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Even with minor flaws, one of the best games out there

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 23 / 24
Date: July 30, 2005
Author: Amazon User

This game is by far one of the best i've played. If you can't take it online, although its still good, you may want to wait. The offline tends to get frustrated and repeating quests over and over again to get money gets boring fast.

Pros:
+ Game works awsome online with no monthly charge
+ Armor changes the way you look as well as character customization, don't expect to find your game twin anytime soon.
+ Awsome quests
+ A large collection of weapons and armor to unleash your deadly rage.
+ Cooking, Fishing, Hunting, an more only add to the experiance.
+ Fights with Wyverns and online bosses like Lao feel epic every time.
+ Multible areas like the valcano or jungle.

Cons:

- No offline multiplayer
- Frustrating offline mode
- 1 star quests offline are boring and are nothing but tutorials that have to be done.
- Can only leave town if your on a quest.
- this game WILL make you hungry when your cooking. Dangit, that well done steak looks good.

Your gamer,
Joshua Kyle Daniel

Could be outstanding

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 9
Date: July 07, 2004
Author: Amazon User

monster hunter, as stupid as the name sounds, looks quite impressive. The plots simple-your a hunter trying to make a living by hunting numerous monsters. What makes it so interesting is the gameplay mechanics and the online capabilities. There can be up to four people at once, each hunting for a certain monster. The game looks as if it will focus on cooperative strategy over all out combat. You'll have to work with your team in order to achieve victory and defeat the monster. Setting traps and using tools are what you'll probably have to focus on. In a trailer i saw, a lone hunter was being chased by a giant dragon-like creature. He lured the monster into a snare, and the others suddenly dropped in and began to hack away at the entangled creature. Very impressive. The game also looks beautiful. Lush jungle areas, barren deserts, and swampy forests were filled with a great amount of detail. Overall, the game looks great, and i hope to see it on dial-up when it comes out.

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.

Best Online I have Played

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 9 / 12
Date: September 29, 2004
Author: Amazon User

Monster Hunter Rules! Forget about the name, it is more prehistoric and D&D than ghosts & goblins but whatever you call it, call it one of the best games to come out in a while. What I really love about Monster Hunter is its boldness into the world of online gaming. I have never seen a game so ambitious in using new technology to raise the level of play, think Phantasy Star but with cooler weapons and lusher landscapes. I can easily play this for hours on end just even creating my own characters or devising weapons from dragon body parts. The graphics are fine, solid if not spectacular but the gameplay is excellent and I get immersed in the world of MH. I highly recommend this one, don't rent it- buy it, you will end up saving $$ unlike me who found out the hard way.

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.

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.

Monster Hunter is my new favorite game

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 11
Date: October 01, 2004
Author: Amazon User

I've been waiting so long for good new rpg like this. Monster Hunter is so much fun. Especially when you play it online. The graphics are great and its my new favorite game. If you like Final Fantasy or DnD, you'll love this game. The online features rock!

Monster Hunter; Capcom at its Best!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 5 / 5
Date: March 28, 2005
Author: Amazon User

Monster Hunter is a awsome game. Its the only game i play. I got Rachet and Clank 3, Prince of Persia 2, and Monstr Hunter for christmas. But i havent even touched those games and stuck with Monster Hunter through out this whole year. Its the best game i have. Heres a review;

Monster Hunter follows along the footsteps of your custimized warrior who... hunts monsters. You get 2 do quests of all sorts;

Hunting [Hunt a cerian monster/s]
Gathering [Seerch for certian item/s] &
Capture [Instead of hunting and killing, you hunt and then capture the monster alive]

The game itself has very fantastic graphics during gameplay also during the very few cut scences. Also another great part of Monster Hunter is once you take down a monster you can carve it, taking body parts from the monster which later u can use 2 make weapons, upgrade your weapon, craft armor, or sell. The game is very crafted in all the different combinations of armor u can get. So no 1 will look just like u. Monster Hunter is a MUST HAVE. GO OUT AND GET IT NOW. and for some reasson u dont like this game there must be something wrong with you.

Note* 2 all u gamers out there.
I cant wait till Monster Hunter G comes 2 the U.S. if it ever does. And if it doesnt then i'll wait till the sequel.

Get into the PS2 Saga

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 6 / 7
Date: September 12, 2004
Author: Amazon User

This is the best game of the year, period. The graphics are fantastic, missions are varied, ranging not only from monster hunting, but also foraging items and even trying to steal dragon eggs!! (Its harder then hunting a dragon, trust me..) This game is surely addictive and there is nothing in X-Box that could remotely compare with this game. (Another reason why you should not buy X-Box) This game offers great fun for the family for sure, yes there is blood, but nothing excessive nor anything just to add to the gore of the game. (Blood is just a indicator if you have killed the monster or just knocked it out for a while..) various mini quests such as fishing a specific fish for a villager, roasting meat for the village festival... you name it, Monster Hunter is great fun. I cannot wait for more people to get the game and play on line as monsters are getting harder to hunt down and missions are getting more complicated. Honstly, I hvae yet to hunt down a dragon as it is near impossible without team work. Definately the best game to play with friends online, consider the upside of PS2 game online, no annoying players coming to ruin your fun. Way to go Capcom!

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.

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