Monster Rancher Battle Card 2

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Complete in box: the disc, the manual and the original case, all original; anything beyond that is included only if you can see it in the photos. For the specifics, look to the photos — they're of this exact item. Discs are professionally resurfaced when they need it and tested before listing. It ships in a collector's bag or a hard plastic case.

Item Description

The best trick Monster Rancher ever pulled was turning your CD shelf into a treasure hunt, and Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II brings that magic to a card game. Visit the shrine, swap in another PlayStation game, a music album or even a PC CD-ROM, and the disc unlocks new cards for your collection. Half the fun in 2000 was raiding the family's CD rack to see what a greatest-hits album or a random shareware disc would turn up, and it is just as much fun to experiment with today.

Tecmo's sequel, released in Japan as Monster Farm Battle Card Episode II, builds its world around a lovely bit of lore: Battle Cards were invented by kids too young to raise and fight real monsters, until the grown-ups caught on and the Monster Card Association began running official tournaments. Colt and her friends set off across a chain of magical islands, collecting cards, sharpening their skills and taking on a parade of oddball duelists.

The dueling itself rewards patience. You build a deck from monster cards backed by technique and item cards, featuring familiar breeds from the main series like Suezo and Golem, and work your way through a schedule of sanctioned tournaments toward the coveted rank of Master Class Breeder. Every win and every story beat adds more cards, so your deck grows and changes as the adventure goes on.

It is a quieter, stranger corner of the franchise than the monster-raising games, which is exactly why it is worth seeking out. For anyone who grew up with Monster Rancher, or loves the late-'90s wave of PlayStation card games, Episode II is a charming side story with a disc-swapping gimmick no modern game can quite replicate.

Fast factsgame data via IGDB
Released
2000
About the game

You've never played a trading card game like this. Only Monster Rancher Battle Cards lets you use the music and game CDs you already own to unlock hundreds of additional hidden cards you can use to battle your opponents. Join Colt, Master Pabs, Cue and the entire Monster Rancher gang as they journey to magical islands to collect cool trading cards, practice their skills, and battle with the wacky, outrageous characters they encounter along the way. Advance through the action-packed schedule of official battle card tournaments to earn the coveted rank of Master Class Breeder and you'll be among the elite.

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