Monster Hunter is one of the best franchises in PSP history. And last year we’ve seen the new addition to its collection, the Monster Hunter Portable 3^rd. And as they said, it has sold 2 million copies in Japan on its first week and by the second week the sales hits 3 million copies, and on its first month they’ve sold a total of 4 million copies. According to Capcom this is a record-breaking for the franchise history, it even broke the record of previous Monster Hunter sales on its first week.  Also a Limited Edition MHP3rd Themed PSP dubbed as “Hunters’ PSP” was released few days after the game comes out.

 But we’re not going to talk about its sales or the PSP bundle, hence we are going to talk and make a review of this game. So let’s start.

                Gameplay: 9.2

                                If you’ve played previous versions of Monster Hunter you’ll notice that you can transfer your old Monster Hunter 2G save file to this one which giving you the ability to unlock bonuses.

There are lots of changes in this game compared to its predecessors. One of these changes is the black Felyne beside the barrel at any quests locations. This black felyne name Nyan Jirou can transport your items to your house during your quest.  Another change is that both new and old subspecies now have their own icons. Next is the collaboration with Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker. If you’ve played Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker, you’ll notice that it was also collaborated with monster hunter where you can fight monsters from monster hunter using Snake. Now it’s time to take turns, you’ll fight monsters in monster hunter to gain some resources that you’ll be able to use to create a Naked Snake suit(for males)  and The Boss suit(for females) to be used by your hunter. And it’s not just you but also your felyne comrade will have MGS equipment. And if you and your felyne comrade is using the MGS suit your felyn will hide under a cardbox if you’re ducking.

Another change is you farm, previously Pokke Farm but on this one it’s now called “Yukumo Farm”. Upgrade your farm using Yukumo Points that you can earn by doing quests and picking up monster drops. Now you can send your felyne to a mission who could deliver you quest items. The more felyne you sent onto a mission the more items they’ll bring back to you.

Also what would be a hunting game if you’ll still hunt same monsters? The game features 20+ new monsters (including subspecies) and 14 old monsters. This is the challenge of the game, to fight new monsters and discover their weaknesses. Also if there are new monsters, there will be new areas.

There are 12 weapons you can use in this game. Including the one from Monster Hunter 3 which is the “Switch Axe”, with switch axe it’s like you’re using two weapons you can press R to switch to sword and R again to switch back to axe. In Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Medium Bowgun was removed from weapons list. Well you have your choice whether to be a blademaster or a gunner.

There are now Hotspring inside the guild quest area, and you can get hotspring and drinking quest also from the NPC beside the entrance to the hot spring. Since felyne cooking was removed, hot spring will be your place to improve your health and stamina instead of eating foods cooked by felynes before.

                There is still online (ad-hoc) multiplayer where you can hunt monsters with your nearby friends.

                That’s all I can say. And still like other Monster Hunter games, MHP3rd is addictive. It has a solid gameplay.

Sounds: 8.7

                Sound effects are also improved in this game. The sounds of firing a bowgun, and bow, the slashing sounds of swords, axe, blades, etc. are more realistic than before. But still there are limitations for this platform. The sound effects are better on this one than its predecessor games.

Graphics: 8.6

                Gameplay and Sound Effects aren’t just the things they’ve changed in this game, but also its graphics. The graphics are more detailed and enhanced compared to previous versions. You can now see and play a much detailed game in terms of graphics.

Overall: 8.8

                Overall, it’s a great game. With the enhancements in sounds, and graphics delivers a great experience you can ever get while playing a PSP game. And I can consider the gameplay as the best changes in this version. I hope I can still see Monster Hunter Portable 4^th in the near feature.

This is the first Medal of Honor I've ever played on PC and I found it good. Medal of Honor Series is one of the much anticipated games in gaming history.  Let’s get started with this review and let’s see if you’ll also like this game just like me.

                Single Player:

                The gameplay offers a 1^st person shooting, ATV and vehicles driving. And the best feature of this one is that you’ll play on a replica of real-life places. Like some places from Afghanistan and many more.  You’ll not also be playing with just one character. You’ll take turns as Rifleman, Special OPS and Sniper. There are also times that you’ll shoot targets while riding a pick-up truck, and a plane. Even though the gameplay is good, the story of this game is short and I felt like it’s an incomplete game.

                Multiplayer:

                Of course what would be a shooting game like without a multiplayer mode? In this multiplayer mode you can play with your friends through online. The multiplayer entitled “Tier 1”.

                A game without sounds would be the worst game ever, especially if it’s a game like Medal of Honor and other shooting games. The sound you’ll hear with this game is obviously gun shots, team radio, and other sound effects produces by vehicles. But even though you can hear it, what matters is its quality. The quality of the sounds that a gamer wants to hear is a realistic sound, like they’re really on a war. You will feel like you are a real soldier in once you hear these sounds. I suggest you to use headphones if you want to experience a realistic gaming.

                The graphics of the game is one of the factors that should be considered for a quality of a game. When I’m playing a game with a bad graphics it gives me a headache and easily drops from playing the game. If the graphics of a game is great it is possible for a gamer to play it much longer. And this game is the game with a good graphics. The things, surfaces, guns, and other resources in-game are detailed. Even a very tiny thin can, leaves from some plants, and the explosion effects, firing effects are realistic.

                This Medal of Honor doesn’t fail it predecessors. You can really feel a realistic war experience in this game. With its features, it worth the price and you’ll not regret buying it.  In terms of gameplay, sound effects, graphics I recommend this game to those who loves First-Person Shooting with good gameplay and wants to play with their friends over the internet. But I also recommend this to all gamers. 

This is where it all started. Being a game reviewer is the first role of shaqdarcy in the scene.

I just want to bring back to old times by doing what I’ve done before. I’ll not just review PSP Games now, but from now on I will review PC and PSP Games. I hope you’ll like my reviews as the others liked it before.

-shaqdarcy

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Medal of Honor 2010