Monster Rancher 3
Monster Rancher 3by Tecmo
Platform: PlayStation2
ESRB Rating: Everyone
ASIN: B00005OLX5
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Features:
• Family-friendly breeding simulation
• Cel-shading for a cartoony look and feel
• Create monsters using CDs, DVDs, or other video games
• The game generates monsters unique to each set of data
• Deep replay value
Amazon.com Product Description: This anticipated sequel to the popular Monster Rancher 2 takes place long ago, before the official declaration of monster battles as a competitive sport. There lived at the time a group called the Tochikans. No one but the leader of the Tochikans had the power to generate monsters from Saucer Stones. As more people began migrating to the land, monsters were given to them to help with labor and ease the everyday hardships of their lives. Over time, monster battles began taking place at various festivals and town get-togethers. This quickly became a popular activity, and eventually large-scale battles were held. People started to hire full-time "breeders" in order to remain competitive in the fast-paced world of monster battles.
Monster Rancher 3 features cel-shading technology to give it a real cartoon look and feel. Players can create a stable full of monsters using ordinary CDs, DVDs, or other video games. The game generates monsters unique to each set of data, and a player can then raise, train, breed, and enter them into battle with other monsters. The first game that utilizes Sony's Picture Paradise technology, Monster Rancher 3 lets players take pictures with their Sony digital cameras and transfer them to monsters in the game.
Customer Reviews:
Very, very cool, November 4, 2002
Reviewer: An 11-year old gamer
If you have ever played pokemon or digimon and hated it, this game will definately change your mind about monster-breeding. Unlike pokemon, the idea for staying in one spot and training and battling one monster at a time is way better. You take a monster, ethier from a household CD or DVD, or from collecting disc pieces in the game and getting a monster, then you take it home and give it training excersises. It soon will become strong and loyal enough to put it in battle with another monster. It will ethier win or lose, and ethier way you gain stats of experience. If it wins, you take home a trophy, money, and be able to compete in a tournament of a higher level. If you lose, well, let's just say your monster needs more training.
I'd say that this game has awesome graphics, very good gameplay, and a decent addiction level. The only problem is that some of the songs can get really annoying.
MR3, October 30, 2002
Reviewer: andyrome from Brattleboro, Vt United States
This is a great Game. The Replay value is great because you can customize your monsters with accesories and the way that you train them determines their abilities. Here's the deal: You start out by choosing amonster, you train it and fight it all over the place and get money to buy stuff to help you get better so you can win a tournament and get more famous. when your monster gets too old it slows down in its training and then it dies and leaves you with its 'heart' which your next monster eats and it makes him stronger. Play until you want to because the game never ends.
Not the best Monster Rancher yet, October 8, 2002
Reviewer: A gamer from Providence, Rhode Island United States
Let me first say that this game is great. It has a lot of new features that will keep you going for a while. The look of the game is a bit different from the other two but it adds a new flavor to it none the less. It does seem there are a lot less monsters in this version than in Monster Rancher 2 which I do not like. I do give it credit though for creating some new designs on some old monsters and coming up with some new ones as well. The game play is basically the same except now you're handicapped with a limited amount of moves you can perform in battles, this alone is a very disappointing change to the game.
Only having four moves makes you think which ones are worth wild and you have to have a good strategy when entering battles now.
Another change is the no skills required theme which is good and bad at some points in the game. The fact that you have one less skill to worry about is good, but not really being able to hit an opponent stinks. When you play the game you'll see what I mean.
I also don't like the fact that you can't combine monsters like in the previous two games,that is also a down side to the game.
If you can get past the lack of monsters and the no combining factor then you will really enjoy this game.
I bought it and I have fun playing it. In the end that's all that really matters...right? So if you liked either of the previous two Monster Ranchers then you will like this one too.
this game suckkkss!!!!!!!, July 15, 2002
Reviewer: YOSH SANCHEZ from puerto peñasco SON. Mex.
I BUY THIS GAME AND IT,S SOO STUPID ROLL PLAYING IT,S THA MOST AMAZING STUPID GAME EVER SINCE ATARI COME TO LIVE....
I RECOMEND YOU TO NOY WEIST YOUR MONEY ON THAT THING!!!!
Slick gameplay, addictive fun..., July 2, 2002
Reviewer: blakletter from Brooklyn, NY United States
Monster Rancher 3 is quirky, great looking, and a ton of fun. The premise is simple enough- you select a monster to take through training exercises, building various attributes like speed and strength, and then enter them into tournaments wear they duke it out with other monsters. Several aspects of gameplay add depth to the basics.
First off, you can 'find' different monsters on any CD or DVD. The game reads certain information from each disk you place in the PS2 and unlocks a corresponding monster for you to train. In other words, all of your music, movies and games unlock different monsters- some of which are very rare. It's also great fun when a disk you use unlocks a monster that seems to be associated with whatever the disk is- try using a Godzilla DVD or Parappa the Rapper or Tenchu: Stealth Assassins game for the PS One, for example. You'll get some amusing and rare monsters to train.
You can customize each of your charges as well. In addition to being able to buy the accessories like armor, you select which attributes they should focus on in their training and which they should let atrophy. You can also set which techniques they'll be able to use in combat.
Combat is fast and furious. The tactics you'll find the most success with are dependent on your monsters. Big, lumbering monsters are better played defensively, waiting for that one slip up before they strike, while speed demons can do well playing aggressively. You'll fight in either round robin or elimination tournaments for prizes, more cash for training and feeding your monster, or certification to fight at the next highest tier. The game is not terribly difficult once you know what you are doing, but it still tends to be fun.
MR3 has good replay value since there are so many monsters to discover and train, each with a unique personality and tactics. It can get a little stale from time to time, since the routine changes only slightly. The multiplayer aspect of the game is also somewhat limited as it requires each player to spend time in the single player game training up a stable of monsters to compete against othe players.
All in all, a very good game that will capture your interest, even if only for a little while.
only missing two things..., June 24, 2002
Reviewer: loganjnt from NC
I would have given this 5 stars but.... It has no way to breed the Monsters together like you could in the first two games.
I love the new faster battles you seem to have much more control and the Graphics are almost perfect almost like you are watching a cartoon. (about fighting monsters) the only other thing I missed was not being able to bring monsters you had raised from the first two games over since the ps2 games can't access the ps1 card. I do like this very much though.
Monster Mania!, June 22, 2002
Reviewer: A gamer from Burlingame, CA United States
This was another great game by Tecmo in the Monster Rancher series. If you liked the previous two games, you will love this one.
I gave it a 5 because I still play it, there is a lot to do once you beat the main game, if only making new monsters and unlocking all the special ones. However, I am disappointed that you cannot "breed" monsters exactly like you could in the old game. But the heart method is pretty nice.
I recommend this game if you like sim type games, or if you liked the previous 2 games. Hopefully they will make another one :)
Appeasingly Beautiful, May 17, 2002
Reviewer: TorridlyBoredShopper from NeverAbleToPunishEvenThePoorestSpecimens, USA
I eagerly anticipated buying this game because I absolutely loved the first two Monster Rancher games. I had always loved the ability to spawn my own monsters from my compact discs, and I knew that the newest addition, that of DVD spawning would bring another entertaining aspect to the game. Also, I had been impressed by the momentous jump in-between the first and the second in gameplay and graphics, and just knew that it would continue to get even better. Well, I was right, and the Monster Ranching just keeps on improving! There are oceans of new items to obtain, more new monsters to add to the ranks, different areas to train you monsters in (and a new setup to help you along with your acquisition of moves), some nice diversions in the main storyline that introduce a variety of odd characters and their lights, plus an interesting feature that lets you take the "heart" of your deceased monsters and combine them (and some of those hard-to-obtain skills) into your latest fighter.
Its a title that kids can enjoy, plus something that is utterly addictive to everyone else in-between. Those cute little killers are well worth your time.
Great Game!!!!!, May 13, 2002
Reviewer: An 11-year old gamer
This game is awsome! It's got everything in one!!! A bit of rpg in venture, lods of strategy, it's go the action in the battles, and there's constant adventure. The only reason I gave this game 4* instead of 5* is because the game is repetitive. Not too much but not too little.
E.G.
The attacks always show the same movement, same with the training session. but you get to chose from 5 different continents to train on and you can move from 1 continent to another.
So rent before you by because there are some people who simply hate these types of games.(very few I hope, I loved it!)
;)
Great for your kids, great for your parents, April 29, 2002
Reviewer: magwire66 from Walawala, WA USA
First thing I have to say, I thought this game was pretty lame when my 6 year old bought it. However, when I sat down with it, I got up three hours later and had to admit that it was a great game.
I've heard some people say that the graphics are [bad]. When 300 different monsters, with 5 or six different subspecies have to animated with cel shading, i tend to sympathize with the developers. Also, the music can be grating, but it sets the mood of the particular world nicely and let's face it folks, this is a game based on an anime tv show. The gameplay, though simple, is severly addicting and gives you more and more ways to evolve and train your monster. this game is well made and well played. Chalk one up for Temco!
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