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Monster Hunter Generations

The Monster Hunter series is just as dense as the giant hunks of meat its hunting heroes scarf down: every proverbial bite is chock full of rich combat and succulent character customization, making for a…

87 28 November 2015

Monster Hunter Generations is an adventure developed by Capcom, released 28 November 2015 on Nintendo 3DS.

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What Monster Hunter Generations is

Monster Hunter Generations is an adventure game developed by Capcom and released in 2015. It is available on Nintendo 3DS only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Monster Hunter Generations is an action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo 3DS. Announced in May 2015, the game was released in Japan as Monster Hunter X in November 2015 and internationally in July 2016. Like other titles in the Monster Hunter series, players undertake quests that involve hunting large dangerous creatures, either solo or in multiplayer. Major additions in this installment include special attacks, new combat styles, and the ability to play as Felynes who have traditionally only appeared as a companion to the player. Monster Hunter Generations is considered the fourth major portable title in the series, following Monster Hunter Portable 3rd…
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and fantasy. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.

Where it sits in the Monster Hunter series

Monster Hunter Generations is the 27th of 62 entries we hold in the Monster Hunter series. The next entry was Monster Hunter Stories in 2016. Its critic score of 87 is 3 points above the series average of 84. The highest-rated entry is Monster Hunter: World at 93.

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How it was received

Monster Hunter Generations holds a critic score of 87 out of 100. That places it above 88% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2015 averaged 69, so it scored 18 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 83, across 50 votes.

What it launched against

Monster Hunter Generations launched on 28 November 2015, within three weeks of Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront and Just Cause 3. It reviewed better than 3 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Fallout 4, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Star Wars Battlefront, Just Cause 3.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

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When did Monster Hunter Generations come out?
Monster Hunter Generations was released on 28 November 2015 for Nintendo 3DS.

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