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Monster Rancher EVO PlayStation 2
  • Publisher: Tecmo
  • Release Date: Apr 13, 2006
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Metascore
58 out of 100

Mixed or average reviews - based on 16 Critics What's this?

User Score
6.2 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

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  • Summary: Monster Rancher EVO presents a true evolution of the series, adding deeper gameplay, strong role-playing elements and a captivating character-driven story to the popular monster breedin facet you've come to enjoy from the series. You'll balance monster breeding with role-playing exploration as you join in the adventures of Julio, a young circus performer with dreams of becoming a champion monster breeder. Traveling with Julie and the circus to seven different towns, you'll encounter new adventures and make new friends who can help you with training and breeding monsters. With a two-phase training system, three-on-three battles and the ability to raise multiple monsters at a time, you'll want to experience for yourself, this evolution in monster breeding...Monster Rancher EVO, the dawn of a new RPG. [Tecmo]… Expand

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. Digital Entertainment News
    89
    It's a refreshing change of direction for the series, and the biggest makeover I've ever seen a series undergo without jumping up to a next-generation platform. Well done!
  2. GameSpy
    70
    It keeps everything that fans love about the series and adds more to the experience. Although gamers looking for a deep experience may find the game lacking in some respects, casual gamers looking for a refreshing adventure won't be disappointed.
  3. TotalPlayStation
    35
    Avoid this game like the plague. There's just no reason to even get into the changes that were made because they all deteriorate into needless tedium. Go buy a copy of "MR4" instead; it's infinitely more fun.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 3 out of 4
  1. [Anonymous]
    7
    Don't get this game if you can't handle RPGs. Just one thing to say...this game is a total change from the other monster ranchers but I think it is for the better.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. Wheelchair
    4
    As a die-hard fan of the Monster Rancher series, I practically cried after I actually got to playing this. The first few hours were fun, but that's only because I spent them resurrecting monsters from discs, and even that is lacking due to the pitiful number of monsters in this game. The characters were practically made of paper, and the villians scream "Team Rocket". The entire story of the game seemed thrown together at the last minute, and they completely dissected the concepts of training, raising, and battling monsters. Why would Tecmo do this? Now none of the good, new MR games(MRDS and MRO) will make it here.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JerimiahW.
    3
    I completly agree with KoriDragonic, and I'm very disapointed; this is for everyone, I have been a Monster Rancher fan from the begining, and this game at best! deserves to be titled "MR kids edition". Please do not do this again Tecmo; knowing what I know now, I wouldnt want this game if it was givin to me.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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