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Terrible, would give negative stars if it was possible

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 3 / 16
Date: March 07, 2008
Author: Amazon User

This is, by far, the worst game I've ever played. First, the camera control is ludicrous, instead of the camera moving automatically in the direction you are traveling, it persists in facing whatever way you manually point it. This means that you will potentially blindly run into enemies during combat b/c you have to manually swing the camera to face opponents who just ran past you at lightning speeds. Second, there is absolutely no plot to this game, it is a mind-numbingly boring pursuit of ingredients to make armor and weapons. Third, the in-game tutorial does teach you to fight, but does very little else for teaching you game mechanics. Last I would say that the supposed "huge game world" is severely disappointing. You are actually limited to a small number of maps that are repetitive and boring. I also found the addition of the cats that can cook for you to be especially stupid, I didn't even bother pursuing that aspect of this game. I would give this game negative stars if it was possible. Do not be lured into buying this game thinking you are going to be roaming around some giant world killing monsters, doing cool quests and collecting magic items while developing a plot.

Great if you have PSP friends, otherwise pass

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 3 / 7
Date: November 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game's gotten a lot of good reviews and sold like crazy in Japan. What you might not know is that it really sucks for single-player! By the end of the 2nd level of Elder Quests, it's practically impossible for single-players who haven't built up in multiplayer. Your character doesn't gain experience like in other RPGs - you have to fashion better equipment from new enemies you meet in the game. Without people to help you in multiplayer quests, you may never be able to make the necessary equipment to advance. Some people trudge through it anyway, but that seems extremely unfun to me. So make sure you have friends to play with, or you know how to use Xlink Kai to find other players.

Also, I must complain about the lack of mid-mission saves. The missions can be 45 minutes long, and if you die at the end, you'll just have to try it all again. That's terrible in a portable game. Still, Capcom pretty much meant for you to play in a group or not at all.

With all that said, this really is an impressive and excellent game for the people who can take advantage of its multiplayer. The graphics are phenomenal and there's a huge amount of depth.

Awesome if you can get over the controls

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: December 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I bought this game on a recommendation from a friend who said it was the best game ever. I then checked the on-line reviews for the game and they all agreed. The problem is the controls. They are frustrating and difficult. The camera doesn't move on its own to follow, rather you are forced to spin it manually or click the L button to have it snap behind you. This creates a difficulty that has nothing to do with the monster or puzzle of how to deal with the monster. Personally I found that frustration to be too much and eventually put the game down, despite the fact that the game is a LOT of fun. Managing resources improving weapons farming mining to get better weapons. Hiring cooks to cook special meals to get power boosts. The whole thing was incredibly detailed and thoroughly enjoyable. Unfortunately I have never been one to enjoy games where the interface was an aspect of the difficulty level. Give the monsters more HP make them faster or do more damage. That is fine. Making me not be able to see them because the camera won't rotate properly is frustrating to no end. Like the old jumping puzzles of yore (and not so yore) and mazes. Gawd do i hate mazes (unless they are filled with monsters and treasure :P)

too hard for a non hardcore gamer

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 10
Date: March 15, 2008
Author: Amazon User

sorry guys. I spent many an hour on this game but had to put it down cuz the levels (starting from 3 stars) are just impossible to beat. I love the graphics and the wierd humor of this game (cats that cook your food, wierd english translations etc ) but 20 tries to beat a wyvern or what not is just too much. none of the weapons were easy to use and the game quickly went from fun to a huge drag. there is no doubt that many love this game. few are willing to part with it under $[...] bucks and it has been on the market for a while. Better weapons, the removal of the need to farm and catch bugs(???) would turn me into a lover of this game. i hope you are hearing me capcom!!!

Good, but not for everyone.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: February 24, 2008
Author: Amazon User

Okay I bought this game after viewing several player made reviews. They all basically said the same thing, "takes time". I was willing to accept this, being a fan of RPG-like games, so I bought it. When I played the game for the first time, I immediately noticed the beautiful graphics, but I soon ran into what was, for me, the two aspects of the game that made me quit: Loading times, and weird controls/camera. I have a PSP "Phat" so each load between areas takes about 10 seconds for me. This puts a major cramp on the enjoyability of the game, especially since there is a LOT of areas you have to travel through. The camera and controls take away from the game as well. Combat is made extremely difficult because of the controls, and the fact that the camera doesn't adjust automatically will cause you do die alot during combat (if you aren't used to it yet). If you think you can get around these two aspects of the game, then this might possibly be one of the best games for the PSP. If not, then don't bother buying it.

MHF2 > All others.

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: August 29, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This is the end-all of PSP games. You just CAN'T get any better than this.
The game is perfect for any hardcore gamer, but if you just want to casual play, it's still damn good.
This is an RPG/Hack & Slash. Odd combination, but it rocks.
The playing fields, and monsters encountered are massively diverse. The difficulty ranges from just learning to "so incredibly hard that you better keep some pain medication for the headache it will give you."

I loved the first one, and I love this one.

Masterpiece - but not for everyone

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 14 / 16
Date: September 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is by far the best version of one of the best video games ever made (I've played all US and Japan versions). Lots of little improvments over the Japanese PS2 release makes this worth the wait. The best dragon/creature fighting experience you can have in a game - but it takes work and patience to get there.

Huge hit in Japan, but so-so in USA outside its core fans. Reviewers calling for auto-target miss the whole point of this game: it's all about developing the skill to target specific areas of each monster (and then not getting killed!). Camera is definitely weird at first, but once you get the hang of it you'll be wishing other games used the same system. Basically YOU have to point the camera, it doesn't move for you! Final aspect of game is it takes patience to do a little farming, mining, bug catching activities - something I enjoy but not for everyone, however, with new version you can minimize those activities if you just want to bust some monsters up. Some people may never get over those hurdles, which is fine - there are plenty of games that I don't like that are still great games. I can guarantee that if you spend enough time with the game so the camera and weapons system are second nature, you are in for some of the most heart-thumping monster battles you could ever imagine, and the beasts keep coming and coming! If I made a list of my top 10 gaming moments, probably 8 or 9 would be things that happened in MH - and I've played plenty of other games.

Need to get WIFI max and KAI for online play - not directly supported at this time, but it works OK. Ad-hoc face to face is great fun for up to 4 people. MHF2 has more weapons & armor than you'll ever be able to use, faster load times, stabilized camera, and loads of other improvements that make this the best time to give Monster Hunter a decent go.

Incredible

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 05, 2007
Author: Amazon User

This game is awesome, but be prepared to spend a lot of time on it. It's hard to just turn on and really accomplish anything if you only plan to play it for 20 minutes at a time, but it's still not impossible. The game is hard, you will die, you will spend time crafting, farming, harvesting, mining etc to try and gather the materials necessary to upgrade your gear and that's essentially what the whole game is about. Skin monsters, harvest bone, scales, horns, claws, etc... and then craft new weapons and armor out of your latest victims. Incredibly addictive, maybe a bit of a learning curve if you're new to the series but worth it.

Afterall it is the fastest selling PSP game ever for a reason.

TRULY BREATHTAKING! The Must Own RPG for PSP!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 10 / 13
Date: September 30, 2007
Author: Amazon User

The Graphics!!! I will come back to this..

This is like an MMORPG for the psp minus thousands of players even though the npc's give the illusion of a living world here.
(this game supports AdHoc and Infrastructure mode via WiFi connection for up to 10 players)
Tons and Tons of Crafting, Cooking and creation Skills, weapon upgrading and armnor too. This game Is Huge
*now I know how Oblivion is going to fit*
this game at first glance may seem a little Hack & Slash-esque. I can assure you it is not.
*Harvest Moon fans May Like This*
if you do not feel like Killing today Try your Hand at Farming.Farm all day or fish! it's all up to you! *you can do this and only this if you wish* also fishing, herding, collecting, quests and downloadable quests and so much more its nigh impossible to put it all into this review.
If you are looking for a deep rpg with a lighter story and a Huge Open ended world like oblivion, Then this is for you!*until Dec 31 2007 (current Oblivion PsP release date)*
Now the graphics and Sound. WOW! was my Top End PC gaming Friends response to witnessing the opening sequence, and then again as he began playing in the Exact graphical Environment as the Opening Scene!

And the Sound is Surrealistic! truly amazong I actually was "feeling" the wind at one point *my a/c had come on* but hey it is Amazing!

the game may not appeal to the rpgers that prefer linear, turn based combat here because this is soo much like Ultima Online its scary.
Also Better in both sound and graphics. also great for the loot hoarders with a guild card system and an xbox 360 like achevement system that lets you display your most powerful wares and rewards to others online and off!
I own both of these games and any respectable RPG Nut should buy them both now.

Graphics: 5 stars *would go higher if it was possible* HUGE ENEMIES!

Sound: almost BOSE like in its purity and goodness 5 stars!

Fun: 5 stars Free roaming HUGE world environment *watch the sun set it's a marval* and the A.I. is excellent on the enemies you'd expect to be smarter and A Dragon cannot be Whomped by a level 5 character thats been gifted goods! he will get eaten along with his Mighty friend! just some things should Not be Faced Alone!

Overall: Brilliant! I hope to see many more games like this and I am even impressed with the Nods towards Harvest Moon and Breath Of Fire *fishing minigame* I cannot praise this game high enough and its all on a HANDHELD! my ps2 does not look this good.

5 Stars Buy it here and Now! MHF 2
Monster Hunter Freedom 2

and the First Monster Hunter freedom Here! MHF 1
Monster Hunter Freedom

Best Monster Hunter Game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 3
Date: October 07, 2007
Author: Amazon User

Monster hunter freedom 2 is a very good game. Its kinda boring n the begining since you have to learn everything but after you complete the boring stuff you can kill big things. The loading is anyoying but you can change it to be faster if you want to use more battrey power. If you have played monster hunter on the ps2 some of the controls are changed but mostly x and o are switched. It takes time getting used to it but now when i play on the ps2 i have trouble with the controls. There is a ton more monsters and new places to go. They came up with new maps for some of the old places on the ps2. The jungle, swamp,desert and volcano are all different. Forest and hills is still the same though. I would recomend it to any monster hunter fan.

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