Monster Hunter Freedom Unite Released For iOS In Japan

Ishaan Sahdev

Published: May 7, 2014 08:20 pm

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Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G—known as Monster Hunter Freedom Unite in the West—is available on iOS devices in Japan. The game costs 1,600 yen.

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G for iOS features high-resolution graphics and Wi-Fi multiplayer. (Multiplayer via mobile data is not supported) In addition, the game’s UI has been adjusted for the iPhone and iPad.

Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G for iOS also features support for the MFi game controller. The game also features a variant of the “Target Camera” feature introduced in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate—only this time, you can choose to permanently lock on to the monster as well, if you like.

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Monster Hunter Portable 2nd G was originally released in 2008 for the PSP in Japan. You can view a comparison between the two versions above.

Meanwhile, next new Monster Hunter title being released in Japan and the West is Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate for Nintendo 3DS. Japan will get that game this Fall, while North America and Europe will get it in early 2015.

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Ishaan Sahdev

Ishaan specializes in game design/sales analysis. He's the former managing editor of Siliconera and wrote the book "The Legend of Zelda - A Complete Development History". He also used to moonlight as a professional manga editor. These days, his day job has nothing to do with games, but the two inform each other nonetheless.