Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
| Monster Hunter Freedom Unite | |
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| Developer(s) | Capcom |
| Publisher(s) | Capcom |
| Director(s) | Yasunori Ichinose |
| Producer(s) | Ryozo Tsujimoto |
| Designer(s) | Katsuhiro Eguchi Yuji Matsumoto Shintaro Kojima Mori‑bite Kennsuke Imamura 4mono Hirokazu Fujisaki Akira Matsumoto Mitsuru Endo Nobuaki O‑nishi KUTI‑P MINE Kouki Fuse Haruo Murata Yuya Tokuda Obata |
| Composer(s) | Yuko Komiyama Akihiko Narita Tadayoshi Makino |
| Series | Monster Hunter |
| Platform(s) | PlayStation Portable iOS |
| Release |
PlayStation Portable iOS |
| Genre(s) | Action role-playing game |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
| Review scores | ||
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| Publication | Score | |
| iOS | PSP | |
| 1UP.com | N/A | A |
| Edge | N/A | 7/10 |
| Eurogamer | N/A | 8/10 |
| GamePro | N/A |   |
| Game Revolution | N/A | B |
| GameSpot | N/A | 6.5/10 |
| GameTrailers | N/A | 8.1/10 |
| GameZone | N/A | 8.5/10 |
| IGN | N/A | (AU) 9.5/10 (US) 8/10 |
| PSM | N/A | |
| Aggregate score | ||
| Metacritic | 86/100 | 81/100 |
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is a 2008 video game in the Monster Hunter franchise for PlayStation Portable and iOS. It is an expansion of the original Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and was released on March 27, 2008 in Japan as Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (モンスターハンターポータブル 2nd G Monsutā hantā pōtaburu 2nd G?).
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has more missions, equipment, and monsters than Monster Hunter Freedom 2, and a new feature is a Felyne fighter to help the player on their quests. Rarity 9 and 10 armor and weapons were added, the player can now hold up to 99 of each item type in his/her item box, store up to 20 equipment sets, and get ten equipment pages instead of six. A new type of quest, the "Epic Hunting Quest", was introduced, which will enable the player to take on, one by one, up to 4 different monsters in one quest, as shown in the released demo. Weapons can now have up to purple sharpness which is higher than white sharpness. The player can now accept HR 7-9 quests in the gathering hall and new elder quests outside the gathering hall from a felyne beside the village elder. The downloadable content can give the player special armor for their felyne along with early unlocks for some of the felyne skills. The introduction of new monsters such as the Ukanlos have been put into the game with even more creatures than the last version of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on the PSP system.
On November 6, 2008, the beta version of a new online service allowing voice chat and gameplay via tunneling PSP AdHoc mode to work same way as infrastructure mode does, through the PlayStation Network (and a LAN connected Wi-Fi capable PlayStation 3) was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store. Adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable beta version is compatible with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
In the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, it was announced that the game would be released in North America as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in Spring 2009. At the 2009 GDC, the release date was further specified as June 23, 2009. The US, and the Australian demo is available for free, on the PlayStation Network on the PSP as of May 21, 2009. Capcom has announced that the PSP bundle would be released in Europe, but were not specific about anywhere else. A press release at Capcom's European Press Center website states that the bundle would contain "a specially designed Monster Hunter branded PSP skin and pouch along with a copy of the game." As for the release in Japan, there was a special edition PSP bundle which included the game, a strap, and a decorated Matte Bronze PSP. In addition to this bundle, people who pre-ordered the game also received a black, hairy strap. The hair on the strap was meant to be that of a monster exclusive to the game, the Nargacuga.
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