Monster Rancher EVO is totally unlike any other games in this series, so fans beware, this may not be what you expect!

Monster Rancher EVO introduces an evolution in monster breeding with an intricate character-driven story, a two-phase training system, three-on-three battles and the ability to raise multiple monsters at a time. Players will balance monster breeding with role-playing exploration as they join in the adventures of Julio, a young circus performer with dreams of becoming a champion monster breeder. Traveling with the circus to seven different towns, the player will meet new adventures and new friends who can help with training and breeding monsters.

Like the previous Monster Rancher titles, EVO does involve raising monsters, but that's where the similarities end. Gone is your ranch and in its place is a circus. You are still a monster breeder, but raising your monster is now a group effort. You train your monsters each day to perform tricks for a circus show, and they only gain stats (Life, Speed, Strength, etc.) during "Showtime."

Shows are performed once every few months. Performing shows is necessary for monster growth and circus popularity. Increasing your popularity will enable you to move the circus (and advance the plot) into other areas of the game.

In addition to "Showtimes," the game also includes "Adventures," which those familiar with the series will remember. You go on adventures to obtain items necessary for mini-quests (there are many of those) and to further advance the plot. These adventures are full of challenges and ways to improve your monster, as in the other MR games.

Keeping in tradition, Monster Rancher EVO features the series' unique media disc input system that creates monsters based on the CD, PlayStation 2 game, or DVD the player inserts into the PlayStation 2, this latest incarnation of Monster Rancher presents an evolution of the series.

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Alternative Titles

Monster Farm 5: Circus Caravan, モンスターファーム5: サーカス キャラバン

Platform

PlayStation 2

Developer(s)

Tecmo

Publishers(s)

Tecmo

Genres(s)

RPG, Simulation

NA Release Date

April 13, 2006

JP Release Date

December 8, 2005

ESRB Rating

Everyone 10+

CERO Rating

CERO A

MVGL User Score

6.5 by 8 user(s)

MVGL Difficulty

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Composer(s)

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