Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX

Steam Deck Verified

KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD. · Simulation · Dec 9, 2021

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $19.49.

90%
Very Positive
1k player reviews
Medium confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Graphics: 32 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Controls: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 7 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 1k player reviews · updated 3 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
46% of themes are praise36% are divided18% are caveats
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Firstly, the graphics are a significant improvement from the older games.
32 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay loop is still as fun as ever.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
Bars and buttons on either side of the screen, and, for some baffling reason, only partial controller support.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
Sound is pretty good, at least in MR2 as it has a remastered soundtrack.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Multiplayer
Players who bring up Multiplayer mostly praise it.
Steam why is there no multiplayer label this game does have multiplayer also why cant you add to allow it to have remote play literately playing this game is a must have with controllers.
11 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Graphics32 reviews
Gameplay26 reviews
Controls25 reviews
Audio11 reviews
Multiplayer11 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Interface17 reviews
76%
Bugs13 reviews
77%
Story and characters10 reviews
80%
Steam Deck8 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat7 reviews
71%
Crashes6 reviews
33%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $19.49 (−35%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

4 points recordedtoday · $19.49

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
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Average playtime
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