Monster House (video game)
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| Monster House | |
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 PAL region cover art for PS2 | |
| Developer(s) | A2M |
| Publisher(s) | THQ |
| Platform(s) | GameCube, PlayStation 2, DS, GBA |
| Release | July 18, 2006
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| Genre(s) | Adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Monster House is an adventure video game released in 2006 by A2M. The game is based on the film of the same name.
Although the game was marketed toward the same pre-teen audience as the accompanying film, its gameplay was highly reminiscent of Resident Evil 4; the game was generally higher-quality than many other games based on children's films, and it received high ratings from numerous prominent gaming magazines and websites, including Play magazine and GameZone.
As a bonus feature, the full version of Thou Art Dead, the arcade game played in the film by Jon Heder's character, Skull, was included on the game disc. Thou Art Dead was an original horror platformer, reminiscent of both Castlevania and the Ghosts 'n Goblins series.
Plot
In the beginning, Chowder and Jenny are pulled away from DJ. Jenny tries to get back, but she gets trapped in the air vents. Chowder makes it to the kitchen and is attacked by a pipe, falling through a dumbwaiter shaft. DJ makes it to the third floor and finds Jenny. The room turns 180°, but DJ can't free her. Finding another way, Jenny encounters the first boss, a large doll resembling Constance, Nebbercracker's late wife. In the attic, Jenny sees DJ on the floor below. DJ comes after her, but is eaten by a canopy bed. Down in the bowels of the house, Chowder fights off the second boss, a large killer pipe. Making his way through the labyrinth, Chowder encounters the third boss, again the giant pipe. Up in the attic, Jenny fights a living stove and reunites with DJ.
Meanwhile, Chowder must make his way through a maze of toys. At the end of the maze, Chowder finds the fourth boss, this time, two large pipes instead of one. Chowder enters a circus-themed area where he reunites with DJ and Jenny. They discover that the house is possessed by Constance. They try to destroy the furnace, but fail and are separated again.
After escaping, the house chases them to an abandoned construction site. Chowder fights off the house, the final boss, with a backhoe. DJ says one last monologue, then the game's credits roll.
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