<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
known	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
1999	O
PlayStation	B-Device
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
PAL	B-Language
region	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
published	O
in	O
October	O
2000	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
port	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
has	O
been	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2020	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
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
story	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
largely	O
non-linear	O
with	O
story	O
events	O
happening	O
only	O
after	O
certain	O
requirements	O
are	O
met	O
(	O
winning	O
a	O
battle	O
,	O
reaching	O
a	O
certain	O
rank	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
important	O
to	O
note	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
happens	O
in	O
close	O
time	O
proximity	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
1	I-Application
,	O
but	O
on	O
a	O
different	O
continent	O
(	O
MR2	O
being	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
IMA	O
area	O
,	O
and	O
MR1	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
FIMBA	O
area	O
)	O
,	O
because	O
of	O
this	O
there	O
is	O
a	O
special	O
battle	O
between	O
the	O
player	O
and	O
the	O
assistant	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Holly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
,	O
albeit	O
slightly	O
less	O
than	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
