Cool.  I found it used for $15.  Is it a legthy game?

I might wait. I wanna dig into Heavy Rain and the God of War games soon.   TOO MANY GAMES TO PLAY!!!

travo said:

I miss Shane's reviews on EGM. He was one of my favorites.

Yup my favorite EGM writer.

Wow finally saw Jon Jones vs Shogun. It was like a grown man beating a kid. Jesus what a beat down. Jones should just move to the Heavyweight division after he clears out the LHW division. They guy is just too big and too skilled.

Morning Leo, i am about to go to bed.

aspro said:

Morning Leo, i am about to go to bed.

Morning!

Edit: Dammit! I just missed you!

For Bugsie:

Guess what I got today!!  

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Monster Tale is probably the last game of its kind to hit the traditional DS. It is a mix of a few different game styles, but it is primarily a Metroid-Vania! You control Ellie, a girl summoned to a land filled with Monsters by a Magical Bracelet. After just a few moments in this new land, your bracelet is given the abilty to fire bullets a-la Mega Man's Mega Buster. Shortly after that you find an Egg. The egg hatches and you find your Monster Companion, dubbed Chomp. Chomp is a newborn so you have to take care of him. The bottom screen of the DS becomes his little den. Objects Ellie touches fall into Chomp's den so he can interact with them. You send Chomp to the den by pressing the "X" button. While Chomp is on the top screen fighting enemies with you, or using some of his skills (more on this in a sec) he loses energy. He regains his energy while in his den. Ellie can send all sorts of object down to him, from cookies to give him experience to scrolls that teach him new actions or give him passive skills (like increasing his speed). You may notice a Catapult in there too, that's just one of many objects that Chomp can use while he's in his den to protect Ellie and attack monster while he is NOT on the same screen as her! Deciding which screen Chomp is on is going to have a big role in the game it seems! Chomp gets various skills that Ellie can call upon, one I have seen so far is a Horizontal Torpedo where he shoots across the screen and hits formerly unreachable enemies. Another skill he gets is the Vertical Spike where he transforms into a spike to kill enemies above and below the duo! It has already been explained that Chomp will evolve into many forms in the game. While Ellie is not totally powerless, it is Chomp and his many forms that will provide the many skills and abilities normally seen in a game like this!

I've only played a few minutes of the game, but I can already tell this is going to be one of those totally under-rated and (hopefully not) over-looked games, which is a crime! It is colorful, it is fun and it is SURE to bring a smile to ANYONE'S face that chooses to take a risk with this little gem of an adventure! Don't be fooled by the colorful nature though. It is CHARMING but it is a Metroid-Vania! There's Boss Battles to fight, there's areas to explore. The Map Screen is EXTREMELY remiscent of the Met/Cast games... There's even a floating book you stand in front of and press "Up" to save your game!

This game was not given a very large production run! The publisher (Majesco) wanted to get it out there, but understands the DS is right now seeing it's last days! Do yourself a favor and grab this little beauty before it's gone!

I never said I never saw it before! I get excited WHENEVER I see a GIANT. PURPLE. DILDO!

*No, not really!*

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