<s>
Monsteca	B-Device
Corral	I-Device
is	O
a	O
fast-paced	O
action	B-Application
strategy	B-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
WiiWare	O
,	O
created	O
by	O
Onteca	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
game	O
developer	O
based	O
in	O
Liverpool	B-Application
,	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
object	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
engage	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
games	O
and	O
scenarios	O
,	O
incorporating	O
a	O
growth/rearing	O
element	O
,	O
design/construction	O
,	O
and	O
multiplayer	O
combat	O
in	O
a	O
world	O
populated	O
by	O
very	O
large	O
lifeforms	O
:	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
a	O
race	O
of	O
robots	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	O
sounds	O
of	O
Monsteca	B-Device
Corral	I-Device
feature	O
interactive	O
music	O
and	O
harmonious	O
FX	O
directly	O
linked	O
to	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
bespoke	O
sound	O
system	O
is	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
simple	O
tones	O
which	O
change	O
melody	O
and	O
scale	O
dependent	O
on	O
player	O
activity	O
and	O
was	O
designed	O
for	O
Monsteca	O
by	O
the	O
experimental	O
composer	O
Joe	O
McLaughlin	O
(	O
of	O
the	O
Liverpool	B-Application
electronic	O
rock	O
ensemble	O
,	O
Kling	O
Klang	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
storyline	O
involves	O
many	O
colourful	O
characters	O
,	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
robots	B-Device
,	O
which	O
lived	O
side	O
by	O
side	O
in	O
general	O
disharmony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Completely	O
unable	O
to	O
work	O
as	O
a	O
team	O
-	O
in	O
fact	O
"	O
work	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
team	O
"	O
were	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
monsters’	O
vocabulary	O
-	O
the	O
monsters	B-Application
roamed	O
free	O
within	O
their	O
habitats	B-Application
and	O
occasionally	O
risked	O
being	O
painfully	O
dismembered	O
by	O
other	O
monster	B-Application
species	O
if	O
they	O
strayed	O
too	O
far	O
from	O
home	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maker	O
was	O
responsible	O
for	O
making	O
many	O
things	O
,	O
and	O
specifically	O
he	O
made	O
robots	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
crash-landing	O
on	O
the	O
Monsters’	O
planet	O
,	O
he	O
made	O
himself	O
a	O
home	O
and	O
,	O
because	O
he	O
was	O
alone	O
,	O
facing	O
a	O
planet	O
populated	O
by	O
monsters	B-Application
,	O
he	O
created	O
a	O
central	B-General_Concept
processing	I-General_Concept
unit	I-General_Concept
chip	B-Architecture
and	O
implanted	O
it	O
into	O
a	O
robot	O
companion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
that	O
,	O
he	O
continued	O
to	O
make	O
more	O
of	O
the	O
chips	O
to	O
accommodate	O
those	O
particular	O
robots	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Maker	O
created	O
the	O
robots	B-Device
in	O
the	O
belief	O
that	O
they	O
would	O
assist	O
him	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
help	O
to	O
maintain	O
and	O
improve	O
the	O
environment	O
of	O
the	O
monsters	B-Application
and	O
provide	O
some	O
form	O
of	O
order	O
and	O
structure	O
for	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unfortunately	O
,	O
the	O
idea	O
went	O
horribly	O
wrong	O
once	O
The	O
Maker	O
had	O
enabled	O
the	O
robots	B-Device
to	O
construct	O
other	O
units	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robots	B-Device
continued	O
to	O
build	O
and	O
evolve	O
their	O
own	O
civilization	O
;	O
the	O
chip	B-Architecture
has	O
been	O
passed	O
from	O
CPU	O
to	O
CPU	O
and	O
has	O
now	O
become	O
outdated	O
and	O
damaged	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
robots	B-Device
to	O
behave	O
more	O
erratically	O
and	O
to	O
harm	O
the	O
creatures	O
with	O
whom	O
they	O
were	O
originally	O
designed	O
to	O
co-habit	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
did	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
once	O
save	O
a	O
small	O
Biguana	O
monster	B-Application
from	O
the	O
jaws	O
of	O
a	O
Blind	O
Polar	O
Dog	O
and	O
made	O
him	O
a	O
robot	O
tail	O
to	O
replace	O
his	O
half-eaten	O
,	O
one	O
knowing	O
that	O
for	O
Biguana	O
's	O
balance	O
is	O
very	O
important	O
to	O
their	O
survival	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
now	O
clear	O
that	O
The	O
Maker	O
feels	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
robots	B-Device
 '	O
behavior	O
and	O
fears	O
he	O
can	O
no	O
longer	O
control	O
their	O
actions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsteca	B-Device
Corral	I-Device
is	O
in	O
a	O
third	O
person	O
strategy	B-Application
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
the	O
game	O
there	O
are	O
nine	O
environmental	O
habitats	B-Application
:	O
</s>
<s>
Habitats	B-Application
of	O
some	O
species	O
may	O
be	O
very	O
specific	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coral	B-Language
for	O
example	O
,	O
are	O
very	O
picky	O
about	O
their	O
surroundings	O
and	O
prefer	O
water	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
temperature	O
and	O
chemistry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
species	O
occupy	O
the	O
different	O
habitats	B-Application
,	O
so	O
knowing	O
the	O
habitats	B-Application
will	O
help	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
particular	O
creatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Keeping	O
a	O
creature	O
in	O
its	O
preferred	O
habitat	B-Application
(	O
or	O
in	O
conditions	O
that	O
reproduce	O
it	O
)	O
will	O
be	O
beneficial	O
to	O
its	O
well-being	O
and	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lifeforms	O
will	O
have	O
their	O
habitat	B-Application
indicated	O
in	O
the	O
encyclopedia	O
so	O
that	O
players	O
will	O
know	O
where	O
they	O
might	O
find	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
gameplay	O
,	O
players	O
will	O
have	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
obtain	O
different	O
accomplishments	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
successfully	O
captured	O
monster	B-Application
,	O
a	O
valuable/useful	O
item	O
,	O
new	O
robot	O
parts	O
or	O
tools	O
to	O
improve	O
an	O
existing	O
collection	O
or	O
currency	O
to	O
buy	O
more	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
an	O
astro	O
maggot	O
has	O
been	O
awoken	O
,	O
there	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
specific	O
length	O
timed	O
response	O
before	O
it	O
becomes	O
impossible	O
for	O
the	O
herder	O
to	O
get	O
their	O
sdompe	B-Device
aboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
Central	B-General_Concept
Processing	I-General_Concept
Unit	I-General_Concept
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
'	O
the	O
boss	O
of	O
the	O
robots	B-Device
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
robots	B-Device
have	O
succeeded	O
through	O
the	O
passing	O
of	O
the	O
‘	O
chip’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
controls	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
robots	B-Device
but	O
he	O
is	O
gradually	O
experiencing	O
more	O
breakdowns/crashes	O
,	O
glitches	O
etc.	O
,	O
mainly	O
in	O
his	O
logic	O
and	O
understanding	O
of	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
the	O
current	O
anti-monster	O
regime	O
which	O
he	O
believes	O
will	O
advance	O
robitilisation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
has	O
now	O
begun	O
to	O
‘	O
clean	O
up’	O
monster	B-Application
populated	O
‘	O
trouble	O
spots’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
large	O
biped	O
robots	B-Device
and	O
they	O
have	O
a	O
significant	O
amount	O
of	O
strength	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
a	O
sentry	O
bot	O
zapping	O
,	O
they	O
will	O
pick	O
up	O
stunned	O
sdompe	B-Device
and	O
take	O
them	O
to	O
monster	B-Application
‘	O
cages’	O
,	O
if	O
the	O
sdompe	B-Device
have	O
not	O
been	O
rescued	O
by	O
their	O
herd	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
will	O
be	O
a	O
timed	O
action	B-Application
trigger	O
function	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ship	O
retrieves	O
robots	B-Device
from	O
lakes	O
and	O
goop	O
swamps	O
by	O
lowering	O
down	O
a	O
bungee	O
style	O
‘	O
mucus	O
rope’	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
-	O
Herds	O
of	O
sdompe	B-Device
are	O
often	O
pursued	O
by	O
imposter	O
bots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
disguise	O
themselves	O
in	O
an	O
unconvincing	O
way	O
as	O
a	O
sdompe	B-Device
who	O
then	O
infiltrate	O
the	O
herd	O
before	O
startling	O
active	O
sdompe	B-Device
and	O
scattering	O
them	O
across	O
the	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
has	O
decided	O
to	O
make	O
them	O
useful	O
in	O
an	O
alternative	O
manner	O
,	O
to	O
seek	O
and	O
transfer	O
back	O
wild	O
or	O
escaped	O
monsters	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sdompes	B-Device
are	O
a	O
migratory	O
herbivores	O
that	O
live	O
in	O
southern	O
scrubland	O
areas	O
in	O
summer	O
and	O
cross	O
the	O
mountains	O
to	O
northern	O
wetlands	O
for	O
the	O
winter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
herd	O
of	O
sdompe	B-Device
can	O
be	O
significantly	O
large	O
and	O
have	O
been	O
seen	O
to	O
overgraze	O
areas	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
quite	O
destructive	O
in	O
groups	O
of	O
seven	O
or	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sentry	O
bot	O
has	O
a	O
good	O
range	O
and	O
speed	O
in	O
open	O
areas	O
and	O
will	O
zap	O
and	O
immobilise	O
individual	O
sdompe	B-Device
,	O
freeze	O
stunning	O
them	O
for	O
a	O
two	O
seconds	O
period	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sentry	O
bots	O
can	O
be	O
stomped	O
by	O
herds	O
of	O
sdompe	B-Device
and	O
can	O
be	O
pushed	O
into	O
lakes/goop	O
swamps	O
where	O
they	O
will	O
sink	O
and	O
need	O
rescue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
can	O
also	O
wield	O
a	O
healthy	O
kick	O
to	O
robot	O
or	O
sdompe	B-Device
if	O
startled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviews	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
been	O
favorable	O
with	O
IGN	O
rating	O
it	O
7	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
,	O
declaring	O
"	O
This	O
is	O
yet	O
another	O
weird	O
one	O
,	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
fans	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
gameplay	O
foundation	O
works	O
just	O
well	O
enough	O
underneath	O
its	O
hallucinogen-influenced	O
presentation	O
that	O
it	O
edges	O
into	O
thumbs-up	O
territory	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
Life	O
described	O
Monsteca	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
Pikmin-like	O
play	O
that	O
packs	O
a	O
punch	O
"	O
and	O
Sean	O
's	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
World	O
complimented	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
unusual	O
approach	O
,	O
stating	O
"	O
The	O
whole	O
experience	O
immerses	O
you	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
world	O
which	O
resembles	O
an	O
interactive	O
art	O
installation	O
,	O
so	O
complementary	O
is	O
the	O
look	O
and	O
sound	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
