<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
installment	O
of	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
in	O
September	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Wii	B-Operating_System
port	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
in	O
April	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
remade	O
and	O
expanded	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
G	I-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
was	O
brought	O
to	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
places	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
an	O
up-and-coming	O
hunter	O
who	O
must	O
accomplish	O
various	O
quests	O
to	O
achieve	O
glory	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
plays	O
in	O
a	O
similar	O
fashion	O
to	O
Phantasy	B-Application
Star	I-Application
Online	I-Application
allowing	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
team	O
up	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
three	O
other	O
hunters	O
online	O
to	O
take	O
down	O
stronger	O
monsters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
is	O
played	O
through	O
quests	O
given	O
to	O
the	O
hunter	O
by	O
the	O
Village	O
Elder	O
or	O
the	O
Town	O
Guild	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Combining	O
ingredients	O
to	O
make	O
even	O
better	O
items	O
is	O
a	O
very	O
important	O
feature	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
's	O
gameplay	O
,	O
be	O
it	O
combining	O
a	O
blue	O
mushroom	O
and	O
herb	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
health	O
healing	O
potion	O
or	O
a	O
net	O
and	O
trap	O
tool	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
infamous	O
pitfall	O
trap	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
was	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
initiative	O
from	O
Capcom	O
's	O
Production	O
Studio	O
1	O
to	O
develop	O
three	O
network	B-Device
focused	O
games	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
other	O
games	O
were	O
Auto	B-Application
Modellista	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
eventually	O
sold	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
each	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunters	I-Application
online	O
servers	O
outside	O
Japan	O
were	O
closed	O
down	O
on	O
December	O
31	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
After	O
more	O
than	O
3	O
years	O
of	O
online	O
service	O
,	O
the	O
external	O
company	O
providing	O
server	O
hosting	O
for	O
both	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
:	I-Application
Outbreak	I-Application
and	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
has	O
decided	O
to	O
exit	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
online	I-Device
business	O
altogether	O
,	O
with	O
no	O
possibility	O
of	O
outsourcing	O
either	O
the	O
service	O
or	O
the	O
technology.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunters	I-Application
online	O
servers	O
in	O
Japan	O
closed	O
down	O
on	O
July	O
1	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
version	O
called	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
G	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
meant	O
to	O
be	O
an	O
expansion	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Japanese	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
under	O
the	O
title	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
G	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
with	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
demo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
2	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
February	O
16	O
,	O
2006	O
;	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
throughout	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Freedom	I-Application
Unite	I-Application
is	O
another	O
expansion	O
to	O
the	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Tri	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
announced	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
but	O
was	O
switched	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Wii	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
3DS	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4G	I-Application
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
:	I-Application
World	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
released	O
August	O
9	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
6	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
World	I-Application
:	I-Application
Iceborne	I-Application
,	O
a	O
major	O
paid	O
expansion	O
for	O
World	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
PC	O
version	O
releasing	O
January	O
9	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
with	O
a	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
version	O
released	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
paid	O
expansion	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
Rise	I-Application
Sunbreak	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
June	O
30	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
for	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
