MONSTER HUNTER
OFFICIAL TITLE  Monster Hunter
COMMON TITLE  Monster Hunter
SERIAL NUMBER(S)  SLES-52707
REGION  PAL
GENRE / STYLE  Action / RPG.

DEVELOPER  Capcom.
PUBLISHER  Capcom.
DATE RELEASED  27 May 2005
DISC NUMBER &
PRINTED SERIAL NUMBER
DISC 1

SLES-52707
SERIAL NUMBER IN DISC SLES-52707
MEDIA DVD-5
NUMBER OF TRACKS 1
( 1 Data Track )
BARCODE NUMBER(S)
( UPC / EAN )

From the back cover.
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English

French

German

Italian

Spanish
Menus and gameplay are in Multi-5 (English, French, German, Italian & Spanish).

Monster Hunter is a third-person action RPG, similar in style to EA's The Lord of the Rings games or Sony's Champions of Norrath. Monster Hunter features both online and offline components, allowing players to adventure on their own or form a party, with up to three friends, for a cooperative adventure using the PS2 Network Adaptor.

As in most role-playing games, players begin by creating a character and customizing their hero's appearance, voice and other attributes. Monster Hunter also has players creating and customizing their characters' equipment. While basic weapons and armor may be purchased from NPCs, the most powerful items in the game are made by the players' characters themselves, from the hides, teeth, scales, claws, and other parts of conquered monsters.

The game is played out through missions you take from the Hunter's Guild (or the village elder if you're playing solo), and these missions range from material gathering, to egg stealing, and even live capture. Combat is all real-time. The left analog stick moves your hunter while the right stick is actually used for attacking. Different directions on the stick trigger different types of attacks, even allowing for some simple combos.

The story in Monster Hunter is a very basic one. You want to be the best Hunter ever, so you go out to prove yourself.

With online multiplayer scenarios, gamers can participate in group sessions of up to four players working as a team to vanquish powerful monsters and accomplish tasks. For instance, work collectively to create traps for unsuspecting monsters or distract a monster's attention as a friend tries to escape from a dragon's nest, toting an enormous egg. Moreover, new quests and items will be available for use on the network. Monster hunters will be overwhelmed by the possibilities that online play lends itself as Monster Hunter reveals the expansive world that awaits them.

Features:
* Richly detailed and diverse environments. Explore breathtaking landscapes that are richly detailed and marvel at the surroundings that encompass the world of Monster Hunter
* Online and offline gameplay options
* Up to four friends can play simultaneously online to hunt monsters and accomplish various objectives or choose to single handedly complete missions offline.
* Village Lobbies: Villages within Monster Hunter have lobbies which allow many online players to chat and join up to create hunting groups and accomplish missions
* Character customization: Players can create and modify their main character. Various customizable attributes include name, gender, hairstyle, face, and voice
* Create your own unique equipment Not only can weapons and armor be obtained by purchasing them, but can also be created from monster claws, scales and various materials collected
* Upgradeable artillery such as swords and cannons
* Expanded online content: For additional replay value, new quests featuring unique sets of enemies and objectives can be accessed online. Special items can be rewarded to players for completing only these new missions.

MONSTER HUNTER G:
Monster Hunter G is a Japan-exclusive game for PlayStation 2. It is an expansion to the original Monster Hunter with more quests, weaponry, and different color variations of its existing monsters. Due to the series lack of popularity overseas, this PS2 title never made it outside of Japan. In 2006, however, Monster Hunter Freedom was released for the PSP, which is essentially the equivalent of MHG.

New additions and features:
- Monster color variations and sizes
- New skill system that was operated by numbers rather than armor
- New "G" rank quests
- Hire Felyne chefs to cook stat-boosting (or lowering) meals
- Kokoto Farm, to acquire materials within the village
- Training School
- New sharpness levels: Blue and White

  MANUFACTURER'S DESCRIPTION:

HUNT OR BE HUNTED!

Enter into a timeless and extraordinary world where every member of a primal civilization must work together to coexist. The struggle to hunt or be hunted is the everyday rule of survival.

Battle against incredible creatures alone, or with up to three online teammates. Mastering your quests earns you reward money and valuable items to enhance your weapons and armor to become THE MASTER MONSTER HUNTER.

Customize your character inlcuding name, gender, hairstyle, face, voice and more
Play online with up to four
Create or buy your own unique weapons, armor and items
Explore breathtaking, richly detailed diverse landscapes.

  FEATURES:
  • Third person perspective.
  • 3D graphics
  • Cartoon graphics
  • SCIFI & Fantasy themes.
NUMBER OF PLAYERS  1 Player
NUMBER OF MEMORY CARD BLOCKS  235 KB Minimum
COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS TESTED
( OFFICIAL GAMEPADS ONLY )
 Standard Controller / Analog Controller ( Dual Shock Controller compatible )
COMPATIBLE LIGHT GUNS
( OFFICIAL LIGHT GUNS ONLY )
 None
OTHER COMPATIBLE CONTROLLERS
( OFFICIAL CONTROLLERS ONLY )
 None
SPECIAL CONTROLLERS INCLUDED OR
SUPPORTED ( OFFICIAL ONLY )
 None.
VIBRATION FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  Yes
VIDEO MODES  50 Hz = Yes / 60 Hz = Yes / Progressive Scan = No / 16:9 Option = No
AUDIO MODES  Stereo = Yes / Mono = Yes / Dolby Surround = No / Dolby Digital = No; Dolby Pro logic II = No
MULTI-TAP FUNCTION COMPATIBLE  No
LANGUAGE SELECTOR  Yes
NETWORK ADAPTOR (ETHERNET) COMPATIBLE  Yes (4 Players)
EMULATOR  PCSX 2 v.0.1.4.0 (Opengl or Software)
SPEED HACKS USED  EE Cyclerate = 0; VU Cycle Stealing = 0; Enable INTC Spin detection = Yes; Enable Wait Loop Detection = Yes; Enable fast CDVD = No; mVU Flag Hack = Yes; MTVU (Multi-Threaded Micro VU1) = Yes
SPECIAL GAME FIXES USED  None
VIDEO PLUGIN  GSDX v.1.0.0 ( Allow 8-bit textures = Yes; Alpha Hack = No; Offset Hack = No; Skipdraw Hack = 0 )
AUDIO PLUGIN  SPU2-X v.2.0.0 ( Interpolation = 4; Disable Effects Processing = No; Use the de-alias filter = No; Enable Dubug options = No; Module = 1; Synchronizing Mode = TimeStretch Mix; Audio Expansion Mode = Stereo )
CD-ROM PLUGIN  CDVDolio Cdrom plugin v.0.1.0
GAME PAD PLUGIN  LilyPad svn (r3993) 0.10.0
VIBRATION COMPATIBLE  Yes.

  NOTE:   This is not the only possible combination of plugins. There are others that will work (better or worse) for your particular hardware. We provide you with one working set-up so that you may get the game up and running, hassle-free. Testing other emulators/plugins is up to you.
 

 BASIC CONTROLS:
 Move character -  Left Analog Stick
 Cycle menu selections, switch camera view -  D-Pad
 Draw, use weapon -  Right Analog Stick
 Confirm menu selection, investigate, climb -  X Button
 Cancel menu selection, squat, dodge -  Circle Button
 Use item -  Square Button
 Open or close soft keyboard -  Triangle Button
 Special action depending on weapon -  R1 Button
 Reposition camera in direction character is facing -  L1 Button
 Open item select screen -  L2 Button
 Sprint -  R2 Button
 Map zoom in or out -  Select Button
 Kick -  R3 Button
 Open quest menu -  Start Button


 WITH WEAPON DRAWN CONTROLS:
 Move character -  Left Analog Stick
 Put weapon away -  X or Square Button
 Dodge, roll -  Circle Button


 WITH CLOSE-RANGE WEAPON DRAWN CONTROLS:
 Swing weapon -  Right Analog Stick
 Guard -  R1 Button
 Charge, kick -  R3 Button


 WITH BLOWGUN DRAWN CONTROLS:
 Move sights -  L1 Button + D-Pad
 Toggle scope screen -  R1 Button
 Close-range attack -  Right Analog Stick Up
 Reload -  Right Analog Stick Down
 Fire -  R3 Button


 SCOPE SCREEN CONTROLS:
 Move sights -  Left Analog Stick or D-Pad
 Zoom in or out -  Right Analog Stick Left or Right

 

RAW CODES:

Infinite Money (99999999) -  
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Inf/Max Health -  
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Inf / Max endurance + Refil hunger -  
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No Poison Time -  
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Max Ammo -  
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 NTSC-J:
  • Monster Hunter [SLPM-65495]   
     
  • Monster Hunter G [SLPM-65869]   
     
  • Monster Hunter G [PlayStation 2 the Best] [SLPM-74248]   
     
 KOREAN:
  • Monster Hunter G [SLKA-25219]   
     
 NTSC-U:
  • Monster Hunter [SLUS-20896]   
     

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