Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park
Reviewed By Luke " Lukas" Withoos
As a man soon to become the father of his first child, I have found myself looking at some very different digital purchases to what I normally would of late. The greatest surprise seemed to be the rising interest in titles I would normally walk past in a heartbeat, or not even notice.
Moshlings Theme Park is one such game (It also stood out due to some great memories of playing Moshi Monsters online when I was much younger). I was a bit taken aback when first learning that a DS title could be made from the Moshi Monsters franchise; but I was pleasantly surprised.
Moshlings Theme Park is a follow up title to Moshi Monsters: Moshling Zoo; which was released less than a year ago and was the Number 1 selling title for the Christmas 2011 period. Big expectations anyone?
The story is quite simple. The Moshlings encounter a slight mishap when a plane goes down in the old Moshling theme park; scattering the Moshlings across the park and destroying the park's attractions. It's up to the gamer to round up the cute little things (60 Moshlings are present throughout the park) and rebuild their park. This is achieved by collecting Rox (Moshi Monsters' form of currency) and buying different attractions, thus unlocking new sections of the park and new mini-games.
Each rebuilt attraction involves a fun, new mini-game. Ranging from air hockey and whack-a-mole to waterslides and rollercoasters, the mini games are a whole lot of fun. Once the mini-games are won, the gamer receives a key to the next locked section of the park.
Aside from mini-games and saving Moshlings, players are rewarded via their online Moshi Monsters account. Visiting MoshiMonsters.com enables gamers to obtain further codes to use with their Moshlings Theme Park cartridge.
The creativity of the title is evident when first loading up the game and kids will love the cutesy graphics.
Moshlings theme park is heavily focused and 100% suitable for children. The games are simple to learn and simple enough to play through. The replay value is also solid with repetitive play of the same mini-game rewarded with better prizes every time.
Along with the mini-games, it is also possible to care for the rescued Moshlings by feeding them, bathing them and playing with them. Completing mini-games whilst caring for the Moshlings is done so without reward, the catch however; the more rescued Moshlings presents greater challenge in beating these mini-games.
Another intriguing feature is the use of StreetPass technology; where gamers of the 3DS version of this title can interact with other 3DS users. This is another great feature and would be highly enjoyable for children of all ages.
At the standard $49.95 pricetag for Nintendo DS and 3DS titles, Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park is reasonably priced and a fantastic addition to any kids video game collection.
Game: Moshi Monsters Moshlings Theme Park
System: Nintendo DS
Developer/Co-Developer: Activision
Publisher: Mind Candy
