PSP classic Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is heading to iOS in the US. Soon. And we've played it.
As we said before, this is the 5-year-old PSP game but updated with HD graphics and built-in online multiplayer over wi-fi. It'll also support those newfangled MFi controllers.
You can check out those fancy new visuals in our direct feed video above....
'In Nintendos Treehouse @ E3 stream, some of the developers over at Capcom came to the event and showed two hunts from Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for 3DS. Lets recap what was shown off.'
Monster Hunter is currently celebrating the 10th anniversary of the release of its original game for the PlayStation 2 way back in 2004. To celebrate, Capcom is teaming up with renowned Japanese casual wear brand UNIQLO for some great Monster Hunter T-shirts.
I've never before played Monster Hunter. It's a strange oversight considering the inherent appeal of not only discovering majestic animals, but slaying them with a sword big enough to double as a pole vault. Thankfully, that dinosaur-shaped hole in my gaming heart has finally been filled. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has introduced me to a wild world in which creatures great and small bow to my manly might, and I raise my first in celebration when the last beast falls to my wrath. Or at least, I would have raised my hand (and shouted a cheerful expletive) had I been the victor. Monster Hunter is a harsh enemy, though, one so thoughtless, so remorseless, that it dared not take it easy on me. Instead, I got the full Monster Hunter experience, and have the scars to prove it.
Not every animal in this land is a monster, or at least not what I would classify as such. If we're using Jurassic Park as a comparison (and that's my go-to reference point for all things dinosaur- and chaos-related), then there are bite-size pests similar to compsognathus (or compys, if you're feeling sassy) traveling in cautious herds. Now, don't be too lax around these little guys. John Hammond (in the book) found his sad end to their ravenous ways, after all, which reminds us that anything can be strong if it has enough friends to back it up. That's life advice directly from Jurassic Park.
Although those popcorn shrimp aren't fierce enough to warrant being called “monsters,” there are far scarier beasts about. Larger creatures that resembled dilophosaurus roamed with an authoritative air, daring me to come close to them. And because I'm not one to back down from a fight no matter how unfair the odds against me may seem, I ran headlong into battle to show why their kind is extinct while my kind rule the world. I was fighting for human pride so I couldn't let giant jaws get in the way of my victory. And it's in that encounter that I realized that it wise to humble
I've never before played Monster Hunter. It's a strange oversight considering the inherent appeal of not only discovering majestic animals, but slaying them with a sword big enough to double as a pole vault. Thankfully, that dinosaur-shaped hole in my gaming heart has finally been filled. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate has introduced me to a wild world in which creatures great and small bow to my manly might, and I raise my first in celebration when the last beast falls to my wrath. Or at least, I would have raised my hand (and shouted a cheerful expletive) had I been the victor. Monster Hunter is a harsh enemy, though, one so thoughtless, so remorseless, that it dared not take it easy on me. Instead, I got the full Monster Hunter experience, and have the scars to prove it.
Not every animal in this land is a monster, or at least not what I would classify as such. If we're using Jurassic Park as a comparison (and that's my go-to reference point for all things dinosaur- and chaos-related), then there are bite-size pests similar to compsognathus (or compys, if you're feeling sassy) traveling in cautious herds. Now, don't be too lax around these little guys. John Hammond (in the book) found his sad end to their ravenous ways, after all, which reminds us that anything can be strong if it has enough friends to back it up. That's life advice directly from Jurassic Park.
Although those popcorn shrimp aren't fierce enough to warrant being called “monsters,” there are far scarier beasts about. Larger creatures that resembled dilophosaurus roamed with an authoritative air, daring me to come close to them. And because I'm not one to back down from a fight no matter how unfair the odds against me may seem, I ran headlong into battle to show why their kind is extinct while my kind rule the world. I was fighting for human pride so I couldn't let giant jaws get in the way of my victory. And it's in that encounter that I realized that it wise to humble
PSP classic Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is heading to iOS in the US. Soon. And we've played it.
As we said before, this is the 5-year-old PSP game but updated with HD graphics and built-in online multiplayer over wi-fi. It'll also support those newfangled MFi controllers.
You can check out those fancy new visuals in our direct feed video above....
