Without a doubt one of the most under-appreciated RPGs since Okami.
User Rating: 8.5 | Monster Lab WII
I've always had a thing for Tim Burton's movies, wether they be awesome such as Batman Returns or average such as Willy Wonka, mainly due to that comical style over a veil of gothic awesomeness. If Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas was crossed with Custom Robo Arena then got given tons of minigames, then you would get monster lab, a fantastic rollercoaster ride of an RPG which provides a simple, yet utterly captivating experience. Ok, so the plot, which involves a guy called Baron Mharti trying to take over the world(Bison: OF COURSE!!!!) is pretty paint-by-numbers, and by combining the items you get to make a new part for your monster, most of the time you end up having a defect in the part such as draining battery power or inefficiency. Still, that's the whole point of the game- to gather the necessary ingredients from wherever and play the minigame in order to combine the parts you choose so that you're eager to see what results you've come up with. Ok, so a few of the minigames are a bit meh, such as the awful IQ Injector and the slightly inaccurate Stitch-O-Matic, but for the majority it all helps sew all the seams together in what is by every means possible a masterpiece of an RPG. If you're tired of games these days being confusing, and/or if you've got bored of your copy of Custom Robo Arena (As I did around 10 weeks after I got it!), defiinitely pick this one up!
