JoWooD has worked out a deal with Tivola to bring the DS music game Music Monstars to North America. DS owners may not have a version of Rock Band, but come September 2008, they’ll be able to play keyboards, drums and guitars and create their own songs.

Music Monstars is going to have multiple play options. There will be a Career Mode, where players will actually be in a band and work to become the best there is. The Composer Mode lets players create their own songs. The Multiplayer mode allows players to play music as a band with friends over local Wi-Fi. A full track list isn’t available, but “Personal Jesus” (Depeche Mode), “I Want to Break Free” (Queen), “Can’t Get You Out of My Head” (Kylie Minogue) and “The Final Countdown” (Europe) will be in the game. Demos from the OneMonstar channel on YouTube show “Dragostea Din Tei” and classic songs also being played.

Click through to watch “The Can Can” played on the drums in Music Monstars…

I thought there were limits as to what kind of atrocious video games could be created and unleashed on the unsuspecting public. But I was wrong. Viva-Media is going to be releasing four of Tivola’s PC game in North America. The titles scheduled to be released before the end of 2008 are Doggie Daycare, The Enchanted Unicorn, Dream Job Babysitter and Happy Tails: Animal Shelter. All of the titles do a pretty good job of describing the games, so I’ll leave it at that.

In case you’re curious, Viva-Media is also responsible for quite a few other games with similar themes. Some of its best known titles include Pet Vet 3D Animal Hospital Down Under, My Horse Farm: Welcome to Trotterville, and Hula Hamsters. Yes, there is really a Hula Hamsters game. Viva-Media focuses on PC titles, so consoles are safe – for now.