Tecmo dates Again, dusts off Monster Rancher DS
by JC Fletcher 
{ Nov 10th 2009 at 8:01PM } 
In addition, the company surprised us with another March 2010 release date for a Cing-developed DS game: Monster Rancher DS. Two DS games in Tecmo's once-massive monster generating and collecting series came out on DS in Japan in 2007 and 2008, featuring the ability to unlock monsters by drawing on the screen or talking into the microphone, but nothing was ever said about a North American release until now. Monster Rancher DS features both local and online monster fighting, and the return of many of the nostalgic monsters you may remember from the older games, like that one with the big eye.
Gallery: Monster Rancher DS (11/10/09)
Gallery: Again (DS) (11/10/09)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
-Vexx- @ Nov 10th 2009 8:05PM
Did you guys just say mother fucking Monster Rancher?
Too good to be true but luckily it is true.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 10th 2009 10:37PM
OG FUCK YE U SED I
Kevin949 @ Nov 10th 2009 8:50PM
Man, I LOVED the first monster rancher game on PS1. It was awesome how you could put in other cd's and get new monsters and stuff. That was cutting edge back in the day.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 10th 2009 10:40PM
monster rancher for the PS1 was gold mint and classic! call me a fanboy but monster rancher is the most amazing series ever and I'm gonna buy every one they ever make.. kay yeh im a fanboy.
SoshiKitai @ Nov 11th 2009 12:35AM
Monster Rancher one was awesome, but Monster Rancher 2 was perfection when it came to breeding. Only perfect breeding made the perfect monsters. Every item you gave to the monster affected their diet and health - and each one counted.
The first one, you could just feed them the same thing over and over (item-wise, not monthly-food-wise) and they wouldn't change too much compared to not feeding them those items at all. There would be a change, but VERY LITTLE.
MR2 was perfect. Perfect for snooty breeders, that is. Which many of us were.
MR3 is underrated. It's basic, but still a great Monster Rancher -very underrated just because it looked "kiddy".
MR 4 had something going for it but drifted too far from the personal-care-formula the other ones went for.
MR EVO... well... it was okay, but the entire gameplay just went TOO FAR from the original formula.
... I wish Monster Rancher Online made it to the US, though.
LegendaryRedass @ Nov 10th 2009 8:59PM
Whatever happened to that fps they were working on? It's been so long since I've heard anything about it, I forgot what it's called. I'd love to see a Japanese take on the fps.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 11th 2009 7:27AM
monster rancher FPS???
dagobah.biz/flash/The_Charleston_to_Daft_Punk.swf/
LegendaryRedass @ Nov 11th 2009 7:24PM
Its not monster rancher, but a new ip. They showed it at E3 '08
Mr.Realistic @ Nov 10th 2009 9:26PM
M-M-M-MONSTERS! MONSTERS RULE!
Mikeymike @ Nov 10th 2009 10:36PM
I was transported, to a far away land, to a world where monsters rule!
Gnoll @ Nov 11th 2009 8:09AM
MONSTERS RULE, MONSTER RANCHER!
jaloonz @ Nov 10th 2009 10:01PM
Seems like I will finally be getting some use out of my DSlite...
Konrad @ Nov 10th 2009 10:03PM
I might have to pick up Monster Rancher for my girlfriend. Just so I have an excuse to play it.
Anti-Villian @ Nov 10th 2009 10:34PM
YES OH GOD I HAVE WAITED SO LONG FOR THIS
BPMOmega [XBL, PSN, Steam] @ Nov 10th 2009 10:42PM
Wow, talk about unexpected localizations.
Now, if Konami will finally translate the DS Mystical Ninja game... then all would be right in the world.
Maybe.
sam @ Nov 11th 2009 7:49AM
Another Cing adventure? Awesome!
(Am I the only person who is really excited to find that out, but doesn't really care about Monster Rancher? Kind of seems like it from the comments here...)
Danny @ Nov 11th 2009 8:06AM
As a kid i had hoped they'd make an adventure game like the cartoon, i could never get the hang of breeding.
Trying out every cd in the house was far too entertaining.
SoshiKitai @ Nov 11th 2009 7:09PM
MR 4 and EVO were pretty adventure-esque.
Exploring dungeons and having an actual storyline.
Cypher @ Nov 11th 2009 2:56PM
THANK YOU.