- Favorites such as Monolith, Gali, Mocchi, and Suezo rejoin the cast of monsters in what can be called a Monster Rancher series compilation..
- Say any word into the DS mic and see what monster is created, draw a silly picture and see what monster appears, and unlock a secret method of creating monsters as you play through the game. You can even combine your favorite monsters..
- Find the best strategy to raise your monster—too much rest or too much of the same training can be ineffective. Then take on rival breeders in weekly tournaments in single player action..
- Battle your friends locally or online. Friends can also combine their monsters to create exciting new types through a local connection..
- Choose attacks used in the short, medium, and long ranges and execute them when there are enough points in the guts meter. If no technique is selected for a range, it becomes a defense panel and evasion skills are improved at that range..
Monster Rancher for the Nintendo DS.
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Monster Rancher DS is a strategic action game for DS in which
players are tasked with raising, training and fighting monsters
in order to become the preeminent monster rancher in the land.
The first Monster Rancher game developed for the DS, Monster
Rancher DS features the ability to create monsters both by
sketching them, as well as calling them to life via the DS'
built-in microphone, strategic combat using various attacks and
combos and multiplayer wireless support locally and via a Wi-Fi
connection.
Monster Rancher DS game logo
Monster Rancher Comes to DS
Raise, train and battle your monsters in Monster Rancher DS, the
newest addition to the beloved monster breeding series. Filled
with nostalgia from past games, fans of the series will recognize
popular characters and monsters such as Mocchi, and Suezo, plus a
selection of all-new new monsters to discover. Generate monsters
by drawing pictures in the "Magic Field," or by speaking into the
DS/DSi/DSi XL microphone in "Incantation" Mode. Use your best
strategy to raise, train and battle your monsters, as you
struggle to become a legendary master breeder. In addition,
players new to the Monster Rancher world will be helped along the
way to become the ultimate power in the monster business with the
addition of the character Cleo, who will serve as your guide to
all things Monster Ranching.
Learning fighting techniques from Cleo in Monster Rancher DS ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B00320JDW6.01.lg.jpg )
Raise, train and fight monsters with a little help from Cleo.
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Gameplay
Monster Rancher DS is an adventure monster combat game, with
light strategic, animal simulation and RPG elements tossed in.
The goal of the player is to become the ultimate monster rancher
by raising, training and fighting your monsters within
tournaments. Players are aided in all this with the onscreen help
of the character Cleo, as well as other characters to a lesser
extent. Action starts with the creation of monsters. This can be
done either by sketching within the 16x16 space grid of "Magic
Field" mode, prompting the creation of a monster in the upper
screen of the DS, or within "Incantation" mode players can simply
speak into the DS' microphone to call up monsters programmed to
appear off specific audio cues. Once created, monsters need to be
trained, with skills in specific areas that will be important in
battle according to the player's whim. Players can also watch,
care for and feed their monsters on the ranch. Combat consists of
one-on-one battles that take place in limited rectangular grids,
with monsters using different attacks which allow them to move
forward and back. The strategic element in this resides in using
the limited number of spaces to your advantage, for example,
staying out of the range of an nent's presumed attack or
conversely crowding him in a section of the grid where an attack
can not be avoided. Along with the single player mode players can
engage in local and Wi-Fi two-player action where they can pit
monsters against each other or combine monsters to create a new
breed. Key Game Features
* Use Your Imagination - Recite your favorite word and see what
monster is created, or, if it's too loud to speak, draw a silly
picture and see what monster appears. Unlock a secret method of
creating monsters as you play through the game. You can even
combine your favorite monsters to create a new, more powerful
monster.
* Train to Become a Master Breeder - Find the best strategy to
raise your monster on a weekly basis—too much rest or too much of
the same training can be ineffective.
* Bring Out the Rivalry - Not only was the training and
management portion of monster breeding brushed up, but there are
also many instances to fight rival breeders in the game as well.
* Play with Friends - Battle your friends locally or online.
Friends can also combine their monsters to create exciting new
types through a local connection.
* Battle Rounds - Choose attack techniques to be placed in the
short, medium, and long ranges and execute them when there are
enough points in the guts meter. If no technique is selected for
a range, it becomes a defense panel and evasion skills are
improved at that range.
* Nostalgia - Favorites such as Monolith, Gali, Mocchi, and Suezo
rejoin the cast of monsters in what can be called a Monster
Rancher series compilation.
Additional Screens:
Creating a monster by sketching it in Magic Field mode in Monster
Rancher DS ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B00320JDW6.02.lg.jpg )
Sketch your monsters.
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Creating a monster by using the DS' microphone in Incantation
mode in Monster Rancher DS ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B00320JDW6.03.lg.jpg )
Or use magic words.
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Leveling skills for the monster Baku in Monster Rancher DS ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B00320JDW6.04.lg.jpg )
Train and level your beasties.
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Tournament battle brackets in Monster Rancher DS ( https://images-na.ssl-images-.com/images/G/01/videogames/detail-page/B00320JDW6.05.lg.jpg )
Then put then to the test.
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