In celebration of the series 25th anniversary, Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX allows players to birth monsters from their favorite music, using an online database to choose the album they desire, with each album birthing its own monster. Players will then raise their monsters and train them to compete against other eccentric creatures in combat and tournaments – each with their own attributes and abilities – allowing players to find the perfect companion to secure their victory!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX features the complete versions of both games, with the inclusion of content that never originally appeared in the original Western launch, such as additional Freeze slots and 27 additional monsters.

The new release adds further new content to make the titles even more enjoyable, including Training Records to help with raising monsters, rankings for random battles, and a Fast Forward mode to speed up the gameplay.

The first Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX tournament is scheduled to kick-off May 10, 2022.

Marking the first-ever worldwide tournament for the series, Monster Koshien World Battle will allow players to enter their favorite monsters from Monster Rancher 2 into an online tournament to discover who is the number one monster rancher on the planet! Between May 10 to 23, players will be able to upload their save data to the game servers using the built-in ‘Tournament’ mode to officially enter themselves into the competition. Battles will take place behind the scenes via the game’s ‘Tournament’ mode and will be based on auto-battles, with those making it to the quarterfinals and beyond having their auto-battles presented online in a special video featuring commentary from the series’ Executive Producer, Kazumi Fujita!

Once the competition comes to a close, the champion will win a special plaque and gold medal, while the 7 runners-up will receive a medal based on their placement. Furthermore, the Top 4 players will win an in-game Gold Medal, the Top 16 will win an in-game Silver Medal, the Top 64 will win an in-game Bronze Medal, and everyone that participated will receive an in-game Participation Certificate. For further details on the tournament, as well as entry requirements, please visit the game’s official website.

KOEI TECMO America also announced that those yet to dive-in to the magical world of Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX will be able to pick-up the title at a discounted rate starting today.

Key Features:

• Raise, train, and battle just like in the original!: You can acquire, train, and battle with all kinds of monsters just like in the original “Monster Rancher” games. In addition, you can take advantage of the online features to both acquire new monsters and compete online.
• Compete against monsters trained by other players: Download monsters raised by breeders all over the world and play against them. Train the toughest monsters and become the best monster breeder in the world!
• Evolving from the original series: Based on the feedback from the series fans, some of the most requested improvements have been incorporated into the game, making it more comfortable to play while maintaining the fun of the original.
• The New Monster Generating System!: One of the most unique features of the original game, which allowed players to acquire monsters by importing CDs, has been replaced with a new music database that can be used to generate monsters by searching CD titles!

Monster Rancher 1 & 2 DX is available on Nintendo Switch, PC (Steam), and iPhone/iPad/iPod touch via the App Store.