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Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

Released: 12/9/2021

Enjoy “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” to the fullest! [The DX features] ・All save slots available from the beginning! ・Freeze up to 20 monsters! ・Exclusive monsters from different countries added to the game! (“Monster Rancher 2”) ・Added the "Fast Forward" mode that allows you to skip through some scenes and "Training Records" to keep the record of your previous actions! [“Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” Features] ● Raise, train, and battle just like in the original! You can acquire, train, and battle with all kinds of monsters just like in the original “Monster Rancher” games. On the Nintendo Switch™, you can train monsters anytime, anywhere, and also take advantage of the online features of the game. ● Compete against monsters trained by other players Download monsters raised by breeders all over the world and play against them. You can even share one of your Joy-Con™-controllers with another player to play against each other. ● Evolving from the original series Based on the feedback from the series fans, some of the most requested improvements have been incorporated into the game, making it more comfortable to play while maintaining the fun of the original. ● The New Monster Generating System! One of the most unique features of the original game, which allowed players to acquire monsters by importing CDs, has been replaced with a new music database that can be used to generate monsters by searching CD titles! This is your chance to raise the rare monsters that you couldn’t acquire before!

Enjoy “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” to the fullest! [The DX features] ・All save slots available from the beginning! ・Freeze up to 20 monsters! ・Exclusive monsters from different countries added to the game! (“Monster Rancher 2”) ・Added the "Fast Forward" mode that allows you to skip through some scenes and "Training Records" to keep the record of your previous actions! [“Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” Features] ● Raise, train, and battle just like in the original! You can acquire, train, and battle with all kinds of monsters just like in the original “Monster Rancher” games. On the Nintendo Switch™, you can train monsters anytime, anywhere, and also take advantage of the online features of the game. ● Compete against monsters trained by other players Download monsters raised by breeders all over the world and play against them. You can even share one of your Joy-Con™-controllers with another player to play against each other. ● Evolving from the original series Based on the feedback from the series fans, some of the most requested improvements have been incorporated into the game, making it more comfortable to play while maintaining the fun of the original. ● The New Monster Generating System! One of the most unique features of the original game, which allowed players to acquire monsters by importing CDs, has been replaced with a new music database that can be used to generate monsters by searching CD titles! This is your chance to raise the rare monsters that you couldn’t acquire before!

Enjoy “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” to the fullest! [The DX features] ・All save slots available from the beginning! ・Freeze up to 20 monsters! ・Exclusive monsters from different countries added to the game! (“Monster Rancher 2”) ・Added the "Fast Forward" mode that allows you to skip through some scenes and "Training Records" to keep the record of your previous actions! [“Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2” Features] ● Raise, train, and battle just like in the original! You can acquire, train, and battle with all kinds of monsters just like in the original “Monster Rancher” games. On the Nintendo Switch™, you can train monsters anytime, anywhere, and also take advantage of the online features of the game. ● Compete against monsters trained by other players Download monsters raised by breeders all over the world and play against them. You can even share one of your Joy-Con™-controllers with another player to play against each other. ● Evolving from the original series Based on the feedback from the series fans, some of the most requested improvements have been incorporated into the game, making it more comfortable to play while maintaining the fun of the original. ● The New Monster Generating System! One of the most unique features of the original game, which allowed players to acquire monsters by importing CDs, has been replaced with a new music database that can be used to generate monsters by searching CD titles! This is your chance to raise the rare monsters that you couldn’t acquire before!

Critics
71
Steam
90
Metacritic
67

Score Breakdown

70.8

Critic Average

33 reviews

90

Steam User Score

1,114 reviews

67

Metacritic User Score

20 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity
-19.3
Metacritic Disparity
+3.9
Combined Disparity
-7.7

Average of both sources

Review Timing

16 early (48%)15 launch window (45%)2 late (6%)