''Monster Rancher Advance 2'' (known in Japan as ) is the second of the ''

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 ...

'' games to be released on

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. It is the sequel to '' Monster Rancher Advance''.

Gameplay

Gameplay in ''Monster Rancher Advance 2'' involves the creating, training, and fighting of

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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

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s. 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

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References

External links

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"Monster Rancher Metropolis"
' * 2002 video games Game Boy Advance games Game Boy Advance-only games Monster Rancher Video games developed in Japan {{life-simulation-videogame-stub