Jade Cocoon 2 ships
Posted by @ 8:07 AM, EST
Ubi Soft announced today that it shipped Jade Cocoon 2 for the PS2.
Some game information from the press release:

This unique videogame combines role-playing game elements with monster breeding, to foster a challenging and captivating game.

Centuries after the first Cocoon Master Levant purified the wicked Forest Minions and freed his village from a sleep curse, this tale tells the story of a new deadly parasite called Kalma. Kahu, a fledgling Cocoon Master, must now brave the four elemental forests and seek the Orbs of Cocoon Masters past, before Kalma overtakes him and the earth. Within the quest for the four Orbs lies a unique battle system where players can capture hundreds of monsters and train them to become their greatest weapons. Join Kahu and his trusty companion, Nico, on their journey to rid the land of menacing monsters, find the magical Orbs and defeat the deadly Kalma. This is where our story begins…