Monster Hunter Freedom Unite

 PSP
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8.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 185 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 156 out of 185
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 185
  3. Negative: 18 out of 185
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  1. SimonM
    Oct 25, 2009
    10
    A steep learning curve probably scared away the reviewers. If you are new to Monster Hunter, this game will be very difficult at first. I was new to it with MHFU. However if you can find people with this game to play with, you'll understand that it is actually a very rewarding experience after you've spent upwards of 50 to 100 hours of your life figuring it out. The gameplay is A steep learning curve probably scared away the reviewers. If you are new to Monster Hunter, this game will be very difficult at first. I was new to it with MHFU. However if you can find people with this game to play with, you'll understand that it is actually a very rewarding experience after you've spent upwards of 50 to 100 hours of your life figuring it out. The gameplay is simply 3rd person combat as you roam around the map to kill various monsters, harvest materials, and more. Each monster has different weaknesses and attacks. What works with this game that doesn't in others is that it doesn't focus on experience levels and stat increases that suddenly make your hunter godly - rather the game focuses on creating weapons and YOUR skill as a player. After you figure out that you have to grind not for levels - but to get the correct items for weapon/armor creations - you'll get sucked in to the game. Also, the atmosphere of the game is great. The town, cat people, the maps - it's pretty fun and a revolutionary game for its genre.… Expand
  2. MattS.
    Jun 24, 2009
    10
    This is a game for the gamers. Casual gamers may also get sucked in, but if you are the type of person who checks up a games score on metacritic, chances are this game is for you. Extremely rewarding, and lasts longer than any other game in recent time. It is a little steep in terms of learning curve, and that is why many reviews gave it a lower score, but if you have the ability then, This is a game for the gamers. Casual gamers may also get sucked in, but if you are the type of person who checks up a games score on metacritic, chances are this game is for you. Extremely rewarding, and lasts longer than any other game in recent time. It is a little steep in terms of learning curve, and that is why many reviews gave it a lower score, but if you have the ability then, this game deserves a higher score. To summarise, in the case of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite, score should correlate to your level of gaming ability.… Expand
  3. craignasty
    Jun 27, 2009
    10
    Honestly, its a console quality game, its a game you can easily spend a couple hundred hours on if you get into it, and even then you wouldn't be experiencing all the content in it. definitely a five star game, this will be the only umd in my psp until final fantasy dissidia comes out.
  4. Chris.McC.
    Jun 28, 2009
    10
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is one of the only reasons to own a PSP, the PSP system has always had a shortcoming with it's catalogue of short, lack-lustre titles. This game fills that gap. With a challenging learning curve, extremely lengthy play time (it could be said that it is impossible to truly finish this game, you could easily beat the final monster and then carry on to play Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is one of the only reasons to own a PSP, the PSP system has always had a shortcoming with it's catalogue of short, lack-lustre titles. This game fills that gap. With a challenging learning curve, extremely lengthy play time (it could be said that it is impossible to truly finish this game, you could easily beat the final monster and then carry on to play for another 300+ hours) and some nice new features it is an improvement on the precedent title. If you own a PSP you should definitely give this game a look in.… Expand
  5. EveningsEmpire
    Jan 17, 2010
    10
    Great game, extremely challenging and rewarding. Certainly not for everyone as you can
  6. AlexL
    Mar 23, 2010
    10
    This game is not several things. It is not forgiving. It is not hand-holding. It is not easy. It is something that will challenge you every step of the way, with every mission an achievement, every new hunt a fear-inducing experience that forces you to learn all your options and those of the monsters you are trying to hunt. If you truly get into it, this game will earn your respect. This game is not several things. It is not forgiving. It is not hand-holding. It is not easy. It is something that will challenge you every step of the way, with every mission an achievement, every new hunt a fear-inducing experience that forces you to learn all your options and those of the monsters you are trying to hunt. If you truly get into it, this game will earn your respect. Unlike some other games that feel like a cheap one-night stand to be tossed aside with the dawn, Monster Hunter will gain your respect, and eventually, love.… Expand
  7. BobN
    Jun 24, 2009
    10
    The PSP is full of promise, but short on delivery. Most games last no more than 2-5 hours and have small replayability. This game is a major exception. This is essentially the same as MHF 2, but with a few new things. If you have never played the others, do yourself a fovor and buy this. It is, quite simply, the best bang for your buck on the PSP. Also, it is incredibly rewarding when you The PSP is full of promise, but short on delivery. Most games last no more than 2-5 hours and have small replayability. This game is a major exception. This is essentially the same as MHF 2, but with a few new things. If you have never played the others, do yourself a fovor and buy this. It is, quite simply, the best bang for your buck on the PSP. Also, it is incredibly rewarding when you KO a pain in the @$$ beast with a hammer to the skull. Great stuff.… Expand
  8. MichaelL.
    Jun 26, 2009
    10
    The Monster Hunter series of games are simply amazing. This latest entry in the series adds the usual new missions, new monsters, new weapons and armor, and new items, but it also adds more. Now you are also able to hire a Felyne companion to go with you on missions. At $30, this game is a ridiculously high value. You can easily put several hundred hours into the game. I highly recommend The Monster Hunter series of games are simply amazing. This latest entry in the series adds the usual new missions, new monsters, new weapons and armor, and new items, but it also adds more. Now you are also able to hire a Felyne companion to go with you on missions. At $30, this game is a ridiculously high value. You can easily put several hundred hours into the game. I highly recommend that EVERYONE check this out.… Expand
  9. AdamK
    Jul 30, 2009
    10
    Its sad that so few reviewers gave this game the time of day it deserves. Yes it has a strict learning curve. But if master the camera with your left index, if you master the controls to fluidity, this game will reward you with the greatest gaming experiences. The only real criticism i have for Monster Hunter is that it makes all the great games you used to play, boring.
  10. AbeH.
    May 14, 2010
    10
    It's a must have game for psp (If you are into action-strategy rpg game that is) You will be the one to choose it is a fun game or a masochistic and monotonous game. This game is not just a hack and slash game like Dynasty Warrior, it requires thinking. Go hunt a quick wyvern with a slow powerful hammer and you will be in a lot of trouble than when you use a quick long range and less It's a must have game for psp (If you are into action-strategy rpg game that is) You will be the one to choose it is a fun game or a masochistic and monotonous game. This game is not just a hack and slash game like Dynasty Warrior, it requires thinking. Go hunt a quick wyvern with a slow powerful hammer and you will be in a lot of trouble than when you use a quick long range and less powerful lance. Hunt a boar with a quick not so powerful sword to make the fight last forever than using hammer. Hunt monsters that have paralysis effect with metal armor that is vulnerable with paralysis effect to make this game a masochistic one. The downside of this game is that it's too addictive. Seriously don't play too much of this game or you will be in trouble with your life.… Expand
  11. WilfredoR
    Jun 27, 2009
    10
    This game is basically what most of us have been waiting for. It includes knowledge on how the monster you are currently fighting moves. It also tests your ability to adapt to certain situations such as when a monster ends up freezing you you drink a thawing agent etc. Even if you are not a fan of this type of games i can guarantee that you will like this game. It might be hard at times This game is basically what most of us have been waiting for. It includes knowledge on how the monster you are currently fighting moves. It also tests your ability to adapt to certain situations such as when a monster ends up freezing you you drink a thawing agent etc. Even if you are not a fan of this type of games i can guarantee that you will like this game. It might be hard at times but that is what makes this game great! Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is not a game where you can go in and beat it in a short amount of time but it is a game in which you will have a lot of fun and your understanding in video games will change forever after you've played this game.… Expand
  12. CodyC
    Jul 26, 2009
    10
    Beginning with Monster Hunter Freedom, I became addicted. Never before on a game have i put over 250 hours of my life into, and I have been playing games since i was 5 (I am now 17.) The multiplayer is unmatched. I know many will disagree with me, but i find working together to strategically hunt giant monsters with 3 friends by my side much more engrossing than other multiplayer games Beginning with Monster Hunter Freedom, I became addicted. Never before on a game have i put over 250 hours of my life into, and I have been playing games since i was 5 (I am now 17.) The multiplayer is unmatched. I know many will disagree with me, but i find working together to strategically hunt giant monsters with 3 friends by my side much more engrossing than other multiplayer games such as the Halo series, Gears of War, Super Mario Bros., and even Super Smash Bros. Although those comparisons are biased in which each is of a different genre, i personally find the fun factor and depth a lot more intense and engrossing. Plus, the high customization levels help a player show off his/her new exaggerated weapon or armour. There just is not a fault to be found in this game, everything about the game runs smoothly, nothing is tedious, and the graphics makes one forget he/she is on a PSP, and think the game is a PS2 game. Truly perfected party game.… Expand
  13. 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.
  14. hansulrich
    Sep 11, 2010
    10
    sort of hard for a casual gamer to pick up and play. a hardcore gamer shouldn't have any trouble beating it.
    the monster quests are a little repetitive at times, and you will have to repeat certain quests to get farther in the game. the combat is really action packed and fun, and the monsters are ridiculously challenging sometimes.the feeling you get after killing a hard monster is like    sort of hard for a casual gamer to pick up and play. a hardcore gamer shouldn't have any trouble beating it.
    the monster quests are a little repetitive at times, and you will have to repeat certain quests to get farther in the game. the combat is really action packed and fun, and the monsters are ridiculously challenging sometimes.the feeling you get after killing a hard monster is like nothing in any other game i have played.    … Expand
  15. 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
  16. Gravidos
    Nov 30, 2010
    10
    Monster Hunter Freedom Unite is part of the 'Monster Hunter' series where you take on the role of a hunter of one of two Archetypes, Hunter or Gunner. In your quest, you are tasked with both defeating hulking beasts and collecting resources to be used for doing so. Monster Hunter has deep game-play and the weapon you choose greatly effects how things will play out. Each weapon totallyMonster Hunter Freedom Unite is part of the 'Monster Hunter' series where you take on the role of a hunter of one of two Archetypes, Hunter or Gunner. In your quest, you are tasked with both defeating hulking beasts and collecting resources to be used for doing so. Monster Hunter has deep game-play and the weapon you choose greatly effects how things will play out. Each weapon totally changes how the game plays and what you will need to take with you. This game may have a steep learning curve, but as soon as you overcome the difficulty, you will find this game to be both an excellent purchase and a heap of fun. This game is widely based around co-op (See 'Unite' in title) and becomes a lot more fun if you played with 1-3 friends, The solo play is very fun, but the game truly shines in co-op.… Expand
  17. 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.
  18. omegarayyan
    Apr 9, 2012
    10
    BEST game EVER!! **** fun playing this game!!
  19. 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
  20. 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.
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. 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
  24. 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
  25. 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
  26. 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
  27. 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
  28. 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.
  29. 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
  30. TreasureOrTrash
    Sep 8, 2023
    10
    Treasure!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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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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