Eidos creating Monster Lab for Wii, DS

Not content with officially announcing just one game--the first today being Just Cause 2--Eidos has revealed that another new project is in the works.

Monster Lab is being developed by Backbone Vancouver for the Nintendo Wii and DS. The game is set in the Uncanny Valley, where players will take on the role of an apprentice scientist who can create monsters from some 100 million possible combinations of monster parts.

The Wii version will feature online elements, including the ability to challenge and compete with others in monster-versus-monster combat, and to trade items and monster parts.

The game will also feature gesture-based combat, exploration, quests, and a range of minigames. Monster Lab is due for release sometime in 2008.