Monster Rancher Advance

by Nintendo

Product Features

• game boy advance
• monster rancher
• tecmo
• nintendo

Product Details

• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005RCR2
• Item Weight: 8 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: November 29, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,799 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

The best selling Monster Rancher series is now available on the GBA platform, ready to you to bring the fun everywhere. Train your monster, treat it well, and you will have a great helper when encountering your opponent in tournament battles. When your monster is ready, breed it with other monster to enhance them even more.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great game!, December 8, 2001

By 

L. Martin (MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Monster Rancher Advance (Video Game)

Thsi is a great game! It is very similair to Monster Rancher 2 for PS1. You generate a monster buy putting in a word and it uses the word to generate the monster. Each time you get a new monster it adds it to your book and the word you need used generate it. Any word will work! That is one of the funnest things in the game it typing in weird words to see what you get.You train your monsters to battle in tournaments so you can make them stronger and earn money. You must feed and care for your monster too. There are even little events that pop up once in a while in the game where you can get useful items or get bargain. Your monsters can battle until they are 3-4 years old and then you can just retire them or make them a coach! You can have multi[le monsters by freezing them(putting them into hibernation) and reviving them. I would say the graphics aren't so bad once you get to playing them game(hey it is a LOT better than the original GB or GBC!).If you are a fan of Monster Ranchn garantee you will like this!

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise, January 30, 2002

By 

"hassnick" (Madison, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Rancher Advance (Video Game)

I received my Game Boy Advance as a Christmas gift, along with three games. Lego Racers 2 was fun for a while, but quickly lost its appeal. Frogger's Adventures was amusing, too, but failed to capture my attention. Monster Rancher Advance, on the other hand, has found itself a real home in my GBA.

I'll admit that upon first inspection, I didn't imagine that Monster Rancher would be all that great. It looked juvenile, 'cutesy'. Upon playing it, however, I discovered that the game is actually quite challenging for adults. There are no magical instructions for success included with the game...my first monster went hungry for months because I ran out of money to buy it food. Even after weeks of steady playing (just ask my wife), I'm still discovering new strategies and features. Doubtless I'll find more to come.

There are a few things I'd change, of course. The music becomes tiresome quickly, and there's no way to silence it without losing the other sound effects. Some of the 'dialogue' gets repetitive, too, but there are enough random events to keep things interesting.

All in all, though, this is the best game I've played for GBA!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cool Game, January 1, 2002

By 

Nick Estrada (Gas City, IN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Monster Rancher Advance (Video Game)

This was the game I bought with my GBA. It is alright.

Graphics:7-10 The graphics are okay but they can be better. The monsters are animated from a one view (which isn't all that good).

Gameplay:8-10 The gameplay can be boring at times. To me the most eciting parts are just creating monsters and battling in the cups and tournements. At the ranch all you do is train. The most exciting part at the ranch is when mail comes.

The Monsters:10-10 They are really cool. You create them using any word. They become very loyal. There are quite a few different monsters.

All Together:10-10 The game is pretty good. Music can get annoying. I recommend this game to new buyers.