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Monster Rancher Explorer

The MONSTER RANCHER franchise returns with this thoroughly entertaining adventure for handheld gamers. Help the well-meaning Cox fight through 60 enormous, puzzle-filled levels, fending off certain monsters…

1 November 2000

Monster Rancher Explorer is a puzzle, released 1 November 2000 on Game Boy Color.

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What Monster Rancher Explorer is

Monster Rancher Explorer was released in 2000. It is available on Game Boy Color only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

The MONSTER RANCHER franchise returns with this thoroughly entertaining adventure for handheld gamers. Help the well-meaning Cox fight through 60 enormous, puzzle-filled levels, fending off certain monsters while allying yourself with others. Each level requires you to find a hidden key in order to advance to the next stage, a task that becomes increasingly difficult as things progress. Luckily, you're not going at it alone. You can unlock such friendly beasts as Gali, Hare, Mocchi, Suezo, and Tiger in order to help you fend off all enemies. Each of the friendly monsters serves as a power-up of sorts, increasing your overall speed, granting you temporary invincibility, and more. Fans of the…
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How it plays

Its themes are action.

What it launched against

Monster Rancher Explorer launched on 1 November 2000, within three weeks of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike and Escape from Monkey Island.

Released around the same time: Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2, Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition, Counter-Strike, Escape from Monkey Island.

Quick answers

Monster Rancher Explorer — frequently asked questions

When did Monster Rancher Explorer come out?
Monster Rancher Explorer was released on 1 November 2000 for Game Boy Color.

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