Monster Hunter (video game)
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| Developer(s) | Capcom Production Studio 1 |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Director(s) | Kaname Fujioka |
| Producer(s) | Tsuyoshi Tanaka Kenji Itsuno |
| Designer(s) | Katsuhiro Eguchi Tsuyoshi Nagayama Shintaro Kojima Kent Kinoshita Kouki Fuse Tomohiro Nakai |
| Composer(s) | Masato Kouda Tetsuya Shibata |
| Series | Monster Hunter |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2 |
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, online multiplayer |
| Aggregate score | |
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| Aggregator | Score |
| Metacritic | 68/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Publication | Score |
| Edge | 8/10 |
| EGM | 8/10 |
| Famitsu | 32/40 |
| Game Informer | 5/10 |
| Game Revolution | C |
| GameSpot | 5.7/10 |
| GameSpy |   |
| GameZone | 7/10 |
| IGN | 7.2/10 |
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| The Sydney Morning Herald | |
| Monster Hunter G | |
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Composer(s) | Tetsuya Shibata |
| Series | Monster Hunter |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation 2, Wii |
| Release |
PlayStation 2 Wii
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| Genre(s) | Action game |
Monster Hunter is an action role-playing game for the PlayStation 2. The game was developed and published by Capcom. Monster Hunter was released in North America on September 21, 2004. It was later remade and expanded in Monster Hunter G, which was released in Japan and was brought to North America and Europe as Monster Hunter Freedom for the PlayStation Portable.
Although much of the game can be played offline through single-player, the majority of the content is in the online section of the game. Not all of the monsters are found in single-player and the player's rewards are smaller when they are offline. The goal for players online is not to defeat the most monsters but to reach the highest hunter rank, which is the storyline that is carried out online by NPC characters.
Monster Hunter places the player in the role of an up-and-coming hunter who must accomplish various quests to achieve glory. Armors, weapons, and other items are created from the remains of slain monsters by carving off their horns, scales and bones. Monster Hunter plays in a similar fashion to Phantasy Star Online allowing the player to team up with up to three other hunters online to take down stronger monsters.
Monster Hunter is played through quests given to the hunter by the Village Elder or the Town Guild. Village Quests can be classified into four categories: hunting, gathering, capture and event. They are also categorized into different levels, ranging from 1 to 8. Higher level quests become available after quests in the previous level are completed. There are three types of quests:
The Event quests are an online-only feature. Every week, a new Event quest is available to hunters of any rank. These quests vary in style and difficulty. Some of the rarer weapons can be made only through Event quest rewards. Event quests are not vital to a hunter's success in the game, but are a useful way to gain experience and to obtain some rare items. Contract fees and time limits vary. All of the quests allow two deaths, but the third death marks the failure of the quest. Regardless which player actually dies, three deaths will still fail the quest. The only exceptions to this rule are some of the Event quests, which are failed with just one death.
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