Monster Hunter is a action based game on the PSP which was developed and published by Capcom. Monster Hunter is pretty much about what the title says, you hunt monsters except its not as easy as you think, it requires alot of time, strategy and thought into slaying the beasts. There is a variety of monsters to slay and there is roughly 58 bosses to kill or capture. Each time you kill or capture a monster you get rewards or you can carve the monster for items, these items can either be sold or put together a brand new piece or armour or weapon. The monsters vary from small herbivores to mountain sized elder dragons, each with their own personality, weaknesses and abilities. There is only one downside to this game and that is the lack of a storyline but this game can keep you entertained for hundreds of hours. Alot of boss fights can last up to 50 minutes. The controls can be very hard to pick up at first but once you get used to it its so much fun you wont want to put it down, its that addicting. The game starts off pretty easy but gets alot more complicated and harder as you progress. This is one of those type of games that you are expected to die, no matter how skilled the player is, it will happen every now and then. Almost every monster has elements which can be countered with the right armour, if your armour element is below 0 then you could be in trouble if hit by its element moves.The best thing about monster hunter though is teaming up with your friends and taking down the monsters together. This can be done with up to four players. Also if you aren't teaming up with friends, you can team up with a cat like race known as felyne. The scenery and the graphics of this game are really impressive , especially when you are in the snowy mountains or at the volcano. Just being in these conditions can either drain your health in heat or lower your stamina in the cold, these can be countered with certain items or certain armours. The weapons can vary from all sorts like Great swords, Dual swords, Hammers, Lances and Bows. Personally I use the lance as it has reasonable attack, good sharpness and can block alot of hits. With weapon sharpness it only effects close range weapons, as the fight progresses the weapon starts to go dull, this can be countered with a item called a whetstone which sharpens the blade, and yes... you even need to sharpen a hammer... The sound track in this game is incredible too, every second is very enjoyable to listen to. Although some monsters can be very challenging, there is an elite group called Elder Dragons, these are the most challenging creatures in the game, an example is the Kushala Daora which is pictured above. This Elder Dragon created storms wherever it goes and when it spots a hunter, it activates its wind shield, this makes it very challenging to even go near the dragon, let alone damage it. The wind shield even prevents most arrows and bowgun shells hitting the creature. With this alone it is dangerous, then comes its ability to fire blasts of air at you, this has different effects depending on the area you are fighting it. As you progress through the game you get awards which other players can view, the more awards, the better of a hunter you look. All the monsters are based in quests which can be repeated as many times as you want. There are three ways to access quests, from the Village Elder, from a Felyne and from the Guild Hall. The Village elder quests are the low rank quests which you will need to clear to get to the Felyne quests. The Felyne quests are the high rank quests that have similar monsters but they have increased health and attack. The guild has both difficulties and a new one which is the hardest of the lot, the G rank quests. Each quests are ranked by stars which you need to clear certain quests to progress, which unlocks an urgent quest that needs to be done to move up in the ranks. The higher rank you are in, the more money you earn and the better weapons and armours you can create. Overall though, this has to be one of the best games ever created.
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+ Great game overall
+ Great length of game time
and hard to get bored of
+ Incredible graphics
+ Great music
- No storyline
Overall Score 10/10
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