Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

The legendary monster training duology, “Monster Rancher” and “Monster Rancher 2”, is back!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is a simulation, rpg and creature collector game developed and published by KOEI TECMO GAMES CO. and LTD..
Released on December 08th 2021 is available in English only on Windows.

It has received 963 reviews of which 867 were positive and 96 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.5 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX into these genres:

Simulation RPG Creature Collector Fantasy Anime Singleplayer Classic Competitive Cute Retro JRPG

Media & Screenshots

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Requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows® 10, 64bit
Processor: Intel Core i3 4340 or over
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570, AMD Radeon R9 280X, Intel HD Graphics 4600 or over
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 1500 MB available space
Sound Card: 16 bit stereo, 48KHz WAVE file can be played
Additional Notes: 1280x720 pixel over display

Reviews

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Oct. 2024

I never played these, I started with Monster Rancher 4, and to this day I will go back and play it on a yearly basis, i bought this to show my support and see what the first games were like. I pray that this and my fellow fans purchases shows there's still a huge fan base and that they'll remaster or adapt MR 3 & 4 to the PC and maybe make a new MR 5 (i know of Evo)

Sept. 2024

Just play it for nostagia mate. Not even kidding. This actually scratch my itch.

Sept. 2024

Played the crap out of this on my Playstation as a kid, and my heart skipped a beat when I saw it pop up on Steam. Also got it on my Switch and played there happily for 50+ hours. Without the benefit of nostalgia glasses I don't think I'd recommend it, it can be pretty repetitive and clunky. But regardless of how well the game stands up nowadays, whether the port is good, or how much they charge, I could never give a thumbs down to a game that makes my heart so happy. I was excited to try breeding as that's the only thing I never understood as a kid, so was sad to look up guides and realise it's insanely complicated and hard to make use of :(

Aug. 2024

Old, fun pet sim with battles that allow either hands-off watching your monster do the dumbest shit in its roster on end or micro-managing its every move and getting enraged by the RNG system that makes Blood Bowl's look downright forgiving. I will say they could tweak the settings a bit to let you mute background music (it's so repetitive) and not battle sounds, but instead it's all one big mute or not button. Odd, but fine. Fast Forward option exists, haven't used it. Harkens to a time of challenging (sometimes unfairly so) single player games with no season passes, micro transactions, and some interesting mechanics (scanning your CD collection was really novel) that has long since passed. Haven't touched MR1 DX much at all, MR2 DX is superior and more of what I remember playing. May give it a go sometime later. Game is actually a lot of fun despite the bullshit RNG, and the DX versions having a built in backlog of discs to generate monsters from is a huge boon and wise choice. Snag it on sale if you aren't sure, but otherwise watch some old VODs of someone playing it and see if it's your speed. I recommend playing it blind your first go around and then look at the guides that have entirely deconstructed the games if that's your speed. Seeing what monsters generated from music CDs I had as a child/teen was something special.

May 2024

This game is exactly as I remember it when I was a kid. This is the best money I have spent in a long time. To relive this memory was priceless. The controls are a bit annoying as it seems like it's tuned for touchscreens, but I played this on my Surface and it was a blast! This is a excellent purchase if you are on the fence about it, just do it.

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29.99€

8.5

867

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Developer

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Publisher

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.

Release 08 Dec 2021

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