<s>
Monster	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2021	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Studio	O
Aurum	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Soedesco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
early	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
similar	O
mechanics	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
a	O
darker	O
fictional	O
universe	O
and	O
storyline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
features	O
200	O
base	O
monsters	B-Application
for	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
form	O
pacts	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Over	O
1200	O
monsters	B-Application
are	O
usable	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
breeding	O
mechanic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
entered	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
availability	O
period	O
on	O
PC	O
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
being	O
distributed	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
during	O
that	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1.0	O
version	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Crown	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	B-Protocol
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
edition	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
2	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
releases	O
were	O
delayed	O
in	O
late	O
2021	O
,	O
eventually	O
releasing	O
on	O
February	O
22	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Metacritic	O
the	O
game	O
received	O
an	O
aggregate	O
score	O
of	O
59/100	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
version	O
,	O
and	O
62/100	O
for	O
the	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
version	O
,	O
indicating	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
generally	O
praised	O
the	O
extensive	O
monster	B-Application
breeding	O
mechanics	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mitch	O
Vogel	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
Life	O
commented	O
on	O
the	O
aesthetics	O
and	O
audio	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
noting	O
that	O
they	O
drew	O
inspiration	O
from	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
Color	I-Device
well	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
finding	O
the	O
monster	B-Application
designs	O
generally	O
"	O
uninspired	O
"	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
few	O
exceptions	O
.	O
</s>
