<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
console	O
game	O
released	O
in	O
1997	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
Tecmo	O
's	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
series	O
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
raising	O
,	O
fighting	O
,	O
and	O
breeding	O
of	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
was	O
a	O
critical	O
and	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
garnering	O
praise	O
for	O
its	O
unique	O
and	O
addictive	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
on	O
November	O
28	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
December	O
19	O
,	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
updated	O
version	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
via	O
Steam	B-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
December	O
9	O
,	O
2021	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
compilation	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
1	I-Application
&	O
2	O
DX	O
along	O
with	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
CDs	O
would	O
result	O
in	O
unique	O
monsters	O
:	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Tecmo	B-Application
's	I-Application
Deception	I-Application
gives	O
the	O
player	O
Ardebaran	O
,	O
a	O
villain	O
from	O
that	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
Christmas	O
music	O
albums	O
will	O
give	O
the	O
player	O
a	O
monster	O
of	O
type	O
"	O
Santa	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Windows	O
,	O
Switch	O
,	O
and	O
Android/iOS	O
versions	O
retain	O
the	O
basic	O
gameplay	O
and	O
content	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
but	O
do	O
not	O
support	O
CD	O
playback	O
;	O
the	O
monsters-from-CD	O
feature	O
is	O
emulated	O
by	O
allowing	O
players	O
to	O
look	O
up	O
CDs	O
from	O
a	O
custom	O
database	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
twelve	O
basic	O
types	O
of	O
monsters	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
combined	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
eight	O
special	O
types	O
players	O
can	O
receive	O
as	O
rewards	O
by	O
completing	O
tasks	O
or	O
inserting	O
a	O
CD	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Device
Rancher	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Holly	O
,	O
the	O
assistant	O
from	O
this	O
game	O
,	O
cameos	O
as	O
a	O
rancher	O
from	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
AGIMA	O
,	O
for	O
whom	O
the	O
player	O
trains	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
was	O
met	O
with	O
highly	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
holds	O
an	O
86/100	O
score	O
based	O
on	O
five	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeff	O
Gerstmann	O
,	O
reviewing	O
the	O
game	O
for	O
GameSpot	O
,	O
agreed	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
would	O
not	O
appeal	O
to	O
those	O
who	O
crave	O
action	O
,	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
gameplay	O
is	O
hugely	O
engrossing	O
and	O
addictive	O
for	O
the	O
more	O
patient	O
gamer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
named	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
runner-up	O
for	O
"	O
Most	O
Original	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
"	O
(	O
behind	O
PaRappa	B-Application
the	I-Application
Rapper	I-Application
)	O
at	O
their	O
1997	O
Editors	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
