Monster House

DJ is a 12-year-old boy obsessed with the mysteries of the Nebbercracker house. He is equipped with a water gun and a camera that stuns enemies.

Jenny is a cute and brilliant 12-year-old girl who ends up in this adventure by mistake. She carries a unique water pistol and a slingshot for precise, powerful shots and puzzle-solving.

An employee of the Pizza Freak restaurant, Skull is an all-wise, all-knowing, three-time Dragon War champion who offers supernatural expertise and advice to the kids.

DJ's best friend, Chowder (also 12), is a slightly overweight kid who acts like the fearless hero that he is not. Chowder has a five-beam water gun with an integrated water balloon inflating device.

Drinking a soda will refill your energy meter by 30%.

When consumed, these will add 50% to your energy meter.

These large smoothies will fill your energy meter to 100%.

DJ can pick up camera film, which allows him to use the flashes on his camera.

These upgrades increase the fire rate, the damage done, the range, and the ammo capacity of your water gun. Upgrades are installed automatically when you pick up the upgrade.

For rapid fire, tap the A Button. For the water stream, press and hold the A Button. This sprays a constant water beam that does more damage and pushes back enemies.

Press the A Button to shoot as usual. Chowder shoots more water pellets per shot.

To shoot rapid water bursts, press and hold the A Button. In addition to doing more damage, the rapid bursts attack pushes back enemies.

Slingshot marbles reload Jenny's slingshot.

Balloons reload Chowder's water balloon secondary weapon.

Whenever you find a toy monkey in the game, keep it lit with your flashlight for one second to collect it. Each toy Monkey you find unlocks hidden game art that you can view in the Art Gallery.

Tokens found in the house can be used to play the "Thou Art Dead" Arcade Game.

Monster House™ autosaves your progress at various points throughout the game.

To load a previously saved game, select Load Game from the Main Menu, use the Control Pad to select a SAVE SLOT, then press the A Button.

"Thou Art Dead" is a classic arcade game and Skull's favorite. The coins you find in and around the Monster House can be used for extra plays of "Thou Art Dead."

Use the Control Stick to Move Left/Right, Control Stick Up/Right to Move up stairs, A Button to Jump, B Button to Attack, and Control Stick Down + B Button for a Sliding Attack.

Initially the house is not aware that there are intruders. As you explore, you may alert the house (by doing things like breaking stuff or stepping into window light). When the house is alerted it will shake and cause a commotion. Parts of it will come alive and attack you! Eventually the house will calm down again. Once it does, it is a good idea to try not to wake it up again for as long as possible.

Pump up your squirt gun between battles to keep your water pressure high.

Try to finish off enemies with your squirt gun, but if an enemy gets too close use your melee attack to push them back.

Keep moving while you're firing so that enemies don't get too close. Dodging can also buy you time to pump up your squirt gun in the middle of a tough battle.

Save your secondary weapons for tough situations. Each secondary weapon is best used in particular situations. Dj's camera flash is most effective against many enemies. Jenny's slingshot works best against tough enemies at long range. Chowder's water balloon is devastating to enemies clumped together.