Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter is an online action-hunting game by CAPCOM for the PlayStation 2 released on March 11th, 2004 in Japan, and September 21st, 2004 in North America. The game is a fantasy hunting simulator filled…
Monster Hunter is a role-playing (rpg) developed by Capcom, released 11 March 2004 on PlayStation 2.
What Monster Hunter is
Monster Hunter is a role-playing (rpg) game developed by Capcom and released in 2004. It is available on PlayStation 2 only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The player assumes the role of a customizable self-insert hunter. They begin by entering the Village of Kokoto, which is a small hunting village lead by a Village Chief known as the Hero of Kokoto. The player grows in strength and skill by aiding the people of Kokoto Village, completing many different Quests in order to progress offline. This eventually culminates is a battle against the monster Monoblos, which is traditionally considered the offline final boss. In the online mode, the player travels to a town, which is not named in game, but is named in the Hunter's Encyclopedia lorebook as "Minegarde Town." In town, the player teams up with other hunters in order to grow stronger, only…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, fantasy and survival. It supports multiplayer for up to 8 players online. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Monster Hunter series
Monster Hunter is the first of 62 entries we hold in the Monster Hunter series. The next entry was Monster Hunter G in 2005.
What it launched against
Monster Hunter launched on 11 March 2004, within three weeks of Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2 and Unreal Tournament 2004.
Released around the same time: Far Cry, Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition, Syberia 2, Unreal Tournament 2004.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Quick answers
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