''Monster Rancher Battle Card Episode II'', known in Japan as , is a video game developed and published by

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for

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in 2000. It is the second and last game in Tecmo's ''Monster Rancher Battle Card'' series, featuring a

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incorporating the popular characters from the ''

Monster Rancher ''Monster Rancher'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese media franchise and series of life simulation role-playing video games created by Tecmo (now Koei Tecmo). The series consists of fifteen games across numerous different video game platform ...

'' series.

Reception

The game received average reviews according to the

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. Greg Orlando of '' NextGen'' said, "Although a variant on

'' and ''Monster Rancher 2''], ''Monster Rancher Battle Card [Episode II]'' holds none of their whimsical fun." In Japan, ''Famitsu'' gave it a score of 27 out of 40. The D-Pad Destroyer of ''

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'' said of the game, "Fans of the ''Monster Rancher'' cartoon series and PlayStation owners dying for a video card game would do well to pick up ''Battle Card''. It's a harmless, fun card battle that requires strategy, quick thinking, and an inexhaustible appetite for cute gladiators doing what they do best - kicking ass." Bro Buzz said that the game "gets some juice from the cool, if bizarre-looking, combatants and some basic-but-action-packed animation that illustrates the various cards. The lively music makes for a credible effort to party, too, although there's just too much boring dialogue in between cards. If you're game for a change o' pace or a strategy challenge, you might just find them in these cards."

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