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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, 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. As such 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 brou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tecmo
was a Japanese video game company founded in 1967. It had its headquarters in the Kudankita district of Tokyo. Its subsidiary, Tecmo Inc, was located in Torrance, California. Prior to 1986, 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''. In 2009, Tecmo merged with Koei to form the holding company Koei Tecmo, Tecmo Koei Holdings and was operated as a subsidiary until April 2010 when Tecmo was dissolved. Its brand continued to be used until 2016. Its video game franchises are now owned and published by Koei Tecmo Games. History The company was fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Continental Drift
Continental drift is a highly supported scientific theory, originating in the early 20th century, that Earth's continents move or drift relative to each other over geologic time. The theory of continental drift has since been validated and incorporated into the science of plate tectonics, which studies the movement of the continents as they ride on plates of the Earth's lithosphere. The speculation that continents might have "drifted" was first put forward by Abraham Ortelius in 1596. A pioneer of the modern view of mobilism was the Austrian geologist Otto Ampferer. The concept was independently and more fully developed by Alfred Wegener in his 1915 publication, "The Origin of Continents and Oceans". However, at that time his hypothesis was rejected by many for lack of any motive mechanism. In 1931, the English geologist Arthur Holmes proposed mantle convection for that mechanism. History Early history Abraham Ortelius , Theodor Christoph Lilienthal (1756), Alexan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster Rancher DS
is a life simulation video game developed by Cing and published by UFO Interactive Games for the Nintendo DS. It was released in Japan on August 7, 2008 and in North America on August 3, 2010. The game was not released in Europe. Gameplay The game, taking place in the BOMBA region, involves raising, fighting, and breeding monsters. The main character is never seen on screen, but always talks to his apprentice, Cleo, directly. The player chooses his actions and choices through menu options. Creating monsters There are two primary methods for creating monsters: drawing pictures in the Magic Field using the touchscreen, and reciting an Incantation using the microphone. Other methods include combining two existing monsters to create a new monster as well as an additional unrevealed method. New to the combination process is the "-ish" or "modoki" monster, a glitch monster whose purpose is to give you a monster when you attempt combinations that are not in the game, and appear as a l ... [...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 encyclopedi ... [...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 an American website that aggregates reviews of films, television ... [...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 rather by typing characters. Players can also create new monsters by combining two existing ones, just like in the PlayStation versions. One of the differences between this and earlier ''Monster Rancher'' titles 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 , is a line of Japanese Video game journalism, video game magazines published by Kadokawa Game Linkage (previously known as Gzbrain), a subsidiary of ... [...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 player 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 pla ... [...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 GameRankings was a video gaming review aggregator that was founded in 1999 and owned by CBS Interactive. It indexed over 315,000 articles relating to more than 14,500 video games. GameRankings was discontinued in December 2019, with its staff bei .... In Japan, ''Famitsu'' 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 v ... [...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. As such 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 brough ... [...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'' 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 ''GamePro'' was an American multiplatform video game magazine media company that published online and print content covering the video game industry, video game hardware and video game software. The magazine featured content on various video ...'' said of the game, "Fans of the ''Monster Ranch ... [...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 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
