A movie based game that's not another platformer

User Rating: 7.5 | Monster House DS
If you've seen Monster House the movie, you'd probably be surprised that this game doesn't follow it's adventurous formula with side scrolling action. Actually, the core gameplay of this game has nothing to do with Monster House at all - which is a good thing.

Three characters comprise Monster House and depending on who you use determines the type of powers the water gun has; there's the average single shot, double shot, and power shot. Each character's water gun corresponds with a typical formula found in many games - single moves average, double moves slightly faster, and power moves slightly slower. If you lose one character, you have the option of starting the level over with a replacement, but once all replacements die, game over!

The fun aspect of this game - clearing out rooms while dodging enemies - is the biggest downfall. Repetition is keen in this game, but if you thoroughly enjoy one level, you'll enjoy them all.

Controls - move with D-pad, aim with stylus. The most unique thing about this game and it's biggest selling point.

Sound - not much beyond typical game noises. I did not focus so much on the sound as I did the gameplay.

Graphics - as with the sound, graphics are pretty average.

Gameplay - if you can over come the repetitive nature, the concept of aiming with the stylus and moving with the D-pad is quite alluring not seen in many games.