Monster Tale

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Monster Tale
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Developer(s) DreamRift
Publisher(s) Majesco Entertainment
Director(s) Peter Ong
Programmer(s) Ryan Pijai
Artist(s) Michael Veroni
Composer(s) Ian Stocker
Platform(s) Nintendo DS
Release
Genre(s) Action-adventure
Life simulation, Metroidvania [2] [3]
Mode(s) Single-player

Monster Tale is a 2011 platform video game developed by DreamRift and published by Majesco Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. [4] It was only released in North America. It follows the story of a young girl, named Ellie, and her adventures in Monster World with her monster companion, Chomp. Together they must stop the evil Kid-Kings and return Monster World to its rightful inhabitants, the monsters, and also find a way for Ellie to return home.

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Controversy

According to the game developers, there was pressure from publishers not to feature a young female lead. Peter Ong, the co-founder of DreamRift and director of Monster Tale, told Nintendo Power that "this choice was actually somewhat controversial with some publishers. Our experience was that many publishers are looking to avert the risk of a main character that hasn't been proven to capture large audiences. As a result, there was some concern from publishers that Ellie should change to a male or a more mature/sexy female." [5]

Reception

Monster Tale received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. [6] Critics praised the game for its sprite-based graphics, interesting combat and its action-platforming similar to the Metroid series. [17]

Remake

On March 29, 2015, DreamRift announced a remake of the game, titled Monster Tale Ultimate, to be released via the Nintendo 3DS eShop. [18] Announced changes to Ultimate included reduced backtracking, visual improvements, and the ability to toggle between the original soundtrack and a new orchestral soundtrack. [19] However the 3DS version failed to ever release. On January 11, 2021, Majesco announced that Monster Tale would soon be coming to modern platforms. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Fletcher, JC (January 5, 2011). "Monster Tale brings Chomp home in March". Engadget (Joystiq). Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  2. ↑ Parish, Jeremy (June 12, 2012). "Metroidvania". GameSpite. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Nintendo DS Platformer Monster Tale Is Making A Comeback On Modern Consoles". Nintendo Life. January 11, 2021. Archived from the original on January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
  4. ↑ Hatfield, Daemon (May 11, 2010). "Project Monster Evolves". IGN . Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Monster Tale". Nintendo Power . Vol. 263. March 2011. p. 90.
  6. 1 2 "Monster Tale for DS Reviews". Metacritic . Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  7. ↑ Parish, Jeremy (March 31, 2011). "Monster Tale Review". 1UP.com . Archived from the original on August 12, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  8. ↑ Bennett, Colette (March 23, 2011). "Review: Monster Tale". Destructoid . Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  9. ↑ Edge staff (June 2011). "Monster Tale". Edge . No. 228. p. 101.
  10. ↑ Schilling, Chris (May 30, 2011). "DS Imports: The Last Hurrah (Page 2)". Eurogamer . Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  11. ↑ Kemps, Heidi (April 4, 2011). "Monster Tale Review". GameSpot . Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  12. ↑ Miller-Watt, Josh (March 22, 2011). "Monster Tale review". GamesRadar. Archived from the original on October 12, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  13. ↑ Thomas, Lucas M. (April 7, 2011). "Monster Tale Review". IGN. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Monster Tale". Nintendo Gamer . May 2011. p. 57.
  15. ↑ "Monster Tale". Nintendo Power . Vol. 265. March 2011. p. 90.
  16. ↑ Cole, Michael (February 11, 2011). "Monster Tale". Nintendo World Report. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2016.
  17. ↑ Luke (July 13, 2011). "Monster Tale (DS) Review – Metroid + Tamigachi[sic] = ?". Fork This Llama. Archived from the original on April 19, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  18. ↑ Osborn, Alex (March 29, 2015). "Monster Tale Ultimate Announced for 3DS". IGN. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  19. ↑ "Monster Tale on Its Way to the 3DS eShop in a New 'Ultimate' Version". March 28, 2015. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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