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Monster Hunter Tri

Monster Hunter Tri depicts an ecosystem where man co-exists with fantastic beasts that roam both the land and the sea. Featuring both online and offline cooperative modes, players can join online hunting…

83 1 August 2009

Monster Hunter Tri is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Capcom Production Studio 1, released 1 August 2009 on Wii.

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What Monster Hunter Tri is

Monster Hunter Tri is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Capcom Production Studio 1 and released in 2009. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Wii only.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Monster Hunter Tri, also known as Monster Hunter 3, is the third console installment in the Monster Hunter franchise, developed by Capcom and released for the Wii in Japan on August 1, 2009. The Game was released on April 20, 2010, in North America, April 23 in Europe, and April 29 in Australia.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and sandbox. It supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online. Available modes: Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

Where it sits in the Monster Hunter series

Monster Hunter Tri is the ninth of 62 entries we hold in the Monster Hunter series. It arrived a year after Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. The next entry was Monster Hunter Diary: Poka-poka Airu Village in 2010. Its critic score of 83 is almost exactly 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 Tri holds a critic score of 83 out of 100. That places it above 83% of the 1,124 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2009 averaged 67, so it scored 16 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 51 votes.

What it launched against

Monster Hunter Tri launched on 1 August 2009, within three weeks of Wii Sports Resort, Wolfenstein, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition and G-Force. It reviewed better than 2 of the 4.

Released around the same time: Wii Sports Resort, Wolfenstein, The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition, G-Force.

Cheats and codes

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Quick answers

Monster Hunter Tri — frequently asked questions

When did Monster Hunter Tri come out?
Monster Hunter Tri was released on 1 August 2009 for Wii.
Does Monster Hunter Tri have multiplayer?
Yes. Monster Hunter Tri supports multiplayer for up to 4 players online.

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