Monster race is a KOEI game that was released only in Japan and for the gameboy console that also got a sequel.

In the game you play a young boy who wants to be a monster trainer and win the Monster Race World Championship and for that the player has to train his monster so that way he becomes stronger and faster. The player can also catch new monsters that he can find in grass terrains and if he wins the race against them he can add them to his team.

During the races the player can change the monster that he is using depending of the surface that he is running some monsters are more faster than others so there is also a tactical element that the player must consider & choose which one is better in each moment.

The game is also compatible with the Pocketstation.