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- Eidos Interactive
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- Eidos Interactive
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- Eidos Interactive
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- Eidos Interactive
Monster Lab
Wii
Released On: Nov 4, 2008
73
7.6
All Platforms
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
73
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
73
45% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
55% Mixed
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
It has a linear story, turn-based fights, collecting and creating, and heaps of mini-games that will challenge and amuse. It's not perfect, though. For me, some of the fights were completely static and unbalanced, as I found what I considered to be a perfect collection of monster parts that would end most fights in two hits.
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.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.6
60% Positive
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6 Ratings
30% Mixed
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10% Negative
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User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 10 User Ratings
7.6
60% Positive
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30% Mixed
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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.
Monster Lab is a surprisingly deep game in regards to the creation aspects and battling system.
It might be a jack of all trades and master of none, but that’s better than sucking.
Monster Lab has a ton of monster-making potential, but poor controls ruin this experiment.
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.
Summary 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, playe...
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- Wii
- DS
- PlayStation 2
Initial Release Date: Nov 4, 2008
Developer:
- Backbone Entertainment
Publisher: Eidos Interactive
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