Monster Hunter Freedom PlayStation Portable

an improved ver of an average PS2 game

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jul 2, 2006 | 2 out of 2 found this Monster Hunter Freedom review helpful

Pros: Best graphics on PSP to date,100+ gameplay hours,ad-hoc mode to play with 3 other friends

Cons: control is a drawback,camera is a pain,sometimes can be hard for solo play.

Monster Hunter Freedom is a great game, no doubt.You hunt monsters in this game. Dragons, dinosaur like things, all kinds of stuff. Graphics: 10/10 Can’t complain here, the game looks stunning. Crisp textures, and a world that’s on par with the Ps...2 version. Also, no matter how many enemies or things are on screen, I never once saw the framerate drop. Yes, there are load times, and no, they don’t affect the game at all really. There are loads every time you enter a new area, but that can be forgiven for how awesome the game looks (remember, this is a portable). Sound : 7/10 The sound in this game is great, hearing the monster roar and scream as you hit them, or your character yelling as he slices his sword into the enemy dragon. And the music that plays is also pretty good. Nothing too great, but okay. Gameplay : 9/10 First of all I will say a word or two about the camera. First of all the camera always finds a way to get in front of you and lead to your death. Sometimes if you're fighting a big wyvern and you're getting a little scared you'll hit the down button on the Directional Pad. What this does is moves the camera pointing upward like it's a puppet being controlled from the back of its head. The game starts out too slow, but will eventually pick up, so don't worry.This game is a RPG/Action game, and the games premise, fighting huge dragons, works very well. Each monster you have to kill will react differently, you have to watch what it does, and learn from your mistakes. This makes hunting a lot harder, but so much more rewarding than taking out a normal boss character in an action game. The game is not too hard, but can be frustrating some times.You use many weapons, such as Sword/Shield, Dual Swords, Great Swords, Hammers, or Bowguns. Each play differently.And then there's item combing... Almost every item can be combined with others to create other items, which serve all sorts of purposes. Also, you can link up with up to 3 friends and the 4 of you go hunting together, which is awesome. There is so much to do in this game . The inventory-limit is a setback here,since there are too many items to collect in the fields,and you may find 1/2 of your inventory filled with necessary items like the herbs,potions,wetstone,..
at the start of each mission. Value/Replayability : 10/10 The game basically has infinite replay value. You could easily just keep playing the game more and more and get 100s of hours of play time into it, because... the game never ends. There are tons of different quest to complete, and you can redo any quest you want at any time. This game could last forever. And trying to get all the different items and item combinations could take forever too. This game's replay value soars above others. OVERALL : 8/10 (should be 9 if not for the issues in the game) All I can say is, that I'm impressed. I had high expectations, and was impressed with how fun this game is. Go buy it, right now. You won't regret it. Read more Less