Monster Hunter Tri

Monster Hunter Tri, known in Japan as Monster Hunter 3 (tri-), is the third console installment in the Monster Hunter franchise, developed by Capcom and released for the Wii on August 1, 2009.

The game was originally planned to be a PlayStation 3 title, but due to high development costs for that console the team instead decided to develop it for the Wii.

A special bundle was also released on August 1 featuring the game packaged with a black Wii console and a Classic Controller Pro.

Wii Speak is supported, making this the first game in the franchise to include native VoIP capability.

Development

The ecosystem in Monster Hunter Tri has been expanded to include underwater environments.

Eighteen new monsters were developed for the game, while there are only 3 of the same boss monsters from the previous games (Rathalos, Rathian, and Diablos), their interactive AI was completely redesigned.

Each weapon class has been updated with new moves and innovations. Weapon classes included are Sword and Shield, Great Sword, Hammer, Bowgun (Light, Medium and Heavy), Lance, Longsword, and the new Switch Axe, which can switch between Axe and sword forms.

Bows, Gunlances, Hunting Horns and Dual Swords do not return from previous installments.

Video Review

Game Specs

Developer(s) Capcom Production Studio 1

Publisher(s) Capcom

Platform(s) Wii

Release date(s) JP August 1, 2009 / NA April 20, 2010 / EU April 23, 2010 / AUS April 29, 2010

Genre(s) Action role-playing game

Mode(s) Single-player, online multiplayer, cooperative multiplayer

Rating(s) ESRB: T

Media Wii optical disc

Input methods Wii Remote and Nunchuk, Classic Controller, USB keyboard, Wii Speak