<s>
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Capcom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
series	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
26	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
an	O
enhanced	O
edition	O
titled	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4G	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
October	O
11	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
and	O
allowed	O
players	O
to	O
utilize	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
save	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
as	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
alongside	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
in	O
all	O
regions	O
except	O
Australia	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
separate	O
game	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
available	O
bundled	O
with	O
a	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
XL	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
newer	O
console	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
the	O
other	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
the	O
player	O
take	O
the	O
role	O
of	O
a	O
new	O
Hunter	O
that	O
undertakes	O
quests	O
and	O
challenges	O
to	O
hunt	O
dangerous	O
creatures	O
that	O
inhabit	O
various	O
locales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
to	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
movement	O
and	O
combat	O
that	O
places	O
more	O
emphasis	O
on	O
three-dimensional	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
eliminates	O
underwater	O
sections	O
that	O
were	O
present	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
director	O
,	O
Kaname	O
Fujioka	O
,	O
stated	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
has	O
a	O
larger	O
focus	O
on	O
adventure	O
and	O
story	O
progression	O
than	O
previous	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
base	O
camps	O
unlock	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
progresses	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
largest	O
cast	O
of	O
NPCs	O
of	O
any	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
to	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
is	O
the	O
first	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
game	O
appearing	O
on	O
a	O
handheld	B-Application
to	O
feature	O
fully	O
integrated	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
on	O
PSP	B-Operating_System
and	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
consoles	O
only	O
allowed	O
local	O
area	O
connections	O
,	O
although	O
online	O
play	O
was	O
possible	O
by	O
linking	O
through	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
or	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
equipment	O
is	O
unique	O
to	O
Guild	O
Quests	O
and	O
Exploration	O
,	O
and	O
features	O
old	O
armor	O
designs	O
from	O
monsters	O
that	O
appeared	O
in	O
previous	O
installments	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
but	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
appear	O
in	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
including	O
but	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
old	O
Khezu	O
,	O
Rathian	O
,	O
and	O
Rathalos	O
armor	O
sets	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Barroth	O
Great	O
Sword	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
like	O
previous	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
was	O
primarily	O
developed	O
for	O
a	O
Japanese	O
audience	O
;	O
though	O
previous	O
games	O
had	O
been	O
localized	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
English-speaking	O
markets	O
,	O
no	O
localized	O
version	O
had	O
broken	O
over	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
starting	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Westernized	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Andrew	O
Alfonzo	O
,	O
the	O
localization	O
director	O
for	O
Capcom	O
,	O
wanted	O
to	O
strive	O
to	O
make	O
the	O
title	O
appeal	O
to	O
the	O
Western	O
audience	O
more	O
than	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
and	O
had	O
his	O
team	O
involved	O
early	O
on	O
during	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
process	O
to	O
provide	O
input	O
and	O
start	O
localization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
sold	O
well	O
in	O
excess	O
of	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
improved	O
learning	O
curve	O
was	O
well	O
received	O
by	O
reviewers	O
,	O
Alfonzo	O
believed	O
that	O
his	O
team	O
did	O
the	O
best	O
job	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
"	O
smart	O
localization	O
"	O
given	O
that	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
have	O
direct	O
control	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
ultimate	O
development	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
ways	O
to	O
evoke	O
change	O
on	O
the	O
"	O
tangibles	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
two	O
Special	O
Edition	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
XL	O
consoles	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
date	O
as	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
the	O
"	O
Gore	O
Magala	O
black	O
version	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
and	O
the	O
"	O
Felyne	O
white	O
version	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
limited	O
edition	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
themed	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
XL	I-Device
launched	O
on	O
February	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
free	O
downloadable	O
starter	O
pack	O
via	O
Nintendo	B-Application
eShop	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
contains	O
various	O
items	O
and	O
allows	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
forge	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
themed	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Capcom	O
released	O
a	O
second	O
set	O
of	O
downloadable	O
content	O
featuring	O
new	O
quests	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
themed	O
equipment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
sold	O
more	O
than	O
1.8	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
its	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2013	O
,	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
3.9	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
more	O
than	O
double	O
any	O
other	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
except	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	I-Application
Y	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
enhanced	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4G	I-Application
was	O
a	O
launch	O
title	O
for	O
the	O
New	B-Device
Nintendo	I-Device
3DS	I-Device
revision	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimates	I-Application
first	O
month	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
290,000	O
combined	O
physical	O
and	O
downloaded	O
copies	O
were	O
sold	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
fastest-selling	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
title	O
in	O
that	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
Capcom	O
announced	O
that	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
to	O
surpass	O
one	O
million	O
units	O
shipped	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
has	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
4	O
million	O
units	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
,	O
with	O
numerous	O
critics	O
calling	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
assigned	O
scores	O
of	O
86/100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
by	O
stating	O
"	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
manages	O
to	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
things	O
that	O
people	O
love	O
about	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
while	O
simultaneously	O
making	O
concessions	O
to	O
those	O
getting	O
involved	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sure	O
,	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
without	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
time-honoured	O
idiosyncrasies	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
the	O
most	O
streamlined	O
and	O
accessible	O
game	O
yet	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
that	O
's	O
hard	O
not	O
to	O
truly	O
obsess	O
over.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Gamesradar	O
agrees	O
their	O
statement	O
by	O
saying	O
"	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
does	O
n’t	O
offer	O
much	O
new	O
beyond	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
perfects	O
so	O
much	O
of	O
what	O
they	O
tried	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
undoubtedly	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
best	O
,	O
and	O
among	O
the	O
best	O
games	O
on	O
3DS.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
USgamer	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
4.5	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
and	O
stated	O
"	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
Ultimate	I-Application
is	O
simply	O
the	O
most	O
approachable	O
and	O
playable	O
version	O
of	O
Capcom	O
's	O
action-RPG	B-Application
to	O
date	O
—	O
but	O
be	O
warned	O
,	O
it	O
still	O
requires	O
a	O
hefty	O
investment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
you	O
're	O
willing	O
to	O
take	O
the	O
leap	O
,	O
though	O
,	O
you	O
'll	O
soon	O
understand	O
why	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
has	O
become	O
such	O
a	O
phenomenon.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Metro	O
calls	O
Monster	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
4	I-Application
the	O
best	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
so	O
far	O
.	O
</s>
