Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II
{{Short description|2000 video game}}
{{Infobox video game
|title = Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II
|image = Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II cover.jpg
|developer = Tecmo
|publisher = Tecmo
|series = Monster Rancher
|released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 23, 2000|NA|July 31, 2000{{cite web |author=IGN staff |date=July 27, 2000 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2000/07/28/monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii-ships-early |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II Ships Early |website=IGN |publisher=Ziff Davis |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}}}
|genre = Strategy
|modes = Single-player, multiplayer
|platforms = PlayStation
}}
Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II, known in Japan as {{nihongo|Monster Farm Battle Card|モンスターファームバトルカード|Monsutā Fāmu Batoru Kādo}}, is a video game developed and published by Tecmo for PlayStation in 2000. It is the second and last game in Tecmo's Monster Rancher Battle Card series, featuring a card game incorporating the popular characters from the Monster Rancher series.
Reception
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| GR = 66%{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/437525-monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii/index.html |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II for PlayStation |website=GameRankings |publisher=CBS Interactive |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190501052258/https://www.gamerankings.com/ps/437525-monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii/index.html |archivedate=May 1, 2019 |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}
| Allgame = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jon |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26354&tab=review |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II - Review |website=AllGame |publisher=All Media Network |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115120122/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=26354&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}
| EGM = 6.5/10{{cite magazine |last1=Mielke |first1=James "Milkman" |last2=Johnston |first2=Chris |last3=Sewart |first3=Greg |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/f/fd/EGM_US_134.pdf |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II |magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly |publisher=Ziff Davis |issue=134 |date=September 2000 |page=164 |accessdate=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=May 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514084816/https://retrocdn.net/images/f/fd/EGM_US_134.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|Three critics of Electronic Gaming Monthly gave the game each a score of 6.5/10, 6/10, and 7/10.}}
| EPD = 5/10{{cite web |last=Nash |first=Jeff |date=August 28, 2000 |url=http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=3007&full=1#mr_toppy |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II |website=The Electric Playground |publisher=Greedy Productions, Inc. |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020903052659/http://www.elecplay.com/review.html?article=3007&full=1#mr_toppy |archivedate=September 3, 2002 |accessdate=January 15, 2022}}
| Fam = 27/40{{cite magazine |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=3839&redirect=no |title=モンスターファーム バトルカード [PS] |language=ja |magazine=Famitsu |publisher=Enterbrain |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}
| GameFan = (JP) 87%{{cite magazine |last=Ngo |first=George "Eggo" |url=https://archive.org/details/Gamefan_Vol_8_Issue_07/page/n77/mode/2up |title=Monster Farm Battle Card |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |volume=8 |issue=7 |date=July 2000 |page=75 |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}
(US) 80%{{cite magazine |title=REVIEW for Monster Rancher Battle Card [Episode II] |magazine=GameFan |publisher=Shinno Media |date=August 10, 2000}}
| GameRev = B−{{cite web |last=Sparks |first=Shawn |date=September 2000 |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/review/34233-monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii-review |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II Review |website=GameRevolution |publisher=CraveOnline |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001125219/http://www.gamerevolution.com/review/monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii |archivedate=October 1, 2015 |url-status=live |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}
| GSpot = 5.9/10{{cite web |last=Villoria |first=Gerald |date=February 28, 2001 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii-review/1900-2691109/ |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card: Episode II Review |website=GameSpot |publisher=Red Ventures |accessdate=February 21, 2020 |archive-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200221134911/https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/monster-rancher-battle-card-episode-ii-review/1900-2691109/ |url-status=live }}
| NGen = {{Rating|2|5}}{{cite magazine |last=Orlando |first=Greg |url=https://archive.org/details/NextGen71Nov2000/page/n135/mode/2up |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card [Episode II] |magazine=NextGen |publisher=Imagine Media |issue=71 |date=November 2000 |page=135 |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}
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The game received average reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings. Greg Orlando of NextGen said, "Although a variant on [Monster Rancher and Monster Rancher 2], Monster Rancher Battle Card [Episode II] holds none of their whimsical fun." In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 27 out of 40.
The D-Pad Destroyer of GamePro said of the game, "Fans of the Monster Rancher cartoon series and PlayStation owners dying for a video card game would do well to pick up Battle Card. It's a harmless, fun card battle that requires strategy, quick thinking, and an inexhaustible appetite for cute gladiators doing what they do best - kicking ass."{{cite magazine |author=The D-Pad Destroyer |date=August 1, 2000 |url=http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/6251.shtml |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card [Episode II] Review for PlayStation on GamePro.com |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20041222025641/http://gamepro.com/sony/psx/games/reviews/6251.shtml |archivedate=December 22, 2004 |accessdate=August 25, 2020}}{{efn|GamePro gave the game 3.5 for graphics, and 4/5 scores for sound, control, and fun factor in one review.}} Bro Buzz said that the game "gets some juice from the cool, if bizarre-looking, combatants and some basic-but-action-packed animation that illustrates the various cards. The lively music makes for a credible effort to party, too, although there's just too much boring dialogue in between cards. If you're game for a change o' pace or a strategy challenge, you might just find them in these cards."{{cite magazine |author=Bro Buzz |url=https://retrocdn.net/images/2/2e/GamePro_US_145.pdf |title=Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II |magazine=GamePro |publisher=IDG |issue=145 |date=October 2000 |page=129 |accessdate=January 15, 2022 |archive-date=September 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926162509/https://retrocdn.net/images/2/2e/GamePro_US_145.pdf |url-status=live }}{{efn|GamePro gave the game two 3.5/5 scores for graphics and control, 3/5 for sound, and 4/5 for fun factor in another review.}}
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190112092044/http://monsterrancher.com/ Monster Rancher Metropolis]
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{{Monster Rancher Series}}
Category:Digital collectible card games
Category:Multiplayer and single-player video games
Category:PlayStation (console) games
Category:PlayStation (console)-only games
Category:Video games developed in Japan
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