Monster Hunter Freedom 2

Sequel to the best selling Monster Hunter Portable, players will take their hunting ground to the snow mountains this time, which is the new base of the village as well. The game will inherit some elements from PlayStation 2’s Monster Hunter 2 dos, many monster types will make their moves to the handheld. Predictably, new weapons and characters are added, although Infrastructure play is still missing.
Owners of the first game can carry on with their game save and will be rewarded with items or armors. The popular characters and facilities in the village of the first version will be enhanced as well. Capcom stressed that, in contrast with the weather, it will be a lively and happening village this time round.
Archer is among the new weapons added, and unlike Bowgun, you will have endless arrows to shoot from, with no loading and unloading, and interestingly, players can shoot while running. Samurai Sword is a powerful new weapon that have bigger range and faster attacks, unlike the Blade and Lance in the previous version.

Other Title(s)

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd (Japan)

Genre

Action Role-Playing

Developer(s)

Capcom

Publisher(s)

Capcom

Release Date(s)

Aug 28, 2007

Feb 22, 2007 (Japan)

Sep 7, 2007 (EU)

Official Fact Sheet

The non-stop epic hunt-or-be-hunted adventure continues with more content and options than ever before! Monster Hunter Freedom 2 builds on Monster Hunter 2 (Dos) for PlayStation®2 (previously released in Japan only) and contains 50% more content than the original Monster Hunter Freedom. In this unique action-adventure game, gamers increase their play skills as they battle through breath-taking environments while defeating bloodthirsty creatures. The series has proven to be a phenomenal success with sales exceeding 2.4 million units worldwide and Monster Hunter Portable as Japan’s #1 PSP system title.
As mighty hunters, players can face a variety of quests alone, but the true spirit of the game comes alive with the aid of others. Multiplayer battles with up to three friends via wireless ad hoc mode foster team building and strategy for the ultimate battle of man vs. beast. Players can fully customize their characters, building up their abilities with armor and weaponry as they make their way through hundreds of quests. With the addition of infrastructure functionality, players will now be able to download even more content and quests. Let the carnage begin!

Features

• Skill based gameplay
• Breath-taking graphics
• More than 350 challenging quests
• Ad hoc multiplayer allowing up to four players to form their own hunting parties
• New infrastructure mode support to download additional content
• One or two player “treasure hunters” timed co-op game
• More than eight exciting new maps
• More than 70 different monsters
• More than 700 weapons
• More than 1400 armor items

Review Scores

Electronic Gaming Monthly	6.2/10
Edge Magazine UK	7/10
Eurogamer	7/10
Famitsu (Japan)	8.5/10
GameSpot	5/10
Gamespy	4/5
IGN	8.3/10
Play Magazine	9/10
PSM Magazine	7/10

Number of Player(s)

Number of Ad Hoc Players

2-4

Number of Infrastructure Players

Not Available

Special Feature(s)

Downloadable Content

Official Website(s)

Monster Hunter

CAPCOM「モンスターハンターポータブル 2nd」：公式Webサイト (Japan)

Where To Buy

Play-Asia.com	$48.90
Play-Asia.com	$39.90
Play-Asia.com	$49.90
YesAsia	$44.99