Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher
October 20, 2022
Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a brand-new collaboration between Ultraman, a famous Japanese Tokusatsu work, and Monster Rancher, a popular role-playing simulation series. This new game introduces the iconic "Ultra Kaiju" such as Alien Baltan, Zetton, and Gomora to the popular gameplay mechanics of raising and battling monsters from the …
Critic Score
72.7
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Critic Reviews (14)
Graphics
70.0
Gameplay
90.0
Story
50.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher demonstrates that, even after a long, uneventful hiatus, the Monster Rancher franchise still has plenty of wood to burn. Its sometimes repetitive gameplay and slow progression may scare players who like quick results, but for all …"
Read original review"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher builds on Monster Rancher 2&s;s best aspects and represents the Ultraman universe well for a satisfying monster raising simulation experience."
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92.0
Gameplay
84.0
Story
86.0
"After a hard day’s work, you and your Kaiju return to The Ranch where you can tell your Kaiju to rest, check letters that have arrived offering words of congratulations or letting you know your breeder rank increased, give your …"
Read original review"Solid and definitely have an audience. There could be some hard-to-ignore faults, but the experience is fun."
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30.0
Gameplay
85.0
Story
70.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher surprised me by its addictive nature. Who knew raising Kaiju could be so engaging? This simulation title makes giant creatures loveable companions, with plenty to keep you busy. I enjoyed this guilty pleasure."
Read original review"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher does a good job of infusing Ultraman essence into an established series, all without potentially putting people off of it."
Read original reviewGraphics
65.0
Gameplay
68.0
Story
67.0
"That said, seeing familiar kaiju–Gomora, Bemstar, and Sevinger (which was the first kaiju I raised)–and even Ultraman himself will definitely hit home for a certain audience. After playing around with the remastered first two Monster Rancher games, there wasn&s;t enough …"
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70.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
35.0
"If you don’t mind the repetitive grind of bringing up your giant beastie, it can be quite endearing"
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85.0
Gameplay
40.0
Story
10.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a pleasant surprise that was extremely unexpected."
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65.0
Gameplay
68.0
Story
45.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a hilariously absurd game from a novelty standpoint, and it has neat elements, such as hunting for NFC-infused objects at home in order to generate monsters, which gave me a nostalgic feeling of inserting CDs …"
Read original reviewGraphics
38.0
Gameplay
42.0
Story
58.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is a very specific title that is going to appeal to a specific audience. What it does it does very well with heaps of charm, but that is counterbalanced by repetition and not a lot of …"
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30.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
40.0
"In conclusion, Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is only for Monster Rancher and Ultraman fans. If you’re not familiar with both, a lot of the humor will mean nothing. Monster Rancher 1 &a; 2 DX is a better starting point for …"
Read original reviewGraphics
70.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
60.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher is the quintessential Monster Rancher experience, just bigger, louder, and more polished looking. The mechanics of the combat and training cycle will be familiar to long-time fans while the new larger scale of the creatures lends …"
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60.0
Gameplay
70.0
Story
70.0
"Ultra Kaiju Monster Rancher won&s;t set the world on fire with its monster breath, but fans of the source material will surely appreciate their time taming giants."
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