Aside from the movement controls, Terra Monsters is mechanically well put together. The monsters look good, too. The problem is that everything else comes up short. It looks nice, and it does some interesting things with what could have otherwise been a bland combat system, but it drops the ball in so many other basic areas that it's actually rather hard to enjoy it. There's no real harm in downloading it for free and sampling the first island, though.
Imagine a world where creatures can be trained to fight by your side. You can go on quests and capture wild monsters, or battle other trainers with creatures of their own. It’s not Pokemon, but it is pretty close. Terra Monsters is a battle game where you can collect tons of pets and pit them against others in intense combat.
