Videogamer writes: What would you get if you spliced a Tim Burton film with Final Fantasy? Monster Lab, the upcoming Wii and DS game from Backbone Vancouver, that's what. We trotted along to publisher Eidos' London HQ to find out if this is a match made in heaven, or an experiment gone wrong.
Monster Lab fuses basic turn-based Final Fantasy-style battles with a healthy dose of monster creation in a setting that rekindles memories of Tim Burton's superb animated film The Nightmare Before Christmas. While the game looks like it will only be of interest to younger Wii and DS owners, there's a lot there that will appeal to more hardcore gamers too. The battles require some strategy and planning, and, I'm told, there are 100 million combinations of monsters possible. That's just crazy.
Nintendo Life writes: "Despite a few minor shortcomings Monster Lab is a great 3rd party effort for the Wii which has solid controls that make great use of the Remote and will appeal to a broad age range. Kudos to Eidos and Backbone Entertainment for this excellent offering on the Wii, which will hopefully inspire other developers to turn out quality titles".
Baron Mharti is large and in charge! With a nasty habit of being extra cruel, the Baron has taken over and it's up to you to beat the evil Baron Mharti and his band of wacky creatures. With the help of a few zany experiments, over 150 monster parts, and some crazy mini-games, create your very own army of twisted monsters and battle it out with the Baron.
WorthPlaying writes: "There are certain games that become the gold standard against which all other games are compared. With all of the Wii titles, the golden standard, surprisingly, has always been Wii Sports. For a free game included with the console, it served as the best example of how the controllers should function within a game. With Monster Lab, however, I think I've found a new benchmark."
