The fights themselves are the most disappointing aspect of the game. The player gets to choose from two combat types, either the monster must fight all alone with no assistance from its trainer, or the player gets to influence the next moves of their fighter using a menu-based selection panel. There is no option to take control of the monster totally (as in the classic combat game Mail Order Monsters) which is an option that is sorely missing from this type of game. Some people may disagree on this count, but it definitely would have been nice to actually have the option made available for those who preferred it.

Visually MR is fairly easy on the eye at first, but the player will find himself or herself becoming over-familiar with the surroundings in no time, but this is typical in a management type game such as this. The monsters are the nicest part of the game, showing a lot of original design flair and plenty of animation. A nice touch is how your ranch represents seasons, with your monster having to trudge around in grass, rain and snow through the space of a year. Each monster tends to have a different selection of sound effects too, which is also a nice touch on the part of the developers. The music might be just enough to drive you mad however, and gets repetitious very quickly.