Monster Hunter Freedom

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Monster Hunter Freedom / Monster Hunter Portable
Developer(s)	Capcom Production Studio 1
Publisher(s)	Capcom
Release date(s)	May 23, 2006
Genre(s)	Adventure
Mode(s)	Single player, Ad Hoc Multiplayer, Online Infrastructure Online Download (Japan Only)
Rating(s)	ESRB: Teen (T)
Platform(s)	PSP
Media	UMD
System requirements	Online play requires broadband internet access (and XLink Kai outside of Japan), Ad Hoc requires two PSP and two copies of the game

Monster Hunter Freedom is a video game for the PlayStation Portable composed of a complex mix of adventure, hack 'n' slash, and RPG elements. The game's aim is to complete quests given by various people in the goal of attaining higher and more prestigious hunting ranks. This game is the third installation in the Monster Hunter series and is based mostly on the second game, Monster Hunter G. However, this game contains many changes in order to allow playing through most quests alone. Currently Monster hunter freedom is the first game for the psp to go platinum and sell over 1,000,000 copies but only a small percentage were sold in the U.S with the majority of the games selling in japan.

[edit] Gameplay

Just like its predecessors, Monster Hunter and Monster Hunter G, this game revolves around completing quests and gathering materials to upgrade one's equipment in order to advance. The more rare the items and equipment, the stronger the main physical aspects of the character will be. Unlike other hack 'n' slash games, this game requires planning, study and skill in order to overcome large monsters instead of brute force.

[edit] G-Class

G-class is a new addition to Monster Hunter Freedom. These quests are taken straight from Monster Hunter G, which is unreleased in the U.S., and present a much more difficult challenge for hunters. In return for this, hunters receive better rewards for completing the quest.

[edit] Monsters

Most of the monsters are the same as in Monster Hunter, however some have obtained different colours. These new coloured monsters are harder than the normal ones.

In the gathering hall, you have a chance to fight against harder monsters (+) where you can obtain rarer items, and finally the G-Class monsters, which are the hardest, and from where you get the rarest items.

[edit] Weapons

Weapons are gained by first creating them from a set of items. They can then be upgraded to make newer weapons. The improvements can take several paths, each having their own look and powers. Each weapon has an attack rating, a sharpness level, and sometimes has attribute bonuses.

There are seven different types of weapons: Hammer, Sword and Shield (you can't use the shield to attack, only to block), Great Sword, Lance, Dual Swords and Bowguns (Light and Heavy).

[edit] Changes

The game is different in quite a few ways from Monster Hunter, and Monster Hunter Freedom has some changes from Monster Hunter Portable.

[edit] Changes From Monster Hunter

Since this game is based on Monster Hunter G, a game never released outside of Japan, the game contains a much larger set of weapons and armor and more things to do:

• New weapon creation/improvement paths
• More splits in paths to mix with other, previously unrelated paths
• New sharpness levels: Blue and White, White is the new strongest sharpness level
• More armor sets
• Armor skill enhancements are modified for many existing pieces
• More armor skills and Felyne Whim skills
• New Wyverns (Yian Garuga) and color variations of the old ones
• Instead of having to go to the inn to get food, you can now hire different cats to works as chefs to make a wide variety of food.
• New items
• G-class quests, that hosts even more powerful Wyverns than the + class quests
• The addition of the Kokoto Farm allows hunters to harvest herbs, catch bugs, fish and even mine ores used to make armor. Usage can upgrade the farm after hunters accomplish a number of quests from the Village chief.
• Guild cards, which allow more indepth information of friends to be viewed at anytime, as well as your own ( though this information is only updated when two or more people finish a quest together, and have already given their guild cards to their recipient ). This information includes about the owner: equipment, number of quests finished and rank of those quests, chosen title, personal phrase, friendship level, awards, the size of previously defeated monsters, and treasure hunt scores.

[edit] Changes From Monster Hunter Portable

Monster Hunter Freedom suffered a large change compared to its Japanese counterpart:

• Downloadable quests are unattainable through conventional methods. However a WiFi Max and XLink Kai will allow you to do so.
• Hunters do not have to link Monster Hunter Freedom with Monster Hunter 2 to unlock "The Rage of Yian Garuga" mission.
• Gore censoring to reduce blood splatters although when one hits a monster's weak point more blood will appear more than average.
• Players cannot access the multiplayer mode with the normal infrastructure mode, unless using a WiFi Max and XLink Kai.

[edit] Hunter Ranking

The Hunter Rank (HR) determines the amount of quests available in the Guild Hall. All Guild Hall quests can be done alone or in any form of multiplayer (except the treasure hunts which can not be done alone). There are 5 possible ranks, each unlocking dozens of new online quests. Each Hunter Rank can be achieved by completing a certain set of Guild Quests as well as the corresponding "Urgent Quest" that unlocks the next rank.

[edit] External links

• Capcom of USA's Official MHF Website
• Capcom of Japan's Official MHP Website
• Monster Hunter 2 Posrtable at Games-Asia.com Trailers and Latest Information

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