help of a rare monster named Chomp and a powerful bracelet. Monster Tale's cutesy demeanor and child-like themes may turn off some at first glance, but the genre-bending portable title offers a surprising amount of depth and gameplay variety. Monster Tale provides tight 2D platforming across five colorful locales, each with its own theme and enemy types (though you'll run into the occasional palette swap). To accomplish her goals, Ellie relies on her legendary bracelet, which doubles as a blaster weapon. Whether it's learning to roll under a row of spikes, or gaining the ability to perform a rapid-fire blast with a quick button combo, players must master and upgrade all of Ellie's skills to progress though the levels. Hand-eye coordination and reflexes are put to the test in later boss battles, which require successful execution of all skills acquired for a gratifying victory. Chomp's role in Monster Tale adds a Pokémon-esque monster-raising element that makes excellent use of the handheld's dual screens. With a press of the X button, Chomp retreats to the "Pet Sanctuary".
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Monster Tale : (8.2/10)
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