Challenging game hunting - Countless monsters are waiting to be killed. Do you have what it takes to become a professional fighter?

Since 13 February 2015 verschlägt us back into the breathtaking world of Capcom's Monster Hunter for the Nintendo 3DS. In the meantime 4th installment of the series with the full title Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is dipped again in a diverse, beautiful and monsterüberhäufte world and takes there the part of a hunter. As the title states, you have to turn off the game as a hunter different monsters. Similarly, as in a classic MMORPG, we will get in Monster Hunter Unique Quests and must comply with these. There is not only money, but also points, a reputation for more quests and important materials that we need for new items or even equipment + weapon.

During quests you learn to know the world closer and can either go out alone, which is in the long run but not such a good idea, or as a team in the form of multiplayer online via the Internet or locally roam the world. NPCs you can here are also aside.

But back to the beginning: After the start of the game and the overwhelming Opening sequence of the character is first created. Here many adjustments are possible with the gender, hairstyle, face, clothes, voice, eye color, etc.. Capcom typical not only the hair, but also the statues are very Asian breathed. Quick one has found his favorites and now we come to a second character creation. This time not a man but a cat in the form of your important Wegbegleiters. A Cat? The course is mutated slightly, can speak, walk on two legs and important for us - skilled with weapons.

In Monster Hunter a successful hunt is commonplace. But that this goes successfully, you're alone usually a losing battle. Helping us always the NPC controlled hangover. This one can give to objects and also equip any.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is right at the beginning that the monsters in the game have not only the size of a horse or an elephant. Even just on a caravan in a desert-like landscape ship, we are suddenly attacked by a dragon elders. This floats like a whale in the desert and heading for the desert town of Val Habar to.

As a complete novice hunters this monstrous behemoth is for us of course, far too powerful, but we will try our best and firing cannonballs off the ship. This section is structured as a small tutorial, and makes us familiar with the controls.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate is a bit strange from the controller here. For camera control the Circle Pad Pro is not bad, but is not mandatory. Control the touch pad or the + Control Pad is matter of practice After a few hours you get the grip. Otherwise you can always centered with the shoulder button L1 Camera or so target the larger monsters.

In Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate there is so much to see what almost goes down on the small screen of the Nintendo 3DS or Nintendo 2DS. For a higher gaming experience I advise in any case for Nintendo 3DS XL Nintendo 3DS XL or New.

In the game, the momentum is very slow and the game speed is anything but fast. You move your character forward very slowly, which is realistic because of the heavy equipment. After all, you can walk with R1, the costs however endurance. The yellow bar is indeed filled automatically, but will shrink over time, the length. If at the end of the growling stomach, it is high time to approve a meal! Without persistence you can not fight and pulls in battle against a monster quickly lose out. The sharpness of your weapon to diminish over time, thank God there for the sharpening stones.

Let 4 Ultimate namely chasing monsters to focus for Monster Hunter: In certain weapons you have to wait sometimes for the right moment to hit the monster ideal. Monster Hunter provides thereby a certain number of weapons groups. Wholesale or longswords include very slow but have a greater impact. Sword with shield or double blades are based on speed and agility. More weapons are Hammer, Hunting Horn, lance, gun lance morph ax, energy blade, Insektenglefe, Light arc gun, rifle or bow Heavy bow.

Already at the beginning of the game you can watch all the weapons and try out in a small tutorial. Each weapon has its special function, including its advantages and disadvantages. If you have found his favorite, should it be improved concentration and this at the blacksmith. In addition, one should not forget its equipment. Without the right equipment it will be impossible in the later stages, to hunt the stronger monsters. For different materials are required that there is to find in the world.

It's amazing how many items Capcom has put into this game. Here it is not always clear which item you could find where. Here it is from time to time lucky or just looking, looking and looking again. Thus a quest includes not only the standard phrases Find Monster A or bring monsters B to route, but also find Item C and bring it to customer D. Incidentally applies it to browse plants, mine ore or to kill other monsters and view their carcasses closer. On the way you will find, among other things grasslands, deserts, forests or high stone walls. Pretty cool: you can climb walls and jump down on rocky outcrops.

Before the beginning of a quest to always starts in the village of Val Habar. Before you start a quest, which is found in the beautiful guild bridesmaid, you should prepare well. Buy useful items, optimize the equipment, eating meals, and thus enhance your abilities shortly. There is a lot to ease your life. The attention this directed to facilitate. If you deal falsely with his weapon in spite of everything, or succumbed to the monster just start walking on it, you will quickly lose out. But do not worry: The game brings you forward slowly and shows the judge hunting.

The first quests are still very simple. Raptor-like dinosaurs that are called in the game Jaggi are killed quickly. What else is already a great Jaggi! In the game, there is not only to collect a lot of materials, but also very, very many monsters that visually look incredibly good. Even if the surface has sometimes muddy textures or minor errors occur, so the monsters and characters are beautiful to look at.

Back to the monsters: Very quickly obtained such quests as Erjage a Großjaggi or Erjage a Seltas. Different monsters are of course not the same knitted. Each has its own movement and attack wave. Victory is within your grasp if you have seen through this once. After that it is the monster to work until it goes down. This battle system is not true probably everyone but that's what makes Monster Hunter from. The Monstererlegen is one of the main tasks in Monster Hunter and is not comparable to a typical action / RPG.

But you have to reach the goal in a Quest 50 minutes time. As you explore new areas where new monsters waiting, there is no time restriction. The monster is chasing the game very specifically. It has been a reason why you get 50 minutes as it may sometimes occur, our sword blows are just pats. Before you can kill the monster, you have to find it first, of course. And that's easier said than done. The world is divided into different sections, which are numbered with numbers more easily orient themselves. It should be borne in any case, the map below the touch screen in mind. The individual sections are separated with short load times, which are sometimes a bit annoying. Especially when one is chasing a monster and this runs off permanently in another section.

The control in Monster Hunter is, as already mentioned, a bit strange. The game is very challenging and absolutely no play once and then again lie title. Each fighter can just take up to 50 minutes. 50 minutes always consistently beat up the same monster and makes fun in the long run? Yes! Definitely. The best is the feeling afterwards, when you have a monster after 45 minutes finally killed and his quest is sensed.

The graphics are very detailed and the small Nintendo 3DS almost too much of a good. The XL version of the 3DS is therefore recommended in any case. The lyrics are partly very small and sometimes too much at once. Monster Hunter newcomers will probably be overwhelmed by the great wealth of items, weapons and different quests something. Nevertheless, Capcom is trying to help in some corners and who is present really times which should up in the hunter note. There are very, very much to discover and the game is enormous. The world seems to start very small but later they explored ever new sections and get to know new monsters.

The sound is absolutely amazing! The howling monsters, whistling, growling For really big critters freezes one because the blood in the veins. The music supports the hunt perfect and motivated with a thrilling rhythm.

Positive aspects:
+ The entry for newcomers Monster is well implemented.
+ At detection of large monsters there are nice cutscenes.
+ Incredible game world with many, many monsters.
+ Each monster has its very special attack patterns.
+ There are many types of weapons that you can try them all and differ from each other.
+ Collecting the different items a lot of fun and makes some variety against boredom.
+ In the graphic a great love for detail.
+ Multiplayer finally available online on the Internet.
+ Everything was translated into German.

Negative aspects:
- From time to time you will, upgrading from the dimensions of items, etc. slain.
- At the small Nintendo 3DS everything seemed very small.
- The village is a bit sterile more movement would not have hurt.
- The controls are getting used to for newcomers. Remedy the Circle Pad Pro.
- The map below while helping you explore the world, but it lacks a few signposts. For beginners, an additional option to turn there would have been quite nice example
- The story is a bit flat.
- The load times of the sections are short, but annoying in the long run.

CONCLUSION:
Many times I've thought, a Monster Hunter title to play properly. So far I could always try out the demo that was released very clumsy at the former Monster Hunter 3. Since you will be thrown right into the game without a special declaration. Since I had my doubts but lo and behold - Capcom knows how to supply the beginners of Monster Hunter and are quite a few tutorials and reference works. Monster Hunter professionals can turn them off even help. At first I was a little skeptical about the combat system and the known inertia. But improved no later than after my first big booty and my new double swords with Jaggimaterial, I'm caught up in the world of monsters. The game is incredibly demanding and enthralling at the same. Frustration and joy are closely interlinked and the special hunting the monster is the soul of the game. The best for last: At last you can also via the Internet multiplayer hunting together with other players and it works really well!