Monster Hunter Freedom Unite |
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Capcom
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List Price: $29.99
Our Price: $19.50
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- Fans of the series can transfer their character data from Monster Hunter Freedom 2 to continue their adventures and face 5 new monsters.
- The biggest Monster Hunter title to date, with over 500 hours of gameplay and a huge variety of character customizations, including 1,500 weapons and 2,000 armor sets.
- Building on the social gaming aspect of the overall Monster Hunter series, players can form a team of up to 4 players through wireless Ad-Hoc play and experience the multiplayer social gaming phenomenon.
- Media Install option where players can save the game to a memory stick, allowing the game to load from the memory stick and UMD simultaneously for faster loading times.
- AI "Felyne" companion who will accompany players on quests and gather extra resources. With the 'felyne casting' feature players can share their companions with other players, transferring data using the PSP’s sleep mode.
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Product Description
Japan's most successful PSP title, Monster Hunter Portable 2G, is heading to North America this coming Spring. Renamed Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, this latest installment in the epic Monster Hunter series delivers over 500 hours of gameplay spanning some 400 missions. Add in previously unreleased monsters, weapons and missions and you have the biggest Monster Hunter game to date. Using the PSP's wireless Ad-Hoc connection, players can adventure with up to three friends for a savaging multiplayer hunting party. From devising the strategy to executing the attack, players will need to work together in order to hunt down the ferocious beasts and progress through the wide range of quests on offer. Players will be rewarded for their use of deep fighting combat systems, encouraging them to seek out the more experienced hunters and team up in order to learn from their experience. Even in single player mode Hunters won't be alone thanks to the introduction of the new AI "Felyne" feature. Accompanying players on quests your furry ally will helping them battle monsters and gather extra resources.
Amazon.com Product Description
Japan's most successful PSP title, Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G has finally made its way to the west. Renamed Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, this latest installment in the epic Monster Hunter series delivers over 500 hours of gameplay, spanning some 400 missions. In addition, using the Ad-Hoc connection players can adventure with up to three friends for a savaging multiplayer hunting party. 
Battle monsters with up to 3 friends.
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AI 'Felyne' companion.
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Wield special weapons and items.
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One of the most important features contributing to the Monster Hunter series' rampant popularity in Japan is the social aspect of the games. This feature continues via the PSP's Ad-Hoc connection in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. From devising strategies to executing attacks, players will need to work together in order to hunt down the ferocious beasts and progress through the wide range of quests on offer. And this effort and cooperation is never in vain. Succeed in this and players will be rewarded for their use of the deep fighting combat systems, encouraging them to seek out even more experienced hunters and team up in order to learn from their experience. New Game Features
New to Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the fully customizable AI "felyne" companion who accompanies players on quests and gathers extra resources. He can even can be shared and traded with other players. Also new to Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the improved "Media Install Option." This new way to play gives players the ability to save portions of the game from UMD to Memory Sticks. This results in much faster load times, as well as improved PSP system battery life since your UMD will not have to be engaged every time your game requires a new file. Finally, Monster Hunter Freedom Unite features a certain level of compatibility with the rest of the Monster Hunter franchise. Fans of the series will be pleased to hear that they can transfer their character and data from Monster Hunter Freedom 2 over to the new game. All-New Monsters to Battle
There are five new monsters to the game waiting to challenge gamers in battle. These include the Nargacuga, who inhabits the old forest and attacks at lightning speed; the Lavasioth, a lava-breathing reptile who hides in volcanic areas; and the Hypnocatrice, a birdlike monster that wards off hunters with its unique ability to produce sleeping gas. Key Features: - The biggest Monster Hunter title to date, with over 500 hours of gameplay.
- Huge variety of character customizations, including 1,500 weapons and 2,000 armor sets.
- Building on the social gaming aspect of the overall Monster Hunter series, players can form a team of up to 4 players through wireless Ad-Hoc play and experience the multiplayer social gaming phenomenon.
- "Media Install" option where players can save the game to a memory stick, allowing the game to load from the memory stick and UMD simultaneously for faster loading times.
- AI "Felyne" companion who will accompany players on quests and gather extra resources. With the 'felyne casting' feature players can share their companions with other players, transferring data using the PSP’s sleep mode.
- Fans of the series can transfer their character data from Monster Hunter Freedom 2 to continue their adventures.
- Five all-new monsters to battle.
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A whole different animal, 2010-07-28
THE GOOD:
- Your skill at reading the movements of your enemies determine how good or bad you'll do at defeating them!
- 4-player cooperative game play via a local area network!
- Team work and tactics are encouraged in multi-player games.
- Compelling weapon and armor design, so you can look the part.
- Outstanding re playability.
- Insane amount of game-time can be spent playing before you reach the pinnacle of monster hunters.
THE BAD:
- Not much of a storyline. But that didn't bug me.
- Learning curve can be pretty steep for some people.
- Abilities such as the Armor Skills are not explained in-depth in the game.
- It's annoying to farm for rare items in the later aspects of the game.
SUMMARY:
I thoroughly enjoyed Monster Hunter over many other games, even over World of Warcraft. I believe the game has a unique play style in the sense that even if you have the best gear in the game, you can still be a terrible hunter.
Most games require you to get the best weapons and best armor to get through, but with enough skill and know-how you can get by in the game without much extra gear at all. In fact, it's a good way to test how skilled you are as a hunter in the game if you can beat certain monsters with the use of weaker armor and weapons (just to challenge yourself).
The graphics of the game are nice, not too flashy. But, it's for the PSP, taking that into account they're darn good. There's enough detail to not make you bored to tears from looking at your character. The designs of all the weapons and armor in the game are perfect for every giant sword and giant armor buff out there. Certain sets of armor such as the Monoblos armor have giant horns on the shoulders, making you look more akin to a demon than a hunter. Very cool equipment appearances.
The re playability is spectacular, but most of the time you wouldn't really need to replay the game unless you wanted to try and beat your previous total game time on the next character when you get to the same spot. In fact, if I remember correctly, there was another player who was making a series of videos on YouTube where he would start the game from the beginning, and play through it without any armor and with a great sword. That right there is some challenge!
My only real qualm about the game is that some of my friends have a harder time learning to read the movements of the monsters and find it difficult to play the game. If my friends could get into playing defensively they'd probably be better, but it's hard for some folks to do that. When people have a hard time playing a game, and aren't keen on learning the way to play it safely and effectively it makes them want to play it less, which is rather unfortunate for me when I'm trying to get some friends to play it with me.
Another thing with the game is that once you've gotten to the higher ranks of the hunting gathering hall, you run in to some quests that are literally too hard to do by yourself unless you are a disgustingly perfectionist player. So having a friend or two to group with through certain areas of the game can be a true blessing (or a curse if they aren't very good. :P) so don't forget to find a friend to play with you if you don't plan on being the best out there.
All in all, I give the game a 5/5. Very nicely done! :)
 Soild game, 2010-08-29
A quality monster hunter title with many new and improved additions. The new feline companion is my favorite.
Blown Away, 2010-04-17
I picked this game up after hearing good praise for it. After spending a few hours with the game I'm hooked on the game. I never imagined the game would be so indepth even down to cooking the raw meat. I saw that it has 500 hours of gameplay so it looks like I only scratched the surface, and I'm sure it only gets better. Well worth the $20 I spent.
Not a game but an awesome experience . Fun and addictive., 2010-08-31
First of all let me advice you that this specific title is very challenging, the level of difficulty is not for every video gamer out there but for the ones that enjoy a campaign that involves hard work, strategy and team work.It is very rewarding once you complete your quests and leaves that feeling of accomplishment and pride that few videogames give.
A solid RPG that I highly recomend. I may add that is one of the best titles and my personal favorite in the PSP arsenal.
The best Monster Hunter so far, 2010-06-19
I have 3 copies of this game. The layout, gameplay, and portable nature are all top notch. I've enjoyed this more than Monster Hunter Tri on the Wii for all of the features it offers. Multiplayer is an absolute blast. With AdHoc Party on the PS3, this can be played online.
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Binding: Video Game
Brand: Capcom
EAN: 0013388270163
ESRB Age Rating: Teen
Label: Capcom
Manufacturer: Capcom
Model: MHFreedomUnite
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Platform: Sony PSP
Publication Date: 2009-06
Publisher: Capcom
Release Date: 2009-06-23
Special Features: Multi-Cartridge Multiplayer
Studio: Capcom |
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