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Platform: Nintendo Wii
Monster Lab is set in an eerie, supernatural world where the evil Baron Mharti rules the region 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 your very own monster from over 150 monster parts. 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.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
I received this game for Christmas and have logged about 12 hours on it so far. I've really been enjoying it.
Monster Lab has loads of kitschy monster movie ambiance and Halloweenie vibes. It also has really great, addictive gameplay.
The game is essentially a collection of mini-games, somewhat like the Wario game, Smooth Moves. You build a monster from a small collection of parts then go out completing quests and mini-games, and also fighting other monsters to get ingredients to make more parts. Each part you create (heads, arms, legs and torsos) requires you complete a usually pretty fun mini-game themed to what you are building. (Tossing brains into a skull to build a head or wrestling an arm under a grow light to make an arm, etc.) There are loads of combinations to create the various parts and it's a lot of fun to see what you'll get.
Oddly, though the mini-games are always timed and sometimes a little stressful, combat is turn based. No button-mashing is required when you get into a fight, just decent strategy.
Potential turn-offs are that the story is simplistic and the humor is corny. However that seems to fit the game, somehow.
Monster Lab has loads of kitschy monster movie ambiance and Halloweenie vibes. It also has really great, addictive gameplay.
The game is essentially a collection of mini-games, somewhat like the Wario game, Smooth Moves. You build a monster from a small collection of parts then go out completing quests and mini-games, and also fighting other monsters to get ingredients to make more parts. Each part you create (heads, arms, legs and torsos) requires you complete a usually pretty fun mini-game themed to what you are building. (Tossing brains into a skull to build a head or wrestling an arm under a grow light to make an arm, etc.) There are loads of combinations to create the various parts and it's a lot of fun to see what you'll get.
Oddly, though the mini-games are always timed and sometimes a little stressful, combat is turn based. No button-mashing is required when you get into a fight, just decent strategy.
Potential turn-offs are that the story is simplistic and the humor is corny. However that seems to fit the game, somehow.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
I waited to get this game, and wasn't sure if it would be up my alley or not. That being said, I love this game! Very few games have stepped up to the plate with the Wii to make a game which is both fun and challenging based on the capabilities of the Wii, especiall in the RPG genre. The variety of mini games in Monster Lab makes me feel like I'm not doing the same grind for hours straight. While you go into dungeons, and do battle with rogue monsters, you also can play up to three different mini games within the dungeon which gives you ingredients to make parts for your monster. Plus I enjoy the variety of monster parts (Mechanical, biological, and alchemical) and how each has a mini-game associated with them. Your success at the game determines the quality of your part. I love how challenging the game is, yet how versatile it is when you are not as good at some things. For example, I am terrible at the Mechanical Legs mini game, but thankfully I can use biological or alchemical legs instead! Also I am terrible at sketching, but can muddle through when necessary. The game has an excellent help system, which offers instructions each time. This is very handy as many games out there will tell you once, and expect you to automatically know AND remember the crazy sequence each time. I feel this game finally took the time to develop an interesting game with lots of play-ability! It is clear that care was taken to develop this game I am sure I will enjoy for years.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Platform for Display:Nintendo Wii
Fun:
Talk about an underdog story! This game doesn't get nearly enough acclaim and attention. My daughter (age 6) and I both love this game for its ease of play while maintaining a deceptively deep strategy element. It's a wonderfully realized game graphically too. Elements of scariness without being too scary and a great sense of humor make this game my prized possession for the Wii in our household.
It's an elaborate paper-rock-scissors game with construction concepts, mild drama, and great humor. I can't think of a better game to introduce the concept of strategy to a 6 to 10 year old.
Gameplay - 5/5
Graphics - 5/5
Storyline - 4/5 (can get a little repetitive)
Education - 5/5
Love this game.
It's an elaborate paper-rock-scissors game with construction concepts, mild drama, and great humor. I can't think of a better game to introduce the concept of strategy to a 6 to 10 year old.
Gameplay - 5/5
Graphics - 5/5
Storyline - 4/5 (can get a little repetitive)
Education - 5/5
Love this game.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Got it for the boys- bought it again, after they scratched up the...
We've actually purchased this game twice, as my younger boy damaged the first one. Both kids love it- we're not letting them get into really complicated games yet, and I don't have... Read more
Published 2 months ago by H. K. Rodman
a little aggrevating
It was o.k. Nothing to get excited about, I ended up giving it to the younger children to play around with.
Published 6 months ago by Vicky Adcock
Hmmm...
My son just is not in to this like I hoped... Graphics could be better and the voice instructions seem to go on and on and on and ..... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Justa Thought
Very Good Game
This is a very fun and creative game, I loved that you can build and name your own monster, it cam be a bit slow when it comes to explanations and during battle, but overall is a... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Chefcalder
frustrating game
I thought we would go in to a lab and create our own monsters. Instead, it has you immediately head out with a prefab monster and get in to fights with other monsters. Read more
Published 16 months ago by S. Conroy
Let's play online
Great Sleeper hit for the Wii -- our friend code is 1549-1502-6408 -- let's play online!
Published 19 months ago by Whats Goin On!!
create and destory
This game is great for those of you who are; like me, not coordinated enough to get anywhere on those fighting games. Too many kicks,punches, jumps and ext. to remember in seconds. Read more
Published 20 months ago by TAMMY BIGGS
Campy, Fun Videogame
I purchased this game because I had received a 10 dollar Amazon gift certificate. It's composed of many mini-games, including battles with other monsters. Read more
Published 21 months ago by MissCupcake
Monster lab is ok
I was hoping this was for 2 people, but it is an engaging game for one. Maybe it is, as I'm kind of new to Wii and still figuring things out.
Published 22 months ago by A. King
Fun for ~10 minutes
I was so excited to get this game but after ~10 minutes of play I got extremely bored. The monster fights are slow (each monster takes a turn and you have plenty of time to choose... Read more
Published on May 13, 2010 by Dean's Mommy
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