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Monster Rancher 4

Raise monsters to explore and battle in this PS2 monster raising sim from Tecmo. This game improves upon previous installments by allowing more than one monster to be raised at once, interaction with the main…

13 December 2003

Monster Rancher 4 is an adventure, released 13 December 2003 on PlayStation 2.

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What Monster Rancher 4 is

Monster Rancher 4 was released in 2003. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Raise monsters to explore and battle in this PS2 monster raising sim from Tecmo. This game improves upon previous installments by allowing more than one monster to be raised at once, interaction with the main character and the monsters, improved explorations, a customizable ranch, tag-team battles, improved 2P mode, a re-vamped battle system, and more detailed monsters. This game also features the longest most involved storyline of any Monster Rancher game to date. Your goal is to raise monsters to win in-game tournaments, explore for items, and improve your ranch. You can also test your raising skills by battling your monsters against a friend in 2P mode. The game still uses the innovative…
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What it launched against

Monster Rancher 4 launched on 13 December 2003, within three weeks of Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn and Deus Ex: Invisible War.

Released around the same time: Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Deus Ex 2: Invisible War, SpellForce: The Order of Dawn, Deus Ex: Invisible War.

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When did Monster Rancher 4 come out?
Monster Rancher 4 was released on 13 December 2003 for PlayStation 2.

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