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Monster Hunter: Gameplay, Platforms and Key Facts

Monster Hunter (2004): what the game is about, platforms, developer and rating, in one evergreen guide.

By the Pop Culture Files editorial team3 min read✓ Fact-checked
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Monster Hunter (2004) is a role-playing (rpg), strategy video game developed by Capcom, available on PS2. It holds an aggregated critic and player score of 61/100 on IGDB.

What is Monster Hunter about?

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 with many deadly monsters. Like actual hunting, successfully killing or capturing the monsters requires significant strategy, skill and involved resource management. While initially considered a commercial failure, Monster Hunter would go on to become one of CAPCOM's highest selling franchises.

Despite featuring an offline mode, Monster Hunter was primarily an online game. The official servers were shut down on December 31, 2007 in North America and Europe, and July 1, 2011 in Japan. This means that it is now impossible to play online on official CAPCOM servers. Despite this, the game still features a small active community on private servers.

Key details

Monster Hunter was released in 2004 and supports single player, multiplayer, co-operative. Platforms: PS2. Developer: Capcom.

Should you play Monster Hunter?

Reviews are mixed, but Monster Hunter retains a dedicated player base among role-playing (rpg), strategy fans.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of game is Monster Hunter?

Monster Hunter is a role-playing (rpg), strategy game by Capcom, released in 2004.

What platforms is Monster Hunter on?

Monster Hunter is available on PS2.

Is Monster Hunter good?

Monster Hunter has an aggregate score of 61/100 from critics and players on IGDB.

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