Monster Hunter Tri
Hunters track fantastic beasts across land and sea, craft equipment and tackle quests alone or in cooperative parties.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
Hunters track fantastic beasts across land and sea, craft equipment and tackle quests alone or in cooperative parties.
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Collected in series
Monster Hunter is Capcom’s franchise about encounters with extraordinary creatures. Its action games turn preparation, well-timed attacks and gathered materials into successful hunts and new equipment, while the Stories spin-offs explore companionship with monsters through turn-based adventures.
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WiiAI review
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Monster Hunter Tri excels through monster behavior and committed weapons create a rewarding learning curve, although underwater camera and movement reduce combat precision limits this specific release.
Hunts reward observation, preparation, weapon commitment, and knowledge of breakable monster anatomy rather than constant aggression. Coastal zones and underwater encounters broaden the series' sense of space, although underwater camera and movement never match the precision of combat on land. Repeated material runs can slow progression, and the original Wii online service is no longer available. Overall, its strongest qualities are monster behavior and committed weapons create a rewarding learning curve and ecology and crafting provide clear long-term motivation. Its material limitations are underwater camera and movement reduce combat precision and the original online service is closed. This score covers only the wii release represented by this catalog record; it excludes later ports, emulator enhancements, and mechanical conversion of any external outlet score. The cited release evidence supports the assessed mechanics, content, presentation, and platform-specific usability.
Strengths
- Monster behavior and committed weapons create a rewarding learning curve
- Ecology and crafting provide clear long-term motivation
Weaknesses
- Underwater camera and movement reduce combat precision
- The original online service is closed
Who it is for: Action players willing to study monsters, weapon timing, and crafting paths.
Play notes: The opening is demanding and the original official online service is gone.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Ecology and crafting provide clear long-term motivation; The original online service is closed. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Monster behavior and committed weapons create a rewarding learning curve; Underwater camera and movement reduce combat precision. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Ecology and crafting provide clear long-term motivation; Underwater camera and movement reduce combat precision. | Reviewed | 8.6 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Underwater camera and movement reduce combat precision; The original online service is closed. | Reviewed | 7.8 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- CAPCOM
- Publisher
- CAPCOM
- Release date
- 2009
- Platforms
- Wii
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Role-Playing · Primary genreAction
- Tags
- Boss-heavyReal-time CombatOnline Co-opFantasyMelee CombatReplayableSolo-friendlyThird PersonEquipment-driven Progression
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Not provided
- Perspectives
- Not provided
Release editions
- WiiWorldwide2009
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Sources
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