<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
DS	I-Application
,	O
known	O
as	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Cing	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
UFO	O
Interactive	O
Games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Device
DS	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
the	O
combination	O
process	O
is	O
the	O
"	O
-ish	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
modoki	O
"	O
monster	O
,	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
monster	O
whose	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
give	O
you	O
a	O
monster	O
when	O
you	O
attempt	O
combinations	O
that	O
are	O
not	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
appear	O
as	O
a	O
light	O
blue	O
untextured	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
normal	O
model	O
,	O
and	O
appear	O
as	O
the	O
last	O
monster	O
in	O
each	O
monster	O
's	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
monster	O
encyclopedia	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
monsters	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
left	O
out	O
of	O
previous	O
games	O
since	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
be	O
making	O
a	O
return	O
including	O
Monol	O
and	O
Gali	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
currently	O
272	O
monsters	O
known	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
type	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
23	O
,	O
2008	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Farm	I-Application
DS	I-Application
2	I-Application
:	O
Yomigaeru	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
no	O
localization	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Monster	O
Farm	O
DS	B-Device
had	O
been	O
announced	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
gave	O
rise	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
both	O
games	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
localized	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
at	O
all	O
which	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
first	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
since	O
every	O
past	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
had	O
been	O
localized	O
with	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
past	O
portable	O
titles	O
:	O
Monster	B-Device
Rancher	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
and	O
Monster	B-Device
Rancher	I-Device
Advance	I-Device
2	I-Device
being	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
on	O
November	O
10	O
,	O
2009	O
this	O
speculation	O
was	O
proven	O
untrue	O
when	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Farm	I-Application
DS	I-Application
2	I-Application
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
DS	I-Application
with	O
the	O
first	O
DS	B-Device
game	O
,	O
Monster	O
Farm	O
DS	B-Device
not	O
being	O
localized	O
in	O
favor	O
of	O
its	O
sequel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
