Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II | |
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Developer(s) | Tecmo |
Publisher(s) | Tecmo |
Series | Monster Rancher |
Platform(s) | PlayStation |
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Genre(s) | Strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II, known in Japan as Monster Farm Battle Card (モンスターファームバトルカード, Monsutā Fāmu Batoru Kādo), 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.
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GameRankings | 66%[2] |
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Electronic Gaming Monthly | 6.5/10[4][a] |
EP Daily | 5/10[5] |
Famitsu | 27/40[6] |
GameFan | (JP) 87%[7] (US) 80%[8] |
GameRevolution | B−[9] |
GameSpot | 5.9/10[10] |
IGN | 5.5/10[11] |
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The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.[2] 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."[12] In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.[6]
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."[13][b] 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."[14][c]