Mona the Vampire

Mona the Vampire is an adventure game released in 2002 for the PlayStation 2, based on the TV series of the same name. In spite of being developed by an American company, it was only released in Canada, France and the United Kingdom since the show was more popular in those territories. The three main characters were played by their original actors, but all others received new actors due to budget issues.

Story/Gameplay
The game has you take control of Mona Parker, setting out to solve a supposed paranormal happening involving Angela possibly having the ability to read minds (really Angela accurately predicting Mona's reasons for falling asleep in Ms. Gotto's class). Missions would involve Mona trying to save her friends from monsters and getting money to buy stuff to help her get further in her quest.

The game ends when you enter Angela's head and you fight Angela who manifests into a demonic entity. The outcome depends on how long you fight her. If you lose all of your health it's game over. Each good ending has Mona awakening from a dream, but the substance of the endings change.

If you beat Angela in her first form but lose in the second, Mona awakens in the hospital as Angela prepares to cut her head open and erase her imagination. Mona's parents claim that a lamppost fell on her, which Mona believed was Angela through her mind power. Mona abandons her case against Angela, but supposedly sees her telepathically communicating with George. Not wanting to risk what happened in the dream, she decides to leave it to her imagination.

If you beat Angela in both of her forms, Mona awakens in her bed and still wants to pursue Angela, but her plan is disturbed when she is invited to a Halloween party, which she considers to be a meeting ground for people like her to discuss paranormal happenings.

Reception
The game received generally favorable reviews from critics and fans of the show. The developers attributed this to the fact that they didn't have a strict time-frame to follow, giving them plenty of time to make the game good. The adventure aspect and the story received the most praise in the game.