North America will be treated to the Nihon Falcom-developed Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure next week thanks to Mastiff LLC.

The publisher is bringing Nihon Falcom's, which developed the classic Y's (pronounced with a long e sound as in "ees") games, three-dimensional action RPG stateside to the PSP. Starring a girl named Parin who lives in a small mining town, she encounters a young girl being tormented by a stray dog. After Parin chases the dog away, she discovers the girl is actually a monster, beings which are invisible to adults in the world of Gurumin.

Befriending the monster, Parin is allowed to enter a crack in a wall behind her home and visit Monster Village. However, while inside, evil spirits known as Phantoms invade the village and abduct most of the inhabitants. Eager to help, Parin learns of the Legendary Drill, a weapon powerful enough to destroy the spirits.

Parin's quest will be quite expansive with non-linear game play set in a variety of stages with differing environments. A number of enemies are strewn about each puzzle and trap-filled dungeon with Gurumin featuring 48 different baddies along with a handful of boss battles. The Legendary Drill allows players to make waste of the environments as well, with almost all objects being destructible. Destroying objects can yield money and a number of the game's 90 items to collect.

Originally released in Japan in June 2006 and awarded a silver award by Famitsu magazine, Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure will be released in North America Feb. 12.