While Monster Rancher has drawn comparisons to Pokemon over the years, it’s actually far more similar to the breeding and virtual pet mechanics found in Digimon. By inserting any CD or DVD into the console, the game would read the metadata and map the values to the characteristics of the monsters. However, Monster Rancher also featured a unique mechanic in its unlocking system where players could use physical CDs or DVDs to generate new monsters. Much like other virtual pet games, players must train, feed, and battle with their monsters in order to progress the game. Many of the games revolve around the player raising different monsters to enter into battle tournaments. Since most people don’t use CDs or DVDs anymore, the game has a searchable CD database that players can use to generate new monsters. While there are a lot of minor changes with the remastered versions, the franchise’s fundamentals remain the same. With the announcement of Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX, it seems that the series will finally be making a return. Although Monster Rancher has continued its cult following in Japan, it has been over a decade since the games have appeared in the West.
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