Monster Tale

March 15, 2011 DreamRift Majesco
Platform Simulator Adventure
NDS
About

Monster Tale is a Nintendo DS platformer and virtual pet game developed by DreamRift and published by Majesco in 2011. 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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official trailer
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User Score
88.7
Critic Score
85.3
Total Score
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Game Info

Release Date March 15, 2011
Developer DreamRift
Publisher Majesco
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Side view
Themes Action, Fantasy