Monster Monpiece

Monster Monpiece
Japanese box art, featuring (from left to right) Elza, May, Fia and Karen
Developer(s)Compile Heart
Publisher(s)
Artist(s)Fukahire
SeriesGenkai Tokki
Platform(s)PlayStation Vita, Microsoft Windows
ReleasePlayStation Vita
Microsoft Windows
  • WW: March 14, 2017[4]
Genre(s)Card battle
Mode(s)Single-player
Multiplayer (Vita only)

Monster Monpiece (Japanese: 限界凸騎 モンスターモンピース, Hepburn: Genkai Tokki Monsutā Monpīsu, lit. "Unlikely Knight: Monster Monpiece") is a card battle video game developed by Compile Heart for the PC and PlayStation Vita. The game re-imagines mythological creatures and monsters, such as unicorns and minotaurs, as girls and women[3][5] created by more than 50 different artists.[3] The game allows multiplayer card battles online for 2 players.[6] The game is based around battling with four types of cards, not all of which are monsters.[7] Monster Monpiece was released on January 24, 2013 in Japan,[6] and an English localization was released by Idea Factory International in May 2014.[8][9][10]

A port for Microsoft Windows, originally announced for a 2016 Steam release, will include all original uncensored artwork, however will not support multiplayer gameplay.[11] The game was officially released on Steam on March 14, 2017.[4] It is the first in Compile Heart's Genkai Tokki series of video games, followed by Moe Chronicle, Moero Crystal, and Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates.[12] A direct sequel, titled Monster Monpiece Naked for iOS and Android devices, was released on 29 May 2016[13] with services being terminated on 29 September 2017.

  1. ^ a b "Monster Monpiece". IGN. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  2. ^ ""Monster Monpiece" Heads to North America and Europe This Spring". Crunchyroll. January 22, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Spencer (16 November 2012). "Monster Monpiece Shuffles From Spring To January 24, 2013". Siliconera. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Monster Monpiece on Steam". Steam. March 14, 2017.
  5. ^ Spencer (28 November 2012). "Meet The "Monsters" In Monster Monpiece". Siliconera. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  6. ^ a b Spencer (7 November 2012). "First Look At Compile Heart's Card Game Monster Monpiece". Siliconera. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
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  8. ^ 2014-01-13, English Monster Monpiece screenshots surface on Idea Factory International website, Gematsu
  9. ^ 2014-01-20, Colin Moriarty, Introducing Vita’s New Card-Battling JRPG: Monster Monpiece, IGN
  10. ^ "Idea Factory to Release Monster Monpiece Game in N. America, Europe". Anime News Network. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "Monster Monpiece, Hyperdimension Neptunia U, and Hyperdevotion Noire coming to Steam in 2016". Gematsu. December 4, 2015.
  12. ^ Spencer (7 February 2014). "All About Idea Factory International And Why They Are Publishing Monster Monpiece". Siliconera. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
  13. ^ "Monster Monpiece Naked Revealed For Smartphone". Siliconera. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 22 September 2016.