Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is an action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable and iOS. It is an expansion of the original Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and was released on March 27, 2008 in Japan as Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G (モンスターハンターポータブル2nd G, Monsutā Hantā Pōtaburu 2nd G).
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite has more missions, equipment, and monsters than Monster Hunter Freedom 2, and a new Felyne fighter to help the player on their quests. Rarity 9 and 10 armor and weapons were added. Players can now hold up to 99 of each item type in their item boxes, store up to 20 equipment sets, and get ten equipment pages instead of six. A new type of quest, the "Epic Hunting Quest", was introduced, which enables the player to take on, one by one, up to four different monsters in one quest. Weapons can now have up to purple sharpness which is higher than white sharpness. The player can now accept HR 7-9 quests in the gathering hall and new elder quests outside the gathering hall from a Felyne beside the village elder. The downloadable content can give the player special armor for their Felyne along with early unlocks for some of the Felyne skills. The introduction of new monsters such as the Ukanlos have been put into the game with even more creatures than the last version of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on the PSP system.
Development
On November 6, 2008, the beta version of a new online service allowing voice chat and gameplay via tunneling PSP AdHoc mode to work same way as infrastructure mode does, through the PlayStation Network (and a LAN connected Wi-Fi capable PlayStation 3) was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store. Adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable beta version is compatible with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
Marketing and release
In the 2008 Tokyo Game Show, it was announced that the game would be released in North America as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in Spring 2009.[1] At the 2009 GDC, the release date was further specified as June 23, 2009. The United States and the Australian demo are available for free on the PlayStation Network on the PSP as of May 21, 2009.[2] Capcom has announced that the PSP bundle would be released in Europe, but were not specific about anywhere else. A press release at Capcom's European Press Center website states that the bundle would contain "a specially designed Monster Hunter branded PSP skin and pouch along with a copy of the game."[3] As for the release in Japan, there was a special edition PSP bundle which included the game, a strap, and a decorated Matte Bronze PSP. In addition to this bundle, people who pre-ordered the game also received a black, hairy strap. The hair on the strap was meant to be that of a monster exclusive to the game, the Nargacuga.
Although no longer available, Capcom had created the Encyclopedia Gigantica, a website for newcomers to the Monster Hunter series. It had included tutorial videos, images of monsters, forums and more. This website has been shut down.
Capcom was also holding a temporary Gathering Hall between July 3 and September 1 in London, Charing Cross, for all Unite players to play in a campaign to make the franchise more popular in the West to see future titles to be released overseas. Capcom's Monster Hunter Freedom Unite website, as well as Encyclopedia Gigantica, are sending out demo copies of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite to anyone who registers for one.
This demo has a set equipment list for each of the weapon categories, and the player may also select between three felyne helpers to join the player. The player may choose between three quests, totaling about 2 hours of game time.
An iOS version was released in 2014. With the release of iOS 9, the game lost compatibility and Capcom initially announced no plans to update the game, later removing from the App Store.[4] However, it later returned with fixed compatibility.[5]
The Japanese version of the PSP version sold 670,000 copies on its release day, and in its first week sold one million copies.[20] As of July 8, 2009, the game has sold 3.5 million copies in the region.[21] No official numbers on American sales have been released at this time. In Japan, as of December 2008 the game has sold 2.5 million copies on the PSP, and as of December 2009, the Best Edition of 2G sold 1 million copies. As of November 7, 2019, the game has sold 3.8 million copies worldwide on the PSP, making it the fifth best-selling game on the PSP.[22]
References
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^Baxter, Shawn (21 May 2009). "Monster Hunter Demo Live Today on PSN!". PlayStation Blog.
^Klepek, Patrick (7 October 2015). "Why So Many Games Are Disappearing From The App Store". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
^Musgrave, Shaun (4 July 2016). "'Monster Hunter Freedom Unite' is Updated and Back in the App Store". TouchArcade. [. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^Barnholt, Ray (19 June 2009). . 1UP.com. Archived from the original on 2015-12-27. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
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Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is an action role playing game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable and iOS It is an expansion of the original Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and was released on March 27 2008 in Japan as Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G モンスターハンターポータブル2nd G Monsuta Hanta Pōtaburu 2nd G Monster Hunter Freedom UniteNorth American PSP box artDeveloper s CapcomPublisher s CapcomDirector s Yasunori IchinoseProducer s Ryozo TsujimotoDesigner s Katsuhiro EguchiYuji MatsumotoShintaro KojimaComposer s Yuko KomiyamaAkihiko NaritaTadayoshi MakinoSeriesMonster HunterPlatform s PlayStation Portable PlayStation Vita iOSReleasePlayStation PortableJP March 27 2008KOR March 29 2008NA June 22 2009AU June 25 2009EU June 26 2009iOSJP May 8 2014WW July 2 2014Genre s Action role playingMode s Single player multiplayer Contents 1 Gameplay 2 Development 3 Marketing and release 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksGameplay EditMonster Hunter Freedom Unite has more missions equipment and monsters than Monster Hunter Freedom 2 and a new Felyne fighter to help the player on their quests Rarity 9 and 10 armor and weapons were added Players can now hold up to 99 of each item type in their item boxes store up to 20 equipment sets and get ten equipment pages instead of six A new type of quest the Epic Hunting Quest was introduced which enables the player to take on one by one up to four different monsters in one quest Weapons can now have up to purple sharpness which is higher than white sharpness The player can now accept HR 7 9 quests in the gathering hall and new elder quests outside the gathering hall from a Felyne beside the village elder The downloadable content can give the player special armor for their Felyne along with early unlocks for some of the Felyne skills The introduction of new monsters such as the Ukanlos have been put into the game with even more creatures than the last version of Monster Hunter Freedom 2 on the PSP system Development EditOn November 6 2008 the beta version of a new online service allowing voice chat and gameplay via tunneling PSP AdHoc mode to work same way as infrastructure mode does through the PlayStation Network and a LAN connected Wi Fi capable PlayStation 3 was released on the Japanese PlayStation Store Adhoc Party for PlayStation Portable beta version is compatible with Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Marketing and release EditIn the 2008 Tokyo Game Show it was announced that the game would be released in North America as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in Spring 2009 1 At the 2009 GDC the release date was further specified as June 23 2009 The United States and the Australian demo are available for free on the PlayStation Network on the PSP as of May 21 2009 2 Capcom has announced that the PSP bundle would be released in Europe but were not specific about anywhere else A press release at Capcom s European Press Center website states that the bundle would contain a specially designed Monster Hunter branded PSP skin and pouch along with a copy of the game 3 As for the release in Japan there was a special edition PSP bundle which included the game a strap and a decorated Matte Bronze PSP In addition to this bundle people who pre ordered the game also received a black hairy strap The hair on the strap was meant to be that of a monster exclusive to the game the Nargacuga Although no longer available Capcom had created the Encyclopedia Gigantica a website for newcomers to the Monster Hunter series It had included tutorial videos images of monsters forums and more This website has been shut down Capcom was also holding a temporary Gathering Hall between July 3 and September 1 in London Charing Cross for all Unite players to play in a campaign to make the franchise more popular in the West to see future titles to be released overseas Capcom s Monster Hunter Freedom Unite website as well as Encyclopedia Gigantica are sending out demo copies of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite to anyone who registers for one This demo has a set equipment list for each of the weapon categories and the player may also select between three felyne helpers to join the player The player may choose between three quests totaling about 2 hours of game time An iOS version was released in 2014 With the release of iOS 9 the game lost compatibility and Capcom initially announced no plans to update the game later removing from the App Store 4 However it later returned with fixed compatibility 5 Reception EditReceptionAggregate scoreAggregatorScoreiOSPSPMetacritic86 100 18 81 100 19 Review scoresPublicationScoreiOSPSP1Up comN AA 6 EdgeN A7 10 7 EurogamerN A8 10 8 GameProN A 9 GameRevolutionN AB 10 GameSpotN A6 5 10 11 GameTrailersN A8 1 10 12 GameZoneN A8 5 10 13 IGNN A AU 9 5 10 14 US 8 10 15 PlayStation The Official MagazineN A 16 TouchArcade 17 N A Monster Hunter Freedom Unite received favorable reviews on both platforms according to video game review aggregator Metacritic 18 19 The Japanese version of the PSP version sold 670 000 copies on its release day and in its first week sold one million copies 20 As of July 8 2009 the game has sold 3 5 million copies in the region 21 No official numbers on American sales have been released at this time In Japan as of December 2008 the game has sold 2 5 million copies on the PSP and as of December 2009 the Best Edition of 2G sold 1 million copies As of November 7 2019 the game has sold 3 8 million copies worldwide on the PSP making it the fifth best selling game on the PSP 22 References Edit Athab Majed 9 October 2008 TGS 08 Capcom announces US bound Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Engadget Joystiq Retrieved 26 December 2015 Baxter Shawn 21 May 2009 Monster Hunter Demo Live Today on PSN PlayStation Blog Capcom Europe Press Center login required permanent dead link Klepek Patrick 7 October 2015 Why So Many Games Are Disappearing From The App Store Kotaku Gawker Media Retrieved 7 October 2015 Musgrave Shaun 4 July 2016 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is Updated and Back in the App Store TouchArcade Retrieved 5 July 2016 Barnholt Ray 19 June 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review PSP 1UP com Archived from the original on 2015 12 27 Retrieved 26 December 2015 Edge staff 2 July 2009 Review Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Edge Archived from the original on 4 July 2009 Retrieved 26 December 2015 Pearson Dan 19 June 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Eurogamer Retrieved 26 December 2015 Koehn Aaron 23 June 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP GamePro Archived from the original on 26 June 2009 Retrieved 26 December 2015 Ferris Duke 6 August 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review PSP Game Revolution Retrieved 26 December 2015 Shau Austin 2 July 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review PSP GameSpot Retrieved 26 December 2015 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review PSP GameTrailers 8 July 2009 Archived from the original on 10 July 2009 Retrieved 26 December 2015 Zacarias Eduardo 21 June 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Review GameZone Archived from the original on 24 June 2009 Retrieved 26 December 2015 Cottee James 21 June 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite AU Review IGN Retrieved 26 December 2015 Miller Greg 22 June 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review IGN Retrieved 26 December 2015 Review Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PlayStation The Official Magazine September 2009 p 81 Musgrave Shaun 3 July 2014 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Review Good bye Free Time Hello Wildlife Slaughter TouchArcade Retrieved 4 July 2018 a b Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for iOS for iPhone iPad Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 26 December 2015 a b Monster Hunter Freedom Unite for PSP Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 26 December 2015 MHP 2ndG One Million Sold In Six Days PSP Hyper 1 April 2008 Remo Chris 8 July 2009 Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP Sells 3 5M In Japan Gamasutra Retrieved 8 July 2009 Platinum Titles Capcom Investor Relations Capcom Retrieved 7 November 2019 External links EditMonster Hunter Freedom Unite at MobyGames Official website Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Monster Hunter Freedom Unite amp oldid 1143078065, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
