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Bunch of Bull

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 1 / 12
Date: October 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

The style of this game is completely outdated. It can get very monotonus making the game very boring. I've been playing these types of games since the nes and would know wether or not it is any good. You go and get missions in a town than go out to the same monotonus playing fields over and over again. And some of the missions are just completely stupid. The broadband feature is also a bunch of bull because I have alot of friends that wanted to get this game but didn't because it wasn't for dial-up. Plus the game seems to make it near impossible to beat the game if you don't have broadband and utilize the online feature.

Overall: If you don't have broadband don't get this game. And if you do decide you might want the game rent it first just to be sure that the game isn't to repatative for you. And after all that if you decide to get it good for you.

Horrible, ugly, wretched control scheme ruins game.

2 Rating: 2, Useful: 2 / 10
Date: October 23, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Monster Hunter was a game I had been excited about for a while. Sad really... It could have been excellent. Oh well. First the good.
The whole item collection system is well-implemented and could have been a lot of fun. What, with the need to collect the ingredients for better weapons and armor? Sounds cool to me.
Another thing the game has going for it is it's multi-solution approach to hunting. Later on with some of the tougher monsters it's not as if you can just walk up and start hacking away. You need to set traps, like barrell bombs, poisoned meat, and pit traps. You also might want to consider some ranged weaponry.
The whole time limit on quests was annoying though. Theres no real way you can just go out in the wilderness and wander around collecting and hunting with no purpose. You have to have a quest to leave town, and you usually only have an hour or so to complete it. So not much time for side work there.
There is no real story line, but for this kind of game it didn't seem to be lacking for it.
What really kills this game, and I mean KILLS it is the absolutely ridiculous controls that make it NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE to satisfactorily control the camera to SEE WHAT YOU'RE DOING. You control movement with the left analog, while you attack with the right analog...
What about the shoulder buttons you say? Can't you swing the camera with them? No. Not really. You can use L1 to make the camera jump directly behind you, but then since the camera is static in this game (it just stays in the position you leave it in) if you're jumping around in combat what may be a good angle one second will get you killed the next. Especially in some areas where the camera decides to hide in the trees so you CAN'T SEE ANYTHING that's going on action-wise.
You can use the control pad to swing the camera around, but that means you can't move yourself and the camera at the same time. Unless you want to take your right hand and put it on the left side in order to control both pad and stick simultaneously... Of course you won't be able to attack then.
Oh, and if you're thinking' "I'll just change the controls to what I want them to be": Well Capcom's just given you the finger because there is no way to adjust this worthless control scheme.
Things wouldn't be nearly so bad if the game gave you some way of locking on to enemies, but that too is missing from this game.
I really wanted to like this one too. Hugely disappointing.

A game with great potential but also with nasty flaws

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 2 / 4
Date: April 08, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Wow, impressive. I wonder how many games that Capcom has made that, while being great and all, have some nasty flaws that'll drive you nuts saying "They could have easily fixed that, why didn't thay?" Not to say that MONSTER HUNTER is a bad game, it's acually pretty good, but the things that are/aren't in MONSTER HUNTER will make any smart gamer say "What were they thinking?" To start off, You are just a normal villager who's on his/her way to become a monster hunter(notice I said "his/her," you can customize your hunter before the game starts). You get money, and sent on your first quest. During a quest, you are allowed to search for items for selling or combining for money or other, stronger items. The item creation system in MONSTER HUNTER is deep, very deep, so deep that it adds replay value to the final game. Also during a quest, you probably won't become used to the controls for a while. Why? Because they kinda suck, you use the right analog stick for attacking with downstrikes and jabs and slashes. This isn't anything like Metal Gear Solid 2 where you push the right stick to make Raiden slash that way, pressing left, right, up, or down will only make you jab, slash, charge, or smash whatever's in your way. Plus there's no targeting system which only makes things harder and more frustrating. The camera sucks too, it's set to the d-pad and unless you're blessed with two thumbs in one hand, it'll be hard to play with much precision. There's a good amout of weopons to choose from, and weapon types. You can make armor and weapons that you get from monsters. This game has a lot of potential, but too bad the final game came out like this.

P.S. I forgot to mention that when playing online, you can't use a USB Headset, which really blows.

It's mediocre at best.

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 0 / 3
Date: May 02, 2007
Author: Amazon User

I played this game for a couple of days, and ended up throwing it up on ebay. I have to say it starts out really interesting, but it ends up getting ridiculous with the tasks you have to do. I thought the game was just mediocre at best. I know alot of people really want this game, but I didn't think it was anything special.

Oh god

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 4 / 12
Date: July 21, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off I need to say that this is probably the worst job that capcom has ever done with a game.How do you make killing monsters not fun!?!The graphics are good when you look at your person and the monsters are not half bad either but the backgrounds are pretty bad.The combat it at the best sluggish and in single player the monsters are mostly smarter than you.
The camera is the absolute worst part of this game and personally if it was not for the online play I would never have even bought this game.

Cons
-You must spend at the least three days just to make some decent armour
-The camera sucks
-The backgrounds are repetative and glitchy
-Combat is sluggish and boring most times
-The game can get repetative in single player very very fast
-No offline multiplayer
-Besides monster and weapon sounds the effects are not impressive

Pros
-Online mode makes up for some bad parts
-You get to team up with three friends in online mode
-You can make more money in online mode then on single player
-You can make your own armour and weapons by upgrading them in multiple branches based on what kind of skills you want
-You get skills from your equipment not the classic level system
-Monster and weapon sounds make up for the repetative backgrounds music(s) and anooying character grunts

All in all I give it a three because of the multiplayer...
my advice-Dont buy this game unless you have a network adapter and dont expect to much for single player.Rent it first and see if you like multiplayer then buy it.

Awesome! A Must-Get sleeper hit!

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 9 / 10
Date: July 13, 2006
Author: Amazon User

I submitted an earlier review of this game based on level 1 missions. Well those are basically tutorials. I am almost to level 5 now and I have to say that this game rocks. I play offline only though due to lack of broadband connection, so it takes quite a bit of time to get money for upgrades to armor and weapons as well as the other necessary items required to survive the later levels. There are tons of armor and weapons to be had and any combination you desire...assuming you are able to aquire to necessary items carved from various creatures or won on various levels. Also, certain armor combos produce skills for your fighter such as resistance to poison, paralysis, knockout negated, and hunger halved. Weapons can also be upgraded to have attributes like inflicting poison status on your prey. I see that trading with the forest elders will also be invaluable for rare items. So far, I haven't had too much trouble completing any mission since I have upgraded to a great sword called the Dragon Agito. Very nice and powerful. =) Strategy is a key to defeating wyverns. Be sure to bring the appropriate supplies depending on the map you are fighting in i.e. desert bring cool drinks. Bring plenty of health potions and stamina recovery items such as well done steaks you cook yourself. Cool! =) Also, you have to know when to RUN! Seriously. If you are getting your tail kicked, run to another screen away from the wyvern, drink your healing potions, resharpen your weapon, and then go back to kickin wyvern tail! While you are away it is also a good time to make any other items you may need such as more pitfall traps to catch the wyvern in, more barrel bombs to weaken him, etc. If you play offline only like I am, it will take hours and hours and hours and...you get the picture...to acquire all the armor and weapons you desire. But I have been playing almost everyday for a month now and still going strong and it is still a blast although tedious. As your character acquires stronger armor and weapons, you can go back to earlier levels and fight previous wyverns that you USED to be afraid of, and can tell them now to "bring it on!" lol For the current price this game is going for, you are missing out if you don't get this. I highly recommend it.

Offline is fun too.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 8 / 10
Date: October 17, 2004
Author: Amazon User

First of all, I'm only to give the game four stars because that's what I think it deserves in terms of playing offline(village). Everything looks great, character creation is diverse, the music is beautiful and kind of wierd at the same time, and ambient noises are-i think-the most redeeming quality since no other game developer has found time to match MH. Aside from that, expect alternative, albeit tight gameplay and interesting "side-activities" like fishing, roasting meat on a spit, and combining items to make different kinds of herbs and bait, as well as any variation of the game's weapons you want. Sadly, I have neither a Network Adapter nor a USB Keyboard, however Christmas is nearby so I hope to get an even more amazing game experience come December when I go online.

Highly Addictive Online Play

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 7 / 8
Date: July 15, 2005
Author: Amazon User

First off, don't buy this game if you can't play it online. because offline the game is insanely hard and boring. But for those of you who are lucky enough to have a network adapter, then go ahead and bye it. This game is not for everyone though, and in my eyes is a rpg at heart. For me this is a good thing because I love rpgs, esp. online ones. But if your looking for a great action game, do yourself a favor and buy god of war instead. If rpgs are your thing though, and you have online access, do yourself a favor and buy this now. The online play is much easier and more rewarding. Here's an example: Offline raw meat quest gives you like 50z (money) or something like that. And online gives you 600z. Every quest is like this too, which is a main reason the single player is not much fun. Also online you get to go on quests with up to 3 other players (4 total) which lowers the difficulty a lot.

As for the gameplay itself, it can be very fun, esp. durring a dragon fight where all 4 players are hacking away at the huge creature. These battles seem very epic with the battle music and sheer amount of hits it takes to down one, it really feels like your hunting this dragon.

But, there are some control issues, like the camera. The camera in this game I am sorry to say is completely terrible. The d-pad is used to rotate the camera which is impossible to use while running with the left analog stick and swinging your weapon with the right analog stick. Meaning your only way to turn the camera is to tap the L1 button which points it strate in front of you. This creates various problems as you might of thought. Looking behind you in a fight is impossible. The actual weapon handiling isn't that bad once you get used to it, but it is fairly sluggish.

Another thing worth pointing out is that this is not a pick-up and play game. Which is why I think it's more of an rpg than action. You will spend the first hour just trying to get enough money fo some armor and a decent sword. Which must then be upgraded several times before being any good at killing other things then small harmless monsters. The online can help this problem if you get in with some higher level players who can beat the quest by themselves. You can let them do the quest and earn you money at the same time. As mentioned above, the way you get better in this game is through countless upgrades to weapons and creating new armor. Your character itself has no skills, stats, or anything else like that, this all comes from your weapons and armor. This may seem odd at first for veteren rpg players, as leveling up to get new skills and stats is not to be found in this game. Your character doesn't even gain experience in offline mode, and in online mode your level just dictates what quests you can do, and is like a status symbol to other players of how good you are. This system, is good in the end though. Since the armor and weapons decide what skills, and stats you have, at anytime you can switch from say a strong sword user, to a supporting archer. Which means you don't have to start all over with a new character to switch your class. Also the armor sword thing is what is addicting to me. After you get a new one you want another better new one and after that one you'll want another one, you'll start to crave new weapons and armor so you can get better. This is kinda like the gotta catch um all theme of pokemon, except instead of cute monsters your collecting extremely cool looking weapons.

The graphics are average, some things better than others. The character models and armor and swords look amazing with an incredible amount of detail put into them making each one completely unique. The scenery however is rather blan and boring, with a kinda gritty look. Nothing too bad, just nothing to great either. Monters look pretty good too, just not as good as the player.

Sound is so-so, not much in game dialog, but plenty of sword sounds and monster roars, and other things like that. The music is ok too, it's not Final Fantasy but it gets the job done.
My favorite thing is definitely the online play, everything is set up great. You enter 1 of three lands, then an area, then a town. In the town you can shop for gear and gather upto three other players to go on a quest with you. There's no headset support, but there is keyboard support which works fine. I strongly suggest getting one if you even think your going to play online.

Monster hunter is one of my favorite games right now and could be yours too. If you like collecting items, like rpgs, or just need another online game for your PS2, I'd definitely give this a try. But it may be a good Ideal to rent it first, as this is a game that not everyone will like.

I give this 4/5 stars, because the offline mode and control issues keep this game from being perfect, but its still a really fun game.

Monster Hunter rocks

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: November 05, 2006
Author: Amazon User

Monster Hunter was one of the best games that I have ever played. With 30 different monster, this game never gets old, especially if you play online.Also, this game has about 35 levels, give or take, so it never runs out of suprises. A word of advice, though, never take on a wyvern unless you have a really good weapon.

So much right in one game

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 6 / 8
Date: January 10, 2005
Author: Amazon User

I've never played a game like this before in which they get so much right. This is the game I've been waiting for for years. The sheer customization in this game blows every other MMORPG on the market out of the water. I mean, admit it, when you're playing a Massive Multiplayer game you want to be unique in the crowd, well Monster Hunter gives you that option with all the customizable armor and weapons available to you.

The combat system, though awkward at first, is brilliant. Once mastered it becomes extremely fun and exciting. It's a blast slicing veliciprey clean in half or striking monsters dead just as they're leaping at you.

While I could go on about what else I love about this game I think it's time to hop on what I'm not too crazy about.

Well, for one, the single player mode could have been much improved with a storyline of some kind. While I do enjoy playing it, the singleplayer game pretty much just an extended tutorial preparing you for online play. A blessing however is that your singleplayer character works just the same in online play and you keep all your armor and weapons collected in in the singleplayer mode.

Another issue I had was that you had to take missions in order to go out and explore/hunt. It would have been nice to just go out and hunt at my leisure or mine/gather materials to enhance my weapons and armor. You're often given enough time to complete the mission and hunt/gather but it's always a monkey on your back in the end.

Dispite those two flaws this is an excellent game that I would recomment to anyone.

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