''Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II'', known in Japan as , is a video game developed and published by

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for PlayStation in 2000. It is the second and last game in Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher Battle Card'' series, featuring a

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incorporating the popular characters from 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 ...

'' series.

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the

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website GameRankings. Greg Orlando of '' NextGen'' said, "Although a variant on

'' 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 Rancher'' cartoon series and PlayStation owners dying for a video card game would do well to pick up ''Battle Card''. It's a harmless, fun card battle that requires strategy, quick thinking, and an inexhaustible appetite for cute gladiators doing what they do best - kicking ass." Bro Buzz said that the game "gets some juice from the cool, if bizarre-looking, combatants and some basic-but-action-packed animation that illustrates the various cards. The lively music makes for a credible effort to party, too, although there's just too much boring dialogue in between cards. If you're game for a change o' pace or a strategy challenge, you might just find them in these cards."

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