Monster Hunter Freedom 2

At first glance you may think that Monster Hunter games are mindless hack n' slash games but you would be wrong in thinking so. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 stormed Japan, ravaging the sales charts and even boosted the sales of PSP hardware to an extent where they were surpassing Nintendo DS sales. In one month Monster Hunter Freedom 2 had shifted 348,000 units in Japan which turned out to be 85% of Capcom's sales in that month alone. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 was also the first ever PSP title to shift over one million copies in Japan. It's true that the Japanese sometimes have a weird taste in video gams but with such high sales, the boys at Capcom must be doing something right. So what's all the fuss about?

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is set in a fantasy realm in the distant past where man hunts monster in a quest for survival and salvation. When you begin the game you will be prompted to create your own hunter using a range of facial features and plenty of hair styles....

THE GOOD:
Where to start?

Well the graphics for one - it really feels as though you are slashing away at a deadly monster.

The sound - beautiful music to accompany different times, and types of quests.

Detailed monsters - at times you'll want to hide under your bed!

Beautiful areas and environments - you play on breathtaking landscapes and awe inspiring battlegrounds.

The ability to pause - saves you from pulling your hair out when you need to go to the toilet and a Rathalos attacks you.

Ability to Ad-hoc with up to 3 friends - the more the merrier!

Superb downloadable quests - extra quests to get your heart racing!

THE BAD:

No online play - this can be annoying but if you really want to you can buy a wifi max and use xlink kai which works quite well...

Sometimes awkward camera handling - yes, it does take some time to fully get to grips with the camera controls, but when you do...

One of Capcom’s biggest hits on the PSP, this game was a definitely big anticipated game by the fans of the series. Most people loved Monster Hunter Freedom 1, and hoped that Monster Hunter Freedom 2 wouldn’t fail to disappoint. Well, it didn’t. This game has a lot to offer, such as a wide variety of weapons, monsters, and a great graphical showing. The gameplay in this game is superb, and the music is nice and inviting. The controls are simple and easy to understand, but vary from weapon to weapon. There are some bad things about the game, that come along with the easy to understand gameplay, such as the fact that the game easily gets repetitive, and the monster fights can be very long, therefore dull and boring at some points.

Gameplay

The gameplay is fantastic, you go out to different areas throughout this fictitious world, and slay monsters, and that is very fun. It didn’t sounds appealing at...

THE GOOD:
MHF2 has new weapons,such as the Long Sword,the Hunting Horn,the Gunlance and the Bow.I like using the Long Sword in MHF2 because it is better than the Great Sword.Its movements are faster and the spirit combo is so powerful that it will not bounce off any monster.The Hunting Horn tunes are a great help to defeating any boss monster.The Gunlance,although it lacks the ability to charge for over a distance like the Lance,it has the abilities to fire not only shells but also the Wyvern Fire,which is far more powerful than firing the shell itself.The Bow has different charge levels,giving different modes of attacking.MHF2 has new monsters which some are very easy,such as Congalala and Daimyo Hermitaur,and some are very hard,such as Blangonga and the elder dragons.With new monsters comes new weapons and armors.They are even more cool looking than the ones in MHF.The farm in MHF2 has new facilities,such as Trenya and the cave in the farm.MHF2 does not have any...

Do you want a game time-wise? If so, this game, Monster Hunter Freedom 2 will be perfect for you. So far, I've racked 300 hours on the one game alone. Yeah, it's sad on my part and I thought I've never get that many hours on it, when I heard people have 500+ hours on it. You'll understand, once you're into it, you're stuck and you ain't moving for a long time. You either get into the game or you don't. It's simple as. To be honest, I love the game. Why am I saying "to be honest"? Well, I was never a fan of RPG's, but once I played this game, I can't say that anymore. If you don't like it, you'll put it down, unsatisfied. This game requires patience, a lot of reading and the ability to hold your temper. Why? I'll get into this later on.

First, I'll talk mainly about how the game works, etc. Well, you play as a hunter, hunting monsters. Simple right? Wrong. When you get more in-depth, it gets way more complicated. I thought that if I got the game, it'd be boring...

THE GOOD:
-Amazing Graphics.
-Beautiful Environments.
-Detailed Monsters.
-Beautiful Music.
-Sound is impressive to listen to.
-Downloadable Quests Online.
-Ability to Pause.
-Ad Hoc to play with 3 friends.
-Shorter load time than the previous game.

THE BAD:
-No Online play.
-Camera can be awkward.
-Certain Monsters are teeth grindingly hard.
-Difficult for Newbies.

SUMMARY:
Monster Hunter Freedom burst on to the Japanese PSP market and swept away the title of Number 1 within the first week. Now the sequel is here, and it's been improved by 50% more content, adding on to an already perfect game!

The game itself has no proper storyline. You take the role of a Hunter, who you can fully customize, and the game begins with you being smashed off a mountain by a Tigrex. Somehow you survive a plummet which would kill any normal weapon, and you wake up in the town of...

THE GOOD:
Well the game is alot more fun to play.
There are now new ways to use weapons like the Greatsword.
There are new weapon to use like the gunlance,LongSword,Hunting Horn and the bow.
The new download part of the game adds a new type of play for you and your friends.
The new monster add i different feel to the hunt and even the old have some new tricks that may get you.
I think this is one of capcoms best game and one of the best games on the psp and i believe other will agree with me.

THE BAD:
There not really much that's bad about this game i would say that the load time's seem to have got longer.
And when you are low on money you have to repeat alot of old quest that you may not want to do.
There no online play.
Capcom didn't advise in America like they did in Japan
But other then that this is a great game.

SUMMARY:
If you like a good game i really think you should check this...

THE GOOD:
Where to start? The Graphics are superb. The soundtrack is magnificent. The gameplay is exciting! This is almost one of the best PSP titles in history since the first Monster Hunter Freedom came out. This is basically MHF1, revamped and completely expanded. New missions, monsters, areas, items and hairdos to keep even the most pessimistic person hooked.

THE BAD:
General knowledge of Monster Hunter is optional, but probably best for a game of this calibre. Although being a newcomer will not stop you from enjoying it even more, certain missions you might find hard if you have no prior knowledge of strategies or solutions. You need to stay persistent if you want to complete the game. Patience is required when having to gather items to create strong weapons and armour.

SUMMARY:
GRAPHICS

Setting
Graphics of the settings are one of the highlights of the Monster Hunter...

THE GOOD:
New monsters were awesome
New weapons and armour
New sample armour and weapon feature
Pausing

THE BAD:
Can't think of anything bad

SUMMARY:
The graphics were the same, but I'd rather keep them the same.
The new monsters and wyverns made it awesome, I can't get enough of them and also the maps. I'm glad they made snow mountain and tower, also glad they changed the jungle, because it was getting annoying. I hate the swamp, them poison ponds are annoying when your fighting and then roll into them.
The new armours made it cooler and plus upgrading them because I was sick of the old same defense armour because now I can keep my kut-ku armour for a long time.
The new weapons like long sword I find them the best just so fast makes them so cool and powerful. I find the bows weak and pointless unless you really like them, hunting horns are really good, but i find them hard to control, so I'm going ot practise...

THE GOOD:
The game has a lot of work put into it. Tons of weapons and armor, with new upgrade systems and weapon paths. You will spend at least 100 hours completing many of the quests, and you have the option to download more via ad hoc. Gamers will find that several new monster have been put into the mayhem, as well as all new maps for all areas but one. The game also features a "background loading system" that cuts load time by way over half when in the field.

THE BAD:
No true online play, and its sometimes impossible to find items or complete fishing quests. Its also not being advertised, so the game wont sell as well as it could.
Guild hall quests can be to difficult to beat by yourself, thus making progression very difficult.

SUMMARY:
This is the sequel to Monster Hunter freedom, which in itself was a follow up of the original Monster Hunter.
Gamers will find themselves in a new village, the town of Pokke, after being ambushed...