In the game, wild Digimon are attacking the city, and you've been drafted to join the guards to fight, capture, and "digivolve" them. You're armed with a nifty creature vehicle called a Digi-Beetle, and you'll adventure through several midsize dungeons looking for, subduing, and ultimately capturing rampaging Digimon creatures. After you get them, you can trade them or merge them with your Digi-Beetle to give yourself new powers and abilities. For example, such a merging might increase your defense or attack power so you can explore more dungeons and capture more Digi-monsters. There is a paper-thin quest and story to unravel, but it's the new powers and abilities that'll keep you playing.

Perhaps the worst of the rampaging monsters this game offers is the curse of sameness. There are 30 dungeons and you'll face hordes of monsters, but the variety wears thin because the dungeons all look alike. Another problem is that the graphics are muddy and fail to fully capitalize on the aging PlayStation's capabilities. Fortunately, fans will still enjoy taming and capturing the creatures. --Andrew S. Bub

Pros:

• 30 dungeons to explore
• Hordes of creatures to tame
• Upgrading your Digi-Beetle is fun

• The graphics aren't so good
• The dungeons suffer from sameness