Monster Roller Crosses Pokemon and Slot Machines

A well-trodden Pokémon joke involves comparing the hit monster-fighting series to a legalized form of cockfighting for kids. And, well — that’s what it is. You raise a monster, you command it to fight for you, and when / if you win fights against other trainers, you get money. Sounds pretty “gambly” to us.

So it can’t do any harm to inject a little extra gambling into the monster-fighting formula, right? That’s what Boomzap (the makers of Super Awesome Quest) is doing with its upcoming mobile and iOS title, Monster Roller. Monster Roller is a monster raising / fighting game that focuses around the aspect of gambling that appeals to those of us too dumb to understand Poker: slot machines.

As a “Roller,” you capture, collect, and train over 40 different monsters. You fight wild monsters and other players through a slot machine mechanism, then determine your monsters’ abilities as they grow. Want a fighter? Want a healer? It’s up to you.

With a little help from Lady Luck, of course.

Look for Monster Roller in December.

Nadia Oxford

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In the early aughts, Nadia fell into writing with the grace of a brain-dead bison stumbling into a chasm. Over the years, she's written for Nerve, GamePro, 1UP.com, USGamer, Pocket Gamer, Just Labs Magazine, and many other sites and magazines of fine repute. She's currently About.com's Guide to the Nintendo 3DS at ds.about.com.