Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

 PSP
User Score
8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 185 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 156 out of 185
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 185
  3. Negative: 18 out of 185
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  1. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  2. VLG
    Aug 23, 2023
    9
    I used to play this game with my brother and my friends for hours and hours. Good old times.
  3. Thymesignature
    Jun 19, 2023
    10
    The absolute best PSP title which started my love for this franchise, Pokke Villages theme will forever be the most nostalgic OST
  4. Puptent
    Feb 24, 2022
    10
    This is my favorite PSP game. I played this game for 30 hours the first weekend I had it. This game made me a monster hunter fan 10 out of 10.
  5. Pseudomonki
    Dec 22, 2020
    9
    Jogo com gráficos incríveis rara a época muito funcional bem polido, os melhores dragões ever seen, tigrex, diablo, monoblos, rathalos. Tem o melhor modo campanha que já vi em um jogo do gênero, e pela quantidade consegue ter muitos utensílhos, armaduras.
    Muito difícil e estratégico, mas ainda ss divertido. Só carece de um modo história...
  6. FelipeUbgc16
    Jun 20, 2020
    6
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is one of the most overrated games in the Monster Hunter franchise. It is a game that despite having aged quite badly is a game that lives on the nostalgia of the fans of the saga, its mechanics are rusty and of questionable difficulty, it is just a classic, But only that, it is not one of the best installments but it is a title that brings together all theMonster Hunter Freedom Unite is one of the most overrated games in the Monster Hunter franchise. It is a game that despite having aged quite badly is a game that lives on the nostalgia of the fans of the saga, its mechanics are rusty and of questionable difficulty, it is just a classic, But only that, it is not one of the best installments but it is a title that brings together all the concepts of the first two Monster Hunter, arguably it was the GenU of its time… Expand
  7. ZelosBerk
    May 1, 2020
    8
    I just love this game but the reason I give this game eight is it not all weapons are rewarding as the others.if you want me to give a example its double blades. you can cheese not all but a lot of monsters.
    Other than that let me give you a tip PREPARE TO DIE
  8. tyber16
    Apr 10, 2020
    5
    Broken hitboxes everywere. They are soo bad that it ruined the game for me. It's playable but very annoying. Other than that it's a good game where the basics are alright.
  9. guiletheguiles
    Mar 31, 2020
    6
    This is a very good, but broken game.
    It has almost everything I love about the franchise, but probably one of the worst gameplay ever. I had no fun playing alone or with somebody. I had no fun with short ranged weapons. And I definitely had no fun with some of the most dated aspects, like the meal part.
    But there's a lot of heart and charm to this game. Especially when it comes to    This is a very good, but broken game.
    It has almost everything I love about the franchise, but probably one of the worst gameplay ever. I had no fun playing alone or with somebody. I had no fun with short ranged weapons. And I definitely had no fun with some of the most dated aspects, like the meal part.
    But there's a lot of heart and charm to this game. Especially when it comes to customization and the gorgeous monster design. Also, this game is great (albeit much slower) when it comes to long range weapons.
    Good game, but extremely frustrating.
    Also, why are the hitboxes so punishing??    … Expand
  10. CadBaneBadName
    Aug 20, 2019
    9
    Besides the broken hit boxes, weird controls, and the odd choice of forcing your character to stay still when he/she heals, this game is an absolute home run. To this day it remains my favorite game in the Monster Hunter series.
  11. TRAPCRITICS
    Jul 1, 2019
    10
    When i had to choose my score my mind was telling rate it a 9 but i can't do that.This game graphics are so good, i know it looks more like a 2004 game but remember that this game was make a a small portable console wich...isn't that small with all the games it has,There is so much content,actually this game has the most content of a monster hunter game with the highest number ofWhen i had to choose my score my mind was telling rate it a 9 but i can't do that.This game graphics are so good, i know it looks more like a 2004 game but remember that this game was make a a small portable console wich...isn't that small with all the games it has,There is so much content,actually this game has the most content of a monster hunter game with the highest number of missions,armors yea and again it's for a portable console this game is one of the thousands or million reasons to have a PSP after so much time.The online looks awesome,i say looks because i can't play it since i don't have one of those PSP conexions.And if you think OH! Look i fought that monster when i was at 3 Stars this is gonna be easy.Your totally wrong fighting a monster at a low range is for kids but fighting it again like at high range or G range is alot harder.… Expand
  12. Kencritic
    Mar 31, 2018
    10
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is excellent by the amount of monsters, his challenging difficulty and his great arsenal of weapons available for creation besides the free choice in the class of the character being able to change in the course of the game
  13. TheCornflex
    Feb 1, 2018
    8
    Really similar to Monster Hunter Freedom 2 but still there are some nice additions.
  14. Altheon1994
    Oct 11, 2017
    10
    (Played on the Vita)

    Been playing this on the PSP before, now on the vita. How does it hold up? Better. Adding a right analog stick to the mix made it even better. The OLED makes the colors vibrant than the PSP does, but the graphics would be a bit stretched but bilinear filtering fixes things up. All in all, getting this on the vita really makes sense since it controls better.    (Played on the Vita)

    Been playing this on the PSP before, now on the vita. How does it hold up?
    Better. Adding a right analog stick to the mix made it even better.

    The OLED makes the colors vibrant than the PSP does, but the graphics would be a bit stretched but bilinear filtering fixes things up.

    All in all, getting this on the vita really makes sense since it controls better. No need to claw anymore, that's the way it was meant to be played.    … Expand
  15. itchipod
    Jan 10, 2016
    8
    Action-packed, there's a lot to do, Good sounds and cinematography. I appreciate this PSP game for its robustness and world detail. There's a lot of classes and lot of way to get strong, like upgrading your weapons and armor. I just don't like its difficult controls, repetitiveness and too much reliance with the guild hall.
  16. taiottavios
    May 26, 2015
    10
    Best PSP game for sure and maybe my favourite game of all times. If you never tried this franchise you totally should and this one has all of the features from Freedom 1 & 2 plus a lot more. You are a hunter and you have to craft your weapons either from pieces of the monsters you kill or minerals and stuff like that. There are dozens of strategies to kill each single boss and pretty muchBest PSP game for sure and maybe my favourite game of all times. If you never tried this franchise you totally should and this one has all of the features from Freedom 1 & 2 plus a lot more. You are a hunter and you have to craft your weapons either from pieces of the monsters you kill or minerals and stuff like that. There are dozens of strategies to kill each single boss and pretty much infinite side quests to make the ultimate monster hunter out of you.… Expand
  17. RingK
    Oct 28, 2014
    9
    I played this games litterally for years, it's addictive, difficult and fun. Best played with 3 friends of course, but also the single player "campaign" it's worth it.
  18. ThatBenderGuy
    May 3, 2013
    10
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is possibly the biggest and, in my opinion, the best Monster Hunter game released in the U.S. The mechanics are fluid, the scenery is breath-taking, for a psp, and the multitude of monsters to hunt add to the games length. The game mechanics are original and unique. Kill monsters to gather their materials and make weapons and armor from them. It's quick,Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is possibly the biggest and, in my opinion, the best Monster Hunter game released in the U.S. The mechanics are fluid, the scenery is breath-taking, for a psp, and the multitude of monsters to hunt add to the games length. The game mechanics are original and unique. Kill monsters to gather their materials and make weapons and armor from them. It's quick, action-packed gameplay is sure to hook just about any RPG player into the game. A must-buy for any rpg fan or Monster Hunter fan at that!… Expand
  19. Pureray
    Mar 1, 2013
    7
    This is a great game to experience for the psp, it's highly addicting. It's a very long game game to complete, and it fun playing it with friends with up to 4 in a quest. Their are a huge selection of weapons to choose from, same goes for the gear. I highly enjoy this game only issue is the repetitiveness, like after a mission you may get in this routine of going to your farm, then yourThis is a great game to experience for the psp, it's highly addicting. It's a very long game game to complete, and it fun playing it with friends with up to 4 in a quest. Their are a huge selection of weapons to choose from, same goes for the gear. I highly enjoy this game only issue is the repetitiveness, like after a mission you may get in this routine of going to your farm, then your house to eat, then back into another quest, other then that the combat is rewarding even when you get to see (also in color or size) and face a new monster. Personal story: I got very far in the game, but when It was lost/stolen I simply just refused to repurchase because I would get bored of starting over. Other then that it's still a fun game to get even during this day, I havn't tried any others, but this is an awesome game to go handheld with friends.… Expand
  20. ActionBastard
    Jan 14, 2013
    9
    You are a Hunter. You fight Monsters. It is hard. It is fun. It is everything to me.

    ... Oh, I guess this review is required to be at least 150 characters.
  21. skywardsoul
    Sep 11, 2012
    10
    This game is the most amazing and involving action RPG that I've ever played. The graphics are those of a console grade game. Now normally, to me, I wouldn't really give a crap about a game's graphics, with just rare exceptions. This is one of those exceptions. The game wouldn't be the same without graphics like this. As a previously Hardcore fan of Nintendo, I have to say that, along withThis game is the most amazing and involving action RPG that I've ever played. The graphics are those of a console grade game. Now normally, to me, I wouldn't really give a crap about a game's graphics, with just rare exceptions. This is one of those exceptions. The game wouldn't be the same without graphics like this. As a previously Hardcore fan of Nintendo, I have to say that, along with Phoenix Wright and Viewtiful Joe, Capcom got another game right.… Expand
  22. InspectorJ
    Jul 18, 2012
    10
    Definitely an expansive game: A huge range of foes to face, which you can either face alone, with a feline companion, or with three of your friends. Marvellous graphics for a PSP game at its time, and a memorable soundtrack. You can spend well over 300 hours on this game, and still have quests to complete, which makes it one of the most successful series of game for the PSP. If you areDefinitely an expansive game: A huge range of foes to face, which you can either face alone, with a feline companion, or with three of your friends. Marvellous graphics for a PSP game at its time, and a memorable soundtrack. You can spend well over 300 hours on this game, and still have quests to complete, which makes it one of the most successful series of game for the PSP. If you are looking for a game for your PSP, this is the one you should get.… Expand
  23. omegarayyan
    Apr 9, 2012
    10
    BEST game EVER!! **** fun playing this game!!
  24. Kertos
    Mar 9, 2012
    10
    This (like all MH for PSP) is the best game for the PSP. The Gameplay is just perfect and i played it 200h+ and still love to play it. It has also the best coop I've ever played.
    I would kill for a MH sequel for PC / PS3 / XBox.
  25. murut87
    Dec 24, 2011
    10
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is the legendary game and a must have PSP game and i just wasted 100+ Hours just to play this game...even through this game isn`t not for everyone,and looks same as Freedom 2,the new system Data Install makes it faster loading game,New Monsters,New Missions,New Places, and of course......it also best if you played with your friends.
  26. Kooldude
    Sep 25, 2011
    10
    Awesome game. A must have game for the PSP system. Amazing graphics and very fun gameplay. A very challenging game but very fun. If you own a psp and don't have this game get this game
  27. DukeJon
    Aug 20, 2011
    10
    Ludicrously addictive grinding game, particularly over multiplayer. Essentially a collection of really interesting boss battles. Gathering items for your armour and weapons becomes almost a full time job. If you want to blow your free time then buy this game.
  28. Nukesnipe
    Jun 30, 2011
    9
    As much as I hate to do it, I'm giving it a 9. I love the game, looks amazing, controls perfectly, and is fast, skillful and responsive. I'm only reviewing this from singleplayer experience, because the only other person I met with the game was a HR2, and I'm HR6. The difficultly curve is a steady 45 degree angle, until you try the G-Rank (ultra high rank) quests, where it's cranked upAs much as I hate to do it, I'm giving it a 9. I love the game, looks amazing, controls perfectly, and is fast, skillful and responsive. I'm only reviewing this from singleplayer experience, because the only other person I met with the game was a HR2, and I'm HR6. The difficultly curve is a steady 45 degree angle, until you try the G-Rank (ultra high rank) quests, where it's cranked up to 80 degrees. Playing solo, with some of the best armor and weapons high rank can offer, I can take out one of the two monsters you have to kill-in 40 out of the 50 minutes. Other complaints I have are that some of the monsters are either really annoying with **** attacks, or just boring. The Tigrex falls into the former, with a **** rage mode, that had me standing on the top of a mountain for 5 minutes waiting for it to calm down. The Gravios or Lao Shan Lung fall into the latter, with both having **** overpowered attacks, and a giant health bar. I can safely ignore Lao for a while, but in order to get my armor, I needed to grind-solo- high rank Gravios for something their tail dropped 11% of the time.
    I love the game, but the grind needs to be cranked down some, and you need a better way to collect Honey.
    Other things I can complain about is the lack of an actual story, you're set up as being sent to a village to protect it from really tough monsters, armed with almost nothing. The Tigrex tosses you off the mountain, and you have to climb up to kill it. It appears twice really early on in unavoidable quests, and as they're both easy gather quests, it made it a bit more fun (also a good way to farm Tigrex Tails). After you kill it, there's really no story until the Akantor in the middle of the game.
    Something I can take satisfaction with is that I can have lots of trouble with one monster early on, then come back a long time later and slaughter it in less than a minute, truly the ultimate "F**K YOU!" in any game.    … Expand
  29. LightnaCore
    May 11, 2011
    10
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is a game that is a gatekeeper. Depending on how you approach the gatekeeper depends if you can make it through the gate. After the gate, you have multiple tiers of content but each tier of quests is blocked by another gate and gatekeeper. However, the more gates you pass through, the more engaging content starts coming your way. Take weapons and armor forMonster Hunter Freedom Unite is a game that is a gatekeeper. Depending on how you approach the gatekeeper depends if you can make it through the gate. After the gate, you have multiple tiers of content but each tier of quests is blocked by another gate and gatekeeper. However, the more gates you pass through, the more engaging content starts coming your way. Take weapons and armor for example. There are some armor sets that'll hold your attention and you'll use them almost none-stop until another more awesome looking armor comes along. The only difference in the armor is the resistances and skills that are activated if you wear a full set. Also there is the ability to gem armors for skills that suit your playstyle. There are gems that can raise your sharpening skill to sharpen your weapon in one stroke of your whetstone while others may raise your affinity to score a critical hit. Other times you may have to gem out negative skills such as Health-10 but are normally easily to gem out. The difficulty of monsters depends on your armor and what weapons you go in with which researching monsters before fighting them pays off in the long run for when you face harder and harder monsters, you'll want to kill them as quickly as possible or else the monsters will finish you before you finish them.… Expand
  30. Onyx
    Apr 24, 2011
    7
    MHFU was a great game at first. But it too quickly becomes extremely repetitive. Most of the creatures you fight are a little too similar and since you can't level up, your only option is to get more powerful equipment which can take tons of grinding the same missions over and over. It's a good play every once in a while with friends but certainly nothing incredible.
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#13 Best PSP Game of 2009
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#3 Most Discussed PSP Game of 2009
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#2 Most Shared PSP Game of 2009

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Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 41 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 48
  3. Negative: 0 out of 48
  1. Gameplayer Sweden
    90
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite offers everything to everyone. There is no PSP game today that sports the same depth and amount of game time and even though you might think the genre of action role-playing isn’t for you, think again because this is the best thing that has happened to the console in a long time.
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  2. 1UP
    100
    Freedom Unite is a huge game, and, naturally, a little intimidating. But not only are you getting the best installment of the Monster Hunter franchise so far (though Monster Hunter 3 will no doubt be just as grand), you're getting an enormous action RPG that gives you a lot in return for putting a lot in. And it can potentially keep you attached to your PSP longer than you ever thought.
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  3. Eurogamer
    80
    It requires enormous quantities of patience, planning and persistence. If you're up to the challenge, prepare yourself for one of the most rewarding opportunities in gaming.
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