PSP Review: Monster Hunter Freedom 2

Monster Hunter, a series that's all about killing monsters and crafting equipment for you character, arrives with its second installment on the Playstation Portable. At first, the game might overwhelm you with its massive areas, huge weapon trees, and the unique fighting controls.

About half the stuff in Monster Hunter Freedom 2 is new in comparison to the previous installment, Monster Hunter Freedom. You will face many wyverns, dragons, and monsters (crabs, monkeys, etc.). With each new monster comes plenty of different weapons and armors for you to create in the game.

Unfortunately, the game is plagued without the inclusion of online multiplayer support. The game does in fact have ad-hoc capabilities. This is not bad if you have friends with this game, but what made the first game so engaging (Monster Hunter for the PS2) has been taken out of both PSP installments. Fortunately, using third-party hardware and software you can play Monster Hunter Freedom 2 online.

Monster Hunter Freedom 2 lets you slightly customize your characters appearance in the beginning, but you can change it later. When you hunt monsters, you get the chance to acquire body parts from the creature. The body parts are then used to make weapons and armor. There is a huge selection of weapons and armor, ranging from katanas to bows. Some weapons have different elements that are added to the weapon's raw damage. This game truly has a weapon for everyone.

To begin playing you ask the Village Chief or Guild Counter depending where you are, and select a quest out of all the quests you unlocked. Going through the quests you unlock different tiers of quests which become harder.  Most of the quests require you to hunt a specific type of monster or Wyvern and others require you to gather items.

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  • 1 - do doo

    Oct 25, 2007 at 2:35 am

    wow i were full hermituar and i ha ve a khezu shock bale too scary

  • 2 - James

    Dec 03, 2007 at 8:18 am

    how do you kill a congalala i got veloc prey armor and bone katana wolf . i use demon drugs

  • 3 - Matthew Valdez

    Dec 03, 2007 at 10:06 pm

    Wrap around Congalala so you facing his back. And Attack his behind. Through Flash Bombs also, they help a lot.

  • 4 - James

    Dec 04, 2007 at 5:02 am

    Okay thanks does when he get pissed mean anything?

  • 5 - joel

    Mar 03, 2008 at 8:22 pm

    i have all kushala daora armor with the devil slicer , im hunter ranking 4 , i just have to beat the lao shoa lung to get to hr 5 and kill some khezu to get thunder sacs for my true devil slicer

  • 6 - chris

    Apr 23, 2008 at 2:10 pm

    man i wish i knew how to get online with this game it would totally be the best achievement ever.

  • 7 - Matthew Valdez

    Apr 23, 2008 at 8:45 pm

    You have to use a combination of Wifi-Max and XLinkKai to allow this game to play online. I personally think it's worth it though :D

  • 8 - joel

    Jun 01, 2008 at 7:53 pm

    matthew valdez , do you write these for fun. its a cool thing to do , i play 360 alot though dont go on my comp much

  • 9 - ammar

    Jun 02, 2008 at 7:42 am

    please tell me how to play online :(
    Does it cost money? ore do i hawe to buy some thing to play online?

  • 10 - todd

    Jul 30, 2008 at 10:54 pm

    hr6, full white fatalis, ultimus heaven and earth, all quests completed, female, name drakina, anyone need help??? o ya wen facing lao shan lung ash or norm avoid its legs and wait until the opportune moment for the dragonator(the giant drills)

  • 11 - atticus

    Aug 11, 2008 at 9:30 am

    i wear full rathalos soul mail and i always use swqord and shield i like the blue ogre sword and the gold n silver wyvern 1 i completed the whole game part from killing both the rajang the last mission any1 have any tactics for killing rajang?

  • 12 - black

    Aug 11, 2008 at 9:57 am

    how to play online wiht friend if friend far from me

  • 13 - aaron

    Sep 02, 2008 at 5:33 am

    how to change your name in monster hunter 2freedom

  • 14 - Lizardragon

    Sep 10, 2008 at 10:41 pm

    you can't play online its only ad hawk
    I don't know why but when you enter online
    its ad hawk I think that's the only thing that
    sucks in monster hunter 4 Psp

  • 15 - lizadragon

    Sep 10, 2008 at 10:45 pm

    I wish they made it for ps3

  • 16 - Korebc

    Nov 23, 2008 at 2:43 pm

    i got full ceanataur armor S and i cant beat the 2 rajangs i realy need help

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