Monster Tale

Moreover the child-rulers see Ellie and her new pet as a threat to their reign and are actively trying to kill or capture our heroes.

Monster Tale is an action/exploration platformer with RPG and virtual pet elements.

Ellie, the player character is equipped with a long-range projectile in form of her plasma-firing bracelet, and a short range attack via a deadly purse.

Along the way she would also acquire various abilities such as a roll, wall-slide, uppercut and many others.

Her health can be upgraded via collecting heart containers.

While the player character moves and fights monsters on the top screen, the bottom screen of the system is most often occupied by the monster sanctuary, which presumably exists inside Ellie's purse.

There - Chomp spends his time interacting with objects left behind by vanquished foes.

Each object yields experience points that level up Chomp, and once he reaches a certain level, he is able to shift to another form.

Each of the many visually distinct forms of Chomp have special attributes, like higher attack, defense, agility, endurance etc.

In addition - each form also has two unique special skills, that once mastered can be executed in any other form.

Ellie can summon Chomp up to the upper screen with a press of a button.

When topside, Ellie's pet will attack enemies and interact with certain out of the way switches and triggers, all the while his life gauge will drain constantly, and even faster if he comes under attack from foes.

Once the life gauge is empty, Chomp will faint and return to the sanctuary screen where his life

Monster Tale for Nintendo DS is currently worth €35.07 loose, €38.03 complete in box, and €50.34 factory sealed. Prices are based on real sales and update regularly on Gamevaro.

Monster Tale has a steady sales history on the tracked marketplaces, meaning it trades hands regularly and isn't considered particularly rare.

Loose means cartridge or disc only, CIB (complete in box) includes the original box and manual, and sealed means factory-sealed and never opened. For Monster Tale, loose is €35.07 and CIB is €38.03 — CIB commands a premium because original boxes and manuals are fragile and often don't survive.