Monster Tale

Nintendo exclusive

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.

Released: 22 March 2011
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genres: Adventure Metroidvania Platformer Simulation
Developers: DreamRift
Publishers: Majesco Entertainment
Modes: Single-player
Perspective: Side view
Themes: Action Fantasy
Country: United States
Age ratings: ESRB E

About

Monster Tale is a 2011 platformer video game developed by DreamRift and published by Majesco for the Nintendo DS. It follows a young girl named Ellie and her monster companion Chomp as they attempt to stop the villainous Kid-Kings and return Monster World to the monsters.

Keywords

metroidvania
pets
female protagonist
action-adventure
blocks
wall jump
boss fight
attributes
leveling up
deliberately retro
young protagonist
subtitled silence

Media

The articlegameplay, story, development, reception

Development

According to the game's 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."