Monster Buster: World Invasion Claws onto the App Store

A couple of weeks ago VRFocus reported on developer Tag of Joy announcing the upcoming release of augmented reality (AR) title Monster Buster: World Invasion. Today, the monster collecting and fighting videogame is now available on App Store for iPhone and iPad.

Monster Buster: World Invasion will naturally be paralleled with last summers mobile AR hit Pokemon GO, which garnered a massive amount of players as they went into the real world to catch the illusive creatures. Tag of Joy’s title does just the same with players having explore their surroundings to capture mischievous creatures roaming their neighborhood.

Monster Buster World Invasion

But Monster Buster: World Invasion does differ from Niantic Lab’s experience in several ways. Whilst you do have to collect and fight monsters In order to collect the creatures, players face-off their own monsters against the wild ones and use character’s special moves to defeat the untamed beasts. In doing so players’ monsters gain experience with each fight and with each new level reached can increase their luck, attack or defense skills.

Whilst exploring the real world in order to discover new monsters, players will also come across treasure chests and ingredients to create booster cookies and drinks. Additionally, Quick Fight matches allow players to fight monsters without going anywhere. This allows them to gain experience and collect loot, but does not offer the option to capture new monsters.

“We hope that the forty quirky monsters in Monster Buster: World Invasion will win the hearts of the players and encourage them to go outdoors and play,” said Šarūnas Ledas, CEO at Tag of Joy in a statement. “The game is casual enough to appeal to most people but we believe that the elaborate crafting system, exciting battles and customizable monsters will really grab players’ attention.”

While currently available for iPhone and iPad, Monster Buster: World Invasion to come to Google Play for Android devices in June.

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Fantasy Monsters Invade AR In Monster Buster: World Invasion

With the success of Pokemon Go bringing augmented reality (AR) to the attention of the mainstream, it was inevitable that there would be new titles seeking to build upon that success. Independent Lithuanian developer Tag of Joy are seeking to do just that with the upcoming release of Monster Buster: World Invasion.

The concept behind the title is that monsters from a parallel invasion are trying to invade Earth. Unable to be seen normally, players must take on the role of ‘Monster Busters’ who use their smartphones to discover and battle the invading creatures along with the help of some friendly monsters. Players can choose an initial monster partner from Bo, Elefuntik or Slender to help them as they seek out 40 other monsters lurking in hidden places.

“We’ve planned on launching Monster Buster: World Invasion on iOS since its release on Windows phone”, said Šarūnas Ledas, CEO at Tag of Joy. “As Pokemon Go pushed the bar higher than it’s ever been for Augmented Reality games in 2016, we’ve overhauled the combat system, improved monetization and refined the quick fight mode to launch the ultimate edition of Monster Buster: World Invasion.”

Each monster has its own unique set of moves that can be further modified as it gains experience and levels up. While certain types of monsters usually only spawn in certain outdoor locations, the title will contain a ‘Quick Fight’ mode which will allow players to fight nearby monsters without needing to go and hunt them down; useful for those who are unable to go out and find them. Quick Fight mode, however, doesn’t allow the discovery of new monsters, but does allow collection of loot and experience.

Monster Buster: World Invasion will be available for iOS devices on 24th May. You can watch the announcement trailer below.

VRFocus will bring you further information on Monster Buster: World Invasion and other AR titles as it becomes available.