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Monster Rancher (series)
''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platforms, and an anime adaptation that aired from 1999 to 2000. ''Monster Rancher'' is a popular series in Japan, and it maintains a cult following elsewhere. As of 2007, the series has sold 4 million copies. Setting ''Monster Rancher'' is set in a world where monsters exist alongside humans. Monsters were created by God in ancient times, following a disaster that struck the world prior to continental drift. However, the monsters caused problems for humanity, so God sealed them in "disc stones", small circular stone tablets containing their genomes, and entrusted humanity with them. However, as time passed, the disc stones became lost knowledge. Eventually, archaeologists rediscovered a disc stone while excavating ancient ruins. They brought th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecmo
, was a Japanese video game corporation founded in 1967. It had its headquarters in Kudankita, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. Its subsidiary, Tecmo Inc, was located in Torrance, California. Tecmo was formerly known as Tehkan. Tecmo is known for the ''Captain Tsubasa'', ''Dead or Alive (series), Dead or Alive'', ''Deception (video game series), Deception'', ''Fatal Frame'', ''Gallop Racer'', ''Monster Rancher (series), Monster Rancher'', ''Ninja Gaiden'', ''Rygar (arcade game), Rygar'', ''Star Force'' and ''Tecmo Bowl'' video game series. When it was still called Tehkan, the company released arcade games such as ''Bomb Jack'', ''Gridiron Fight'' and ''Tehkan World Cup''. The company was founded on July 31, 1967 as a supplier of cleaning equipment. By 1969, it started to sell amusement equipment. In 2009, Tecmo merged with Koei to form the holding company Koei Tecmo, Tecmo Koei Holdings and was operated as a subsidiary until its disbandment in early 2010. In April 2010, Tecmo was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cult Following
A cult following refers to a group of fans who are highly dedicated to some person, idea, object, movement, or work, often an artist, in particular a performing artist, or an artwork in some medium. The lattermost is often called a cult classic. A film, book, musical artist, television series, or video game, among other things, is said to have a cult following when it has a small but very passionate fanbase. A common component of cult followings is the emotional attachment the fans have to the object of the cult following, often identifying themselves and other fans as members of a community. Cult followings are also commonly associated with niche markets. Cult media are often associated with underground culture, and are considered too eccentric or anti-establishment to be appreciated by the general public or to be widely commercially successful. Many cult fans express their devotion with a level of irony when describing entertainment that falls under this realm, in that something ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher EVO
''Monster Rancher EVO'' ( in Japan) is a PlayStation 2 game in the ''Monster Rancher'' series. It was released in Japan on December 8, 2005, and in North America on April 11, 2006. The game was not released in PAL territories. Gameplay ''Monster Rancher EVO'' delves more into the RPG genre than previous installments in the series. Gamers play the role of Julio, a circus performer who aspires to be a world class monster breeder. Players must meet with the circus ringleader on a weekly basis to plan out the next week's course of action: schedule in circus performances, adventuring and training for their monsters. Although the series has taken a new direction, ''Monster Rancher EVO'' features many of the themes of past games. Monster generation (using CD/DVDs, an in-game item, or with other monsters) is done with a female shaman named Nayuta who also plays the role of heroine. Rather than using a shrine to unlock your disks, Nayuta awakens them using a magical monster rebirth dance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher 4
''Monster Rancher 4'' (known in Japan as ) is a monster breeding and management game that was released by Tecmo for the PlayStation 2 in 2003. Gameplay Like the previous installments, this game involves the raising, breeding, and fighting of monsters. Monsters are created via a "Saucer Stone" regeneration system. There are several methods to obtaining a monster. Players must go to the Shrine, where they can choose their preferred method to generate a monster. One is the disc method where the player swaps the Monster Rancher 4 disc with a CD, DVD, or another game disc. A monster is then generated from the data contained on that disc. The next method is through in-game disc stones. Which can be obtained from adventures or tournaments. A pre-determined monster will then be generated based on the specific disc stone. Once the monster has been generated, their data is recorded in the encyclopedia. Players can then regenerate any monster that has been recorded in the encyclopedia at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher Advance 2
''Monster Rancher Advance 2'' (known in Japan as ) is the second of the ''Monster Rancher'' games to be released on Game Boy Advance. It is the sequel to '' Monster Rancher Advance''. Gameplay Gameplay in ''Monster Rancher Advance 2'' involves the creating, training, and fighting of monsters much like previous games in the Monster Rancher series. Like the first Monster Rancher Advance, the player generates monsters by inputting key phrases. This is unlike the rest of the series on disk based video game systems, in which they generate monsters by inserting readable CDs, or DVDs. The player is also able to create a variety of monsters by combining two different monsters. The new monster will show qualities of both parents. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews", more so than the original ''Monster Rancher Advance'', according to the review aggregation website Metacritic Metacritic is a website that aggregates reviews of films, TV shows, music albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher Advance
''Monster Rancher Advance'' (known in Japan as ) is the first of the ''Monster Rancher'' games to be released on Game Boy Advance. Gameplay Similar to the other Monster Rancher games, gameplay revolves around creating, raising, and fighting monsters. Due to the Game Boy Advance's limitations, players do not generate monsters by inserting disks into the console, but typing characters. Players can also create new monsters by combining 2 existing ones, just like the PlayStation versions. One of the differences between this and earlier Monster Ranchers is that Dino has been replaced with Zumms, as well as several species, such as Monols, having been omitted. Reception The game received "generally favorable reviews" according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, ''Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher 3
''Monster Rancher 3'' (known in Japan as ) is the third game in Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher'' series. It is the first game in the series for the PlayStation 2. Gameplay This game uses cel-shaded graphics to give the game a more cartoon-like feel. However, the player may still generate monsters by inserting a disc into the PS2. Furthermore, ''Monster Rancher 3'' is the first game in the series to allow players the ability to generate monsters based on past discs, as well as monsters already bred. As an example, once a monster has been bred, from that point on one can simply generate them from their Monster Encyclopedia, saving the gamer unnecessary time and trouble having to remember and find discs that generated various monsters. Also, ''Monster Rancher 3'' is the first and currently only ''Monster Rancher'' game to allow players to trade monster data. By inserting memory cards for both players, it is possible to transfer monsters in one player's Monster Encyclopedia to another playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher Explorer
''Monster Rancher Explorer'' (known as in Japan) is a Game Boy Color puzzle game released in 2000. It features the same game play of ''Solomon's Key'' but includes ''Monster Rancher'' characters. Gameplay The player controls Cox, who must navigate through a series of levels in a tower. In certain levels the player can unlock a bonus round, where they can capture a monster to aid them in the game. Reception The game received "average" reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. In Japan, ''Famitsu formerly ''Famicom Tsūshin'', is a line of Japanese video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of Kadokawa. ''Famitsu'' is published in both weekly and monthly formats as well as in the fo ...'' gave it a score of 25 out of 40. References External links * 2000 video games Game Boy Color games Game Boy Color-only games Graphic Research games Monster Rancher Puzzle video games Single-player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher Hop-A-Bout
''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platforms, and an anime adaptation that aired from 1999 to 2000. ''Monster Rancher'' is a popular series in Japan, and it maintains a cult following elsewhere. As of 2007, the series has sold 4 million copies. Setting ''Monster Rancher'' is set in a world where monsters exist alongside humans. Monsters were created by God in ancient times, following a disaster that struck the world prior to continental drift. However, the monsters caused problems for humanity, so God sealed them in "disc stones", small circular stone tablets containing their genomes, and entrusted humanity with them. However, as time passed, the disc stones became lost knowledge. Eventually, archaeologists rediscovered a disc stone while excavating ancient ruins. They brought t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II
''Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II'', known in Japan as , is a video game developed and published by Tecmo for PlayStation in 2000. It is the second and last game in Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher Battle Card'' series, featuring a card game incorporating the popular characters from the ''Monster Rancher'' series. Reception The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Greg Orlando of '' NextGen'' said, "Although a variant on Monster Rancher ''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platforms, a ...'' and ''Monster Rancher 2''], ''Monster Rancher Battle Card [Episode II]'' holds none of their whimsical fun." In Japan, ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of 27 out of 40. The D-Pad Destroyer of '' GamePro'' said of the game, "Fans of the ''Monster Ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher Battle Card Game
''Monster Rancher Battle Card GB'', known in Japan as is a handheld game released in 1999 for the Nintendo Game Boy Color system. It is the first game in Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher Battle Card'' series, featuring a card game incorporating the popular characters from the ''Monster Rancher'' series. It was followed by ''Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II'' for the Sony PlayStation entertainment system which featured additional monsters. Gameplay Although the ''Monster Rancher'' series is known for the ability to import game content via CDs, ''Monster Rancher Battle Card GB'' has no equivalent functionality. Instead, the player takes a short "personality test" to determine his starting deck and then can win additional cards by defeating opponents as well as new monster cards by defeating dungeon bosses. While a code system is also in place, only a select few cards catering to a single monster along with some general support can be obtained through this method. Each player's d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher 2
''Monster Rancher 2'', known in Japan as , is a 1999 PlayStation video game, and the second installment in the ''Monster Rancher'' series. It is the first game in the franchise to be released in Europe and PAL region, where it was published in October 2000 under the name ''Monster Rancher''. A port for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android has been released in Japan on September 17, 2020. An updated version for iOS, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows via Steam was released worldwide on December 9, 2021 as part of the compilation titled ''Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX'' along with ''Monster Rancher''. Gameplay This game involves raising, fighting, and breeding monsters. The main character is never seen on screen and never talks to anyone directly. Instead, all of the dialog and action is done by the trainer's assistant Colt and her toucan Joy. The player chooses their actions and choices through menu options. Tournaments, from which money, items, and fame can be earned, are held ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
