<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
EVO	I-Application
(	O
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
in	O
PAL	B-Language
territories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
EVO	I-Application
delves	O
more	O
into	O
the	O
RPG	O
genre	O
than	O
previous	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
series	O
has	O
taken	O
a	O
new	O
direction	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
EVO	I-Application
features	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
themes	O
of	O
past	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Exploration	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
involves	O
the	O
character	O
going	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
field	O
with	O
his	O
or	O
her	O
monster(s )	O
,	O
and	O
defeating	O
stray	O
monsters	O
and	O
a	O
chapter	O
boss	O
to	O
gain	O
anima	O
points	O
,	O
used	O
to	O
gain	O
new	O
monster	O
skills	O
or	O
perform	O
'	O
union	O
attacks	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monsters	O
in	O
EVO	O
share	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
design	O
as	O
those	O
from	O
Monster	B-Application
Rancher	I-Application
4	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
