Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
| Monster Hunter Tri | |
|---|---|
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| Developer(s) | Capcom Production Studio 1 |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Distributor(s) | |
| Director(s) | Kaname Fujioka |
| Producer(s) | Ryozo Tsujimoto |
| Designer(s) | Kent Kinoshita Tsuyoshi Nagayama Yuya Tokuda Junhiro Nishiyama Hirokazu Fujisaki Mori‑bite Kennsuke Imamura 4mono Masanori Komine Kouki Fuse Hironao Fukuda Teruki Endo Kohei Ozaki Tsukasa Takenaka |
| Composer(s) | Yuko Komiyama Tadayoshi Makino Reo Uratani |
| Series | Monster Hunter |
| Engine | MT Framework Mobile |
| Platform(s) | Wii Nintendo 3DS Wii U |
| Release date(s) |
Wii 3DS & Wii U
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| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, cooperative multiplayer, online multiplayer (Wii/Wii U) |
| Review scores | |||
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| Publication | Score | ||
| 3DS | Wii | Wii U | |
| Destructoid | N/A | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Edge | N/A | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| EGM | 7.5/10 | N/A | N/A |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 9/10 | 9/10 |
| Famitsu | N/A | 40/40 | N/A |
| Game Informer | N/A | 7/10 | 8.75/10 |
| GamePro | N/A |   |
N/A |
| Game Revolution | N/A | B+ | |
| GameSpot | 7/10 | 8/10 | 8/10 |
| GameTrailers | N/A | 8.4/10 | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | 8.8/10 | (AU) 9.5/10 (UK) 9.3/10 (US) 8.8/10 |
8.8/10 |
| Nintendo Power | N/A | 9/10 | N/A |
| Polygon | N/A | N/A | 7.5/10 |
| The Daily Telegraph | N/A | N/A | |
| The Escapist | N/A | |
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| Aggregate score | |||
| Metacritic | 79/100 | 84/100 | 82/100 |
Monster Hunter Tri (モンスターハンター3（トライ） Monsutā Hantā Torai?, "Monster Hunter 3 (tri-)" in Japan) is the third console installment in the Monster Hunter franchise, developed by Capcom and released for the Wii in Japan on August 1, 2009. Monster Hunter Tri was released on April 20, 2010, in North America, April 23 in Europe, and April 29 in Australia.
The game was originally planned to be a PlayStation 3 title, but due to high development costs for that console Capcom instead decided to develop it for the Wii. Prior to its debut, a demo of Monster Hunter Tri was included with Japanese copies of Monster Hunter G. A special bundle was also released on August 1 featuring the game packaged with a black Wii console and a Classic Controller Pro. On August 3, 2009, Capcom issued a press release confirming the game would be localized for North American and European markets. On February 24, 2010, Capcom announced that online play would be provided free of charge. Although now, online play is no longer supported. In America and Europe, separate servers are used and Wii Speak is supported, making the first game in the franchise to include native capability. It was a critical and commercial success. An enhanced port called Monster Hunter 3 (tri-) G in Japan and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate in other territories was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan in December 2011 and in North America and Europe in March 2013. The online servers for the Wii version of the game have been shut down as of May 1, 2013.
Players of Monster Hunter Tri take on the role of a monster slayer from the Guild, assigned to help revitalize Moga Village, a small fishing community that is under threat of monsters from a nearby deserted island. The player does this by completing free hunts on the island, where they collect materials and slay or capture monsters which are converted into resources that can be used to improve the village, and by completing time-limited quests for the Guild, typically slaying or capturing a monster in a specific region, for in-game money and material resources that can be used to improve their equipment that allows them to take on more difficult monsters. Improving the village gives the player access to a farming area and a fishing fleet, from which raw resources can be harvested, companions that can help while on the field, and access to a trader that can provide rare items to the player.
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