Monster Rancher

Monster Rancher (1997)

by Tecmo
Genres:Role-playing (RPG), Strategy, Simulator
Themes:Fantasy
Game modes:Single player, Multiplayer
Story:Monster Rancher is a console game released in 1997 for the PlayStation system. It is the first game in Tecmo's Monster Rancher series, featuring the raising, fighting, and breeding of monsters.
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This game may either be an easy ride, or the definition of raising a child (a child that shoots lighting or controls the void) but it was still so fun to raise so many unique monsters. It deserves better than the port of a mobile game version. Also maybe some fixes for unlocking some monster and making expeditions less tedious.
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