You'd think in a game where they didn't skimp on graphics or faithfulness to the movie would have remembered the bare bones of gameplay mechanics. The camera alone would be a dealbreaker in a game that was MUCH better on it's face than Monster house. This game plays like a broken walkthrough of the movie, not a third person shooter or RE clone. This game is a blatant attempt to snag the dollars of young people who like the movie, and then leave them gasping with disbelief at the incredibly shallow gameplay.
Gameplay... there is none. Targeting is almost impossible without jerking the controller around like an angry python, and when you add the insane camera, even a decent game would be utterly neutered. This is not a decent game. The Buffy games may have made squirt guns into decent weapons (hellfire gun anyone?), but this is just sad. I would rather pick up an old sega genesis and play Ghost Busters on it, than play this game EVER again. Thank god for rentals, and friends who rent weird games.
Monster House is a very cute, little game. When I say little, I mean it, I played the entire game in less than ten hours. I have to give it a mixed reaction because to adults the game definately was too simple but to a c... Read Full Review
This game has a lot more potential than what was released. What's good: Atmosphere. The house gives off an Evil-Dead-for-kids kind of feeling. The textures were gritty and well done, and the sounds were very fitting.... Read Full Review
