Monster-taming game

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A monster-taming game (also known as a monster-catching, creature collector game or mon, and sometimes as a Pokémon clone) is a subgenre of role-playing video games. The Pokémon series is the most famous example of this genre. Monster-taming games share core mechanics such as being able to acquire creatures, train them, and use them to aid the player character in battles and other situations. Though some games have the player character support the creatures in battle with items, others have the player partake in the fighting as well (such as Megami Tensei and spinoff titles, including Persona). While Pokémon is the most recognizable example worldwide, elements of the genre have been present throughout gaming history. Early examples include Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei, Cosmic Soldier (1985) and Dragon Quest V, the former two often credited for inventing many aspects of the genre in the 1980s. Pokémon was the first example to popularize focus on the "monster fighting" and "creature...

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