Master of the Monster Lair

 DS
  • Publisher: Atlus
  • Release Date: Oct 31, 2008
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  • Summary: Create your own dungeon, lure monsters in and defeat them... That's the job of a Dungeon Maker. The Magic Shovel opens the path to your future. Can you create a dungeon to attract the meanest monsters? [Rising Star Games]
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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Official Nintendo Magazine UK
    70
    Worth a go if you fancy something a bit different, but don't expect any huge thrills. [Nov 2008, p.101]
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  2. Pocket Gamer UK
    60
    A charming, easy-to-play Dungeon Keeper clone with features that include cooking up captured monsters in soups and stews to level up your party of characters. It's simple but lengthy fun for all ages, but falls short for its limited dungeon building and too much repetition.
  3. Nintendo Gamer
    54
    We can't deny the initial thrill of creating your own dungeon and looting it for meat, but it wont' take long before its charm turns into sheer annoyance. [Dec 2008, p.64]
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  4. GamingXP
    51
    Dungeon Maker cannot live up to the expectations the title suggests. Probably one or two hours of playing this game will be enough for most of the gamers out there.
  5. Play.tm
    50
    It's not that Dungeon Maker does all these things in a bad way exactly, it just does it in an extremely uninspiring way that makes it instantly forgettable once you turn your DS off.
  6. AceGamez
    50
    The creation aspect of Dungeon Maker is quite enjoyable to begin with, but the constant battles, digging and eating turn this initially fun RPG into a very tedious exercise indeed.
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  7. games(TM)
    50
    The main problem is that the dungeon creation is constantly interrupted by tedious tasks. [Nov 2008, p.122]
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  1. TripleChampions
    Dec 3, 2020
    8
    This game is a really good game if you are playing it to keep you busy. The combat system is relatively simple and the dungeon building isThis game is a really good game if you are playing it to keep you busy. The combat system is relatively simple and the dungeon building is cool for the first half of the game. During the second half of the game there little to none new mechanics and it can get repetitive over time if you don't like grinding.… Expand

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#73 Most Shared DS Game of 2008