Monster Rancher 2

Monster Rancher 2
Developer(s)Tecmo
Publisher(s)Tecmo
SeriesMonster Rancher
Platform(s)
Release
February 25, 1999
  • PlayStation
    • JP: February 25, 1999
    • NA: September 7, 1999[1]
    • EU: October 20, 2000[2]
    PlayStation Network
    • JP: December 3, 2014
    Android
    • JP: September 17, 2020
    iOS, Nintendo Switch
    • JP: September 17, 2020
    • WW: December 9, 2021
    Microsoft Windows
    • WW: December 9, 2021
Genre(s)Life simulation game
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Monster Rancher 2, known in Japan as Monster Farm 2 (モンスターファーム２, Monsutā Fāmu Tsū), is a 1999 PlayStation video game, and the second installment in the Monster Rancher series. It is the first game in the franchise to be released in Europe and PAL region, where it was published in October 2000 under the name Monster Rancher.[3]

A port for Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android has been released in Japan on September 17, 2020.[4][5][6] An updated version for iOS, Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows via Steam was released worldwide on December 9, 2021 as part of the compilation titled Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX along with Monster Rancher.[7]

  1. ^ "Sony PlayStation Available Software sorted by Release Date @ www.vidgames.com". 2000-08-15. Archived from the original on 2000-08-15. Retrieved 2023-11-24.
  2. ^ "Monster Rancher (PAL)". PlayStation DataCenter. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  3. ^ "Monster Rancher - Walkthrough/FAQ". IGN. Archived from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  4. ^ "Monster Rancher 2 Gets Port for Switch, Smartphones This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-07-07.
  5. ^ "Monster Rancher 2 for Switch, iOS, and Android launches September 17 in Japan". Gematsu. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-13.
  6. ^ "Japanese Nintendo Eshop". Nintendo.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (August 26, 2021). "Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX Launches on Switch, PC, iOS on December 9 in the West". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 3, 2021.