What is Monster Rancher 3?
{{more citations needed|date=November 2021}} {{Infobox video game |title = Monster Rancher 3 <!-- |image = monsterrancher3.jpg |image_size = |caption = North American PlayStation 2 cover art --> |developer = [[Tecmo]] |publisher = Tecmo |designer = |series = ''[[Monster Rancher]]'' |released = {{vgrelease|JP|March 22, 2001|NA|September 24, 2001}} |genre = [[Life simulation game]] |modes = [[Single-player]], [[multiplayer]] |platforms = [[PlayStation 2]] }} '''''Monster Rancher 3''''', known in Japan as {{nihongo|'''''Monster Farm 3'''''|モンスターファーム3|Monsutā Fāmu Surī}}, is the third ''[[Monster Rancher]]'' game. It is the first one for the [[PlayStation 2]]. ==Game== The graphics are [[cel-shaded]] so it feels more like a cartoon. Discs can be put into the [[PlayStation 2]] to make monsters. It is the first ''Monster Rancher'' game to allow previous discs or other monsters to be used, so no discs have to be remembered or found. It is the only ''Monster Rancher'' game to allow monsters to be traded. They can be traded between memory cards. ==Reception== {{Video game reviews | MC = 77/100<ref name=MC>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-2/monster-rancher-3 |title=Monster Rancher 3 for PlayStation 2 Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] |accessdate=June 6, 2016}}</ref> | Allgame = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |last=Miller |first=Skyler |url=http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=33099&tab=review |title=Monster Rancher 3 - Review |website=[[AllGame]] |publisher=[[All Media Network]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141115085931/http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=33099&tab=review |archivedate=November 15, 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=June 6, 2016}}</ref> | EGM = 7/10<ref>{{cite magazine |author=EGM staff |title=Monster Rancher 3 |magazine=[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |issue=148 |date=November 2001 |page=210}}</ref> | Fam = 29/40<ref name=Fam>{{cite web |url=https://www.famitsu.com/cominy/?m=pc&a=page_h_title&title_id=9490&redirect