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Monster Lab is set in an eerie, supernatural world where the evil Baron Mharti rules the region with a cruel hand. Gamers take on the role of an apprentice scientist who must perform a vast array of intricate experiments to create creepy monsters from over 150 monster parts. From mechanical to biological to alchemical laboratories, players take control of their monstrous creations and explore the land, searching for ingredients to make stronger monster parts, hunting out and defeating enemy monsters, discovering quests to embark upon or simply competing in the numerous mini-games available. Monster Lab gives players the ability to challenge and compete with friends in ferocious multiplayer combat and collect monster parts and recipes in an obsessive pursuit of knowledge and power. The ultimate goal is to vanquish the evil Baron Mharti and liberate the villagers through mastering experiments, creating a powerful army of monsters and conquering all of the vast environments. Only then will the player rise through the ranks and become a Mad Scientist worthy of defeating the Baron! [Eidos Interactive]
| PUBLISHER: |
Eidos Interactive |
| DEVELOPER: |
Backbone Vancouver |
| GENRE(S): |
Action, Role-Playing Game |
| PLAYERS: |
Multi |
| ESRB RATING: |
E10+ (Everyone 10 and Older) |
| RELEASE DATE: |
November 4, 2008 |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
79
IGN
It's got a few problems in the area of unnecessary repetition, some flow-breaking load screens, some pointless mini-games and some over-baked dialog, but overall the presentation is a cut above most Wii games, the monster-building mechanic incredibly deep and the turn-based battle system enjoyable.
79
Official Nintendo Magazine UK
A great turn-based game for younger players who may get confused and bogged down with more serious RPGs. [Jan 2009, p.100]
78
GameZone
Monster Lab is a good game that will stay in your Nintendo Wii for a long time. Hopefully Eidos Interactive will create a sequel to this game that fixes its shortcomings as they have a potential blockbuster in their hands.
76
Cheat Code Central
Collecting and combining ingredients to make better monster parts is not only essential to progression, it is also fun and incredibly addictive.
74
Nintendojo
Monster Lab is a surprisingly deep game in regards to the creation aspects and battling system.
65
GameSpot
Monster Lab has a ton of monster-making potential, but poor controls ruin this experiment.
65
Nintendo Power
Maybe a must-own for Tim Burton fans, but definitely a rental for everyone else. [Holiday 2008, p.88]
60
NintendoWorldReport
Though an amicable attempt, Monster Lab is plagued by a number of issues. Monster creation falls flat, not feeling truly creative or interesting. Mini-games are excessive and as one would expect, entirely Wii Remote feature-based. Battling is unfulfilling as well because getting into a fight does nothing but net creation parts that are neither unique nor hard to come by.
The average user rating for this game is 9.4 (out of 10) based on 7 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
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